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SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden’s death Associated Press Write
WASHINGTON — A firsthand account of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden contradicts previous accounts by administration officials, raising questions as to whether the terror mastermind presented a clear threat when SEALs first fired upon him. Bin Laden apparently was shot in the head when he looked out of his bedroom door into the top-floor hallway of his compound as SEALs rushed up a narrow stairwell in his
direction, according to former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette, writing under the pseudonym Mark Owen in “No Easy Day.” The book is to be published next week by Penguin Group (USA)’s Dutton imprint. Bissonnette says he was directly behind a point man going up the stairs in the pitch black hallway. Near the top, he said, he heard two shots, but the book doesn’t make it clear who fired them. He wrote that the point man had seen a man peeking out of a door on the right side of the hallway. The author writes that the man
ducked back into his bedroom and the SEALs followed, only to find the man crumpled on the floor in a pool of blood with a hole visible on the right side of his head and two women wailing over his body. Bissonnette says the point man pulled the two women out of the way and shoved them into a corner. He and the other SEALs trained their guns’ laser sights on bin Laden’s still-twitching body, shooting him several times until he lay motionless. Only when they wiped the blood off his face, were they certain it was bin
Laden. The SEALs later found two weapons stored by the doorway, untouched, the author said. Administration officials briefing reporters in the days after the May 2011 raid in Pakistan said the SEALs shot bin Laden only after he ducked back into the bedroom because they assumed he might be reaching for a weapon. National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor would not comment on the apparent contradiction late Tuesday. But he said in an email Wednesday, “As Presi-
dent Obama said on the night that justice was brought to Osama bin Laden, ‘We give thanks for the men who carried out this operation, for they exemplify the professionalism, patriotism and unparalleled courage of those who serve our country.’” “No Easy Day” was due out Sept. 11, but Dutton announced the book would be available a week early, Sept. 4, because of a surge of orders due to advance publicity that drove the book to the top of the Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. com best-seller lists.
Jackson family in Gary to mark pop star’s birthday
Associated Press Writer
GARY, Ind. — The scene outside the childhood home of Michael Jackson resembled a party as fans joined members of the pop star’s family for a vigil Wednesday, which would have been his 54th birthday. Fans danced to Jackson’s music prior to the arrival of his children and mother at the house at 2300 Jackson St., where the King of Pop, his siblings and their parents lived until 1969. In the days after Jackson’s death in 2009, the singer’s admirers piled stuffed animals, flowers and photos outside the tiny home in Gary.
Among those at the Wednesday night vigil was Andrei Tejada, 32, a Chicago veterinary technician student who said she was pleased that Jackson’s relatives were attending the event. “They still remember where they started, and it shows they appreciate where they started. It’s a humbling
experience to know they are here,” said Tejada, who said she visits the Jackson childhood home once a month. Other events planned by the family in Gary include a dinner Friday and a concert Saturday. Before the vigil, Jackson’s children, 14-year-old Paris and 15-year-old Prince Michael, were given blue “Team Gary” T-shirts by Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson as they posed for pictures at a casino overlooking Lake Michigan. “We just want you to know how much he meant to us and the city of Gary,” the mayor said.
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Aimless Bali development
Pursuing economic growth, ignore equity
Every year, the economic growth of Bali increases. Unfortunately, the growth is predominantly supported by foreign investment so that it is more enjoyed by people from outside while Balinese people are just spectators. According to an economic analyst, Gusti Viraguna Bagus Oka, the economic development of Bali was aimless and Bali had not owned the economic development master plan focused on the interests and needs of local communities. “Bali’s economic growth does not lead to prosperity of local residents. The orientation is only focused on the growth regardless of the equity. Such a growth should give space for the growth of opportunities for local components,” he said. Furthermore, Viraguna cited the data of Bank Indonesia of Region III for Bali-Nusra which recorded the Bali’s economic growth for the second quarter of 2012 rising 6.76 percent compared to the same period in the previous year reaching only 6.09 percent. The increasing economic growth was caused by investment acceleration supported by the rise of private investment in the form of tourist accommodation
development. However, continued the former Head of Bank Indonesia Denpasar, an interesting point to observe was the increasing Bali’s economic growth each year that also resulted in more profound economic gap. It was indicated by the data of Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali in March 2012 showing the increase of rural poverty rate to 77,400 from 73,300 in the same period last year, an increase from 4.65 percent to 4.79 percent. Viraguna assessed the increasing poverty in rural areas showed AP PHOTO/Firdia Lisnawati that Bali so far only focused on the economic growth at the expense This Aug. 25, 2012 photo shows cranes next to a traditional Balinese statue called Dewa Ruci of economic equality and welfare at the site of road construction in Kuta Bali, Indonesia. Every year, the economic growth of Bali increases. Unfortunately, the growth is predominantly supported by foreign investment so that of the common people. it is more enjoyed by people from outside while Balinese people are just spectators. Continued on page 6
100-year-old driver hits 11 near LA school Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — A 100-year-old man backed his car on to a sidewalk and hit 11 people, including nine children, across from an elementary school in South Los Angeles just after classes had ended Wednesday, authorities said. Four of the children were in critical condition when firefighters arrived but they were stabilized and were in serious condition at a hospital, city fire Capt. Jaime Moore said. Everyone was expected to survive, he said.
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Prince, left, and Paris Jackson, son and daughter to the late pop icon Michael Jackson, display T-shirts given to them by Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind.
AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
Preston Carter, left, 100, talks with police officers after police say his car went onto a sidewalk and plowed into a group of parents and children outside a South Los Angeles elementary school, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Los Angeles. Nine children and two adults were injured in the wreck.
The powder blue Cadillac backed slowly into the group of parents and children buying snacks from a sidewalk vendor, and the crowd banged on his windows and screamed for him to stop, but not before some of the children were trapped under the car, witnesses said. Children’s backpacks, shoes, candy and loose change were strewn about the scene behind a discount grocery store across from Main Street Elementary. Police identified the driver as Preston Carter and said he was being very cooperative. Carter talked to television reporters after the crash some five miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles. He said he has a driver’s license and will be 101 years old Sept. 5. “My brakes failed. It was out of control,” Carter told KCAL-TV. Asked about hitting the children, Preston said: “You know I’m sorry about that. I wouldn’t do that for nothing on earth. My sympathies for them.” Continued on page 6