Everett Daily Herald, September 11, 2014

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Obama: ‘No safe haven’

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■ President Obama vows a broad military campaign against Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria. Page A12 ■ The U.S. would be wise to strike immediately, before militants can gather strength, local Iraqis say. Below

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President Obama’s objectives against the Islamic State: “Degrade and ultimately destroy” militants.

New Paine Field director Arif Ghouse, whose resume includes jobs at big airports in SeaTac, Houston and London, “just rose to the top, County Executive John Lovick says. By Dan Catchpole Herald Writer

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Local Iraqis: Time to act is now By Chris Winters Herald Writer

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From his home in Everett, Abdul al Tamimi (left) watches President Obama’s speech with his friend, Rose Levon (center) and son, Khalid al Tamimi, Wednesday evening. The al Tamimi family immigrated to the U.S. from Iraq in 1994.

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EVERETT — On Wednesday night, when President Obama addressed the nation to muster support for military strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq, one family in particular was watching carefully. Abdul al Tamimi and his family left Iraq as refugees on Sept. 22, 1991. Shia Muslims from Karbala, in south-central Iraq, they were fleeing reprisals from Saddam Hussein’s forces in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, when the U.S.-led coalition drove the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. The family arrived in the U.S. in 1994 after spending three years in Saudi Arabian refugee

Xfinicky? That’s Comcastic! The operators of Everett’s Comcast Arena, which struggles to fill available dates with Silvertips hockey, roller derby matches and a sprinkling of pop concerts, announced that the arena’s name is being changed to Xfinity Arena. Xfinity is the brand Dear Abby. . . .D5 Horoscope . . . B8

camps, and is now one of many families from Iraq who call Everett home. Al Tamimi estimates his family in the U.S. now numbers more than 100, including his seven children, four sisters, three brothers and all their children. Two more sisters remained behind in Iraq, along with a large extended family But on Wednesday, with their home country again torn by sectarian warfare, they watched the speech on TV. Abdul al Tamimi and his wife, Majdah, were joined by their son, Khalid, and family friends while they watched Obama’s speech live, dubbed into Arabic

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Ain’t no party like a Neolithic party: Using special radar, researchers have produced maps of buried monuments, a ceremonial pit and a timber building beneath the monoliths of Stonehenge (Page A8). Judging by the crushed cans of beer and half-eaten plates of nachos, they also found the first man cave. Sports . . . . . . . C1 Stocks . . . . . . .A8

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Don’t bogart that juice: As marijuana production grows in the state, power planners expect growers to consume enough electricity to run a small city (Page B1). Tukwila, the rest of the state has had a vote; we’d like to apologize for the coming black outs, but sacrifices must be made. —Jon Bauer, Herald staff

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Majdah al Tamimi watches as President Obama outlines his strategy to combat Islamic State terrorism in Iraq and Syria.

EVERETT — Snohomish County on Wednesday named a new director to oversee countyowned Paine Field. In his new role, Arif Ghouse will face a host of opportunities and challenges in coming years at the airport. Paine Field could become home to a national composite material research lab and regular passenger flights. At the same time, the airport has to maintain good relations with neighbors, which include residents and the Boeing Co., and it has to deal with the state’s more-stringent water quality standards. The county had 59 applicants for the position. “This guy just rose to the top,” Snohomish County Executive John Lovick said. Ghouse will be leaving his job as duty manager at SeattleTacoma International Airport, where he is in charge of operations on the airfield and in the terminal. He has also held management jobs at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and all three of London’s airports, including Heathrow, one of the busiest in the world. He could not be reached for comment. Ghouse also has served as the Port of Seattle’s security and emergency preparedness director. “He understands the many issues facing airports today and the need to work collaboratively and be customer-service focused,” Lovick said. Ghouse starts at Paine Field next month. He will manage about 50 employees and a $19 million budget. He will succeed Dave Waggoner, who is retiring after 22 years at the airport. Waggoner said he intentionally stayed out of the selection process, which included the county executive and two county councilmen — Dave Somers and Brian Sullivan. “This is a tough job. I have to make calls representing the

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