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By
New York Times News
WASHINGTON W.
Bush
against
southern
that
and
and
at
Office after
45
Speaking of
Sad-
twin
his
he
daughters
days ahead “could
a
a
visible
“These
added,
are
were
behind
opening
broad and
con-
Bush
sought
longer and
tamp down expecta-
came
a
line for Saddam to leave Iraq, matum dismissed
with
ulti-
an
disdain by
stepped
up
the United States
letter to the Duke Trask
Tallman
“We do not
research,
Trask
days,
on
to enter
our
The Duke
vehicular
campus
detailed
care
specific
in
great cloud
explosions
took
page 5
attracts 75
on
of the
war
today
at
the
also
war
plan
noon as a
By
with
a
Iraq,
a
nonpartisan
but opponents
walkout from classes
at
least during
areas
Despite
as
came
Student
some
Government voted
Chapel Quadrangle
resolution that
a
meeting Wednesday night.
See page 3
on
the
eve
of
The United Nations may not
fatally, by
against Iraq
war
see
with
a
vigil
in
flickered
mark
the
Wednesday
the 48-hour
wind and others
to think and to pray,
people
Kathryn
a
strike
just
on
they
minutes be-
Baghdad.
attended the half-hour vigil, said
House,
those, about two-thirds
condemned unilateral military action against Iraq at
together
senior
the
a
out,
About 75
be lit at HANNAH COX, age seven, waits for her candle to
down
at 8 p.m.
to
vigil
fore coalition forces began
of the roads
page 8
Chapel
but attendees remained undaunted as
up
i
nuke
on
on
candlelight
Some candles
will
step
a
deadline set by President George W. Bush for Iraqi
the first few
well
members of the Durham community
in front of the
leader Saddam Hussein to leave the country.
security.”
as
in
night
operations,”
we
KAREN HAUPTMAN
the biting wind and drizzling rain, Duke
students and
of
went
parts of campus,
peace protest.
The Chronicle
to affect class-
other basic
or
See SECURITY
•
on
Wednesday night’s vigil was
campus.
“There will be checkpoints put
-
See IRAQ
war
versity Hospital and other sensitive locations.
Inside
a
Bagh-
reflection
of the Duke Unisecurity at the Allen Building, parts
.
Baghdad, throwing
dad, which began just before first light
will limit University Police Department to
Hotel
Rashid
of dust into the air.
the
gathered
“However,
access
visible about
was
The initial round of
Vice
community, Executive
if the national alert status rises to Ted,’
increase
ineffective, striking the city.
impact
one
that
measures
security
prepared
expect the outbreak of war patient
wrote. or
over
mile from the
central
Iraqi leader.
measures
officials
heightened security
es,
to be
fire
antiaircraft
to be bombs. The
At least a
the city
over
air
were an
by antiaircraft
explosions
appeared
half
with Iraq. In
loud
about two hours
The Chronicle
President
and
at low altitude
after the expiration of his 48-hour dead-
begun
Thursday,
siren followed
fire
Baghdad
a.m.
had
ALEX GARINGER
By
as
against Iraq
raid
appeared on
�
safety University
more
predict.”
The first signs of the attack in
to
war
there at 5:35
in the
heightens Candlelight vigil
Duke
Wednesday
few casual-
unclear.
Bush’s speech
picture
be
that
Wednesday night
the battles
The results of the strike
certed campaign.”
minutes
quick victory with
by warning that
ties
targets of
deliberately, with
a
W. Bush announced late
difficult than some
undermine Sad-
to
of what will be
stages
reported
were
selected
tions of
dam Hussein’s ability to wage war.”
the nation from the Oval
attacks
striking
military importance
began
to kill
begun
George
meeting,
have
him,
first
were
Bush said, “On my orders, coalition forces
country, including
10:15 p.m., about
at the
leadership
Saddam
war
dam Hussein.
Addressing
intelligence
top
Baghdad where
believed
and
sea
appeared intended
his
after President
a
of
the country’s
on
installationin
an
American
shortly
night,
start
poised
border
to disarm the
strikes one
the
Wednesday
American forces
against
Service
President George
ordered
Iraq
deck of the U.S.S. Constellation
flight
who were
organized
the event. Of
students, she said, and
on
See VIGIL
Iraq.
its influence weakened, but
the decision of the U.S. administration to act
without U.N. support, experts say. See page 3
Egyptian
on
President Hosni
that he blamed
Iraq
page 8
Mubarak said
for having allowed
hurt the entire Arab world. See page 4
a
in
a
war
statement that would