A4 THE COUHItR-JOURNAL TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2002 A Closer Look: America Strikes Back IN MEMORY OF SEPT. 11 Notes church bells and lights mark day TT 1 I I'i 1 i i i it i V) ft 4 I -f 1 1 WV Silence, Crowds pay tribute to the victims after passage of 6 months By SARA KUCLER Associated Press NEW YORK Six months after hijacked pianos toppled the World Trade Center towers and crashed into the Pentagon, the Sept. II at- tacks were marked yesterday with prayer and a stunning tempo- rary memorial at New York's ground I zero. Two columns of light soared skyward at the site where the trade tow-'ers once stood, filling a hole torn in New York's skyline when terrorists brought down the World Trade Center six months ago. More than words ever could, the ethereal memorial sought to assuage the ache and loss felt by the entire nation that September day.
Relatives of some of the thousands killed in the attack watched as 12-year-old Valerie Webb activated 88 powerful searchlights arranged in two masses to simulate the twin towers in a "Tribute of Light." The remains of her father, Port Authority police officer Nathaniel Webb, stiil haven't been found. The memorial will shine each night until April 13. "The lights will reach up to the skies and into heaven, near where the heroes are now," said Arthur Leahy, holding a picture of his broth-: er James Leahy, a New York police officer who died on Sept. 11. Earlier, during a ceremony at nearby Battery Park, several hundred people paused for moments of si-; lence at 8:46 a.m.
and 9:03 a.m., the precise times that two planes hit the towers and caused the catastrophe that killed 2,830 people. AFGHANISTAN At Battery Park, city officials dedicated a sculpture damaged in the attack as a temporary memorial. "The Sphere," a steel and bronze sculpture that stood in the trade center plaza, was gashed and partially crushed by falling debris. It was created in 1971 by artist Fritz Koenig and was dedicated as a monument to world peace through international trade. "It survived the collapse of the twin towers, as did the idea that catalyzed its creation: a peaceful world based on trade and the free movement of people and ideas," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
"This is just a temporary memorial. The real memorial will be in our hearts." AMONG THOSE paying tribute was Ldwin Morales, who lost his cousin, firefighter Ruben Correa. "I know some people say this is too hard, but this is something I need," Morales said. "I need to be here." Across the city, at a Queens church, hundreds of firefighters attended the funeral of Richard D. Allen.
The Fire Department has held 148 funerals in the six months since the attack. The names of the victims from the trade center, the Pentagon and the plane crash in Pennsylvania were read aloud at St. Paui's Chapel in lower Manhattan. The church was a relief center during the months after the attack, and still serves breakfast to recovery workers digging through the rubble. At ground zero, work stopped during the moments of silence.
Among those looking on nearby were Harlan and Diane Kirschner or Los Angeles 77iey found solace in the expressions of sympathy from other visitors. "For so much evil that hit, there's a lot of love around," Diane Kirschner said. "That's what I think of hen I look." 01 "At that hour we saw the worst of mankind," Gov. George Pataki said. "We saw the face of evil." FORMER MAYOR Rudolph Giuliani told the crowd it must look to the victims "for our inspiration and our sense of purpose.
They would want us to lift up our heads very, very high." ather John Romas, pastor of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed in the attack, joined Archbishop Demetrios in prayer. Demetrios asked God to "remember those who six months ago were taken from us, from this very place, in a most cruel and exceedingly painful way." Church bells rang across the city, and the names of the 23 police officers killed were read aloud at 8:30 a.m. at police precincts. Capt.
David Barrere recited the names as two dozen officers lined up on the sidewalk outside the 76th Precinct in Brooklyn. "They were called on to act and did so with the highest valor," he said. The 3 13 firefighters killed in the trade center were honored separately with a bell-ringing at the morning service, where a message from President Bush was also read. Bush marked the six-month point during a ceremony at the White House, joined by more than 100 ambassadors as well as relatives of some victims and members of Congress. AT THE PENTAGON, where 189 peopled died on Sept.
11, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met with military leaders from the nations in the anti-terrorism coalition. In Shanksville, church bells tolled at 10:06 a.m. in memory of the 44 victims of the crash of United Flight 93, the fourth hijacked jet that day. It went down in the countryside, apparently after some of the passengers fought back. more than 800 U.S.
soldiers in the 60-square-mile Shah-e-Kot Valley. "The al-Qaida and Taliban extremists seem to be in much smaller pockets now not the larger groups that we saw the first few days," said Maj. Bryan Hilferty, a spokesman for the 10th Mountain Division. He refused to say whether U.S. Special Forces had entered any more of the mountain caves used by Taliban and al-Qaida fighters.
Khan, the Afghan commander, said none of the major caves where enemy fighters were believed hiding had been breached yesterday. Khan said the al-Qaida forces are weak but reaching them is a problem because land mines surround their positions. The leader of Afghanistan's interim government, Hamid Karzai, had ordered fresh troops to the region, which he called the "last main base" of al-Qaida and Taliban in Afghanistan. He acknowledged, however, that there are other areas where smaller groups are likely operating. The apparent winding down of the U.S.
offensive, code-named Operation Anaconda, coincided with ceremonies six months after the Sept. 11 terror attacks that triggered America's war on terrorism. Meanwhile, Haji Mohammed Ishaq, the police chief of Gardcz, said the a Vice President Dick Cheney today was going to begin his visit to nine Arab countries, Turkey and Israel "to conduct frank discussions and to solicit" opinions. A- li-Palestinian violence. He denied any linkage between the two issues even if some Arab states hold out the prospect of more cooperation on Iraq in exchange for more U.S.
involvement in the peace process including more pressure on Israel. "I'm sure they're linked in some minds, but the fact of the matter is, we need effective policies to deal with both situations, Cheney said. Cheney was asked about reports that the Pentagon has told Congress it is studying a potential use of nuclear weapons against countries like Iran and Iraq that may threaten the United States. He said, "It won't have much effect" on his present mission. "The notion that I've seen reported in the press that somehow this means we are preparing pre-emptive nuclear strikes.
I'd say that a bit over the top." ASSOCIATED PRESS New York City firefighters yesterday walked past "The Sphere," a ashed and partially crushed sculpture that once stood in the World rade Center Plaza. The remains of the steel and bronze artwork now serve as a temporary memorial to those killed Sept. 11. WAR ON TERRORISM Blair welcomes Cheney, backs stand against Iraq Fighters, troops mass for push on al-Qaida Study: Attack could kill, hurt 2.4 million WASHINGTON -A previously undisclosed study by the Army Surgeon General concludes that as many as 2.4 million people could be killed or injured In a terrorist attack against a U.S. toxic chemical plant in a densely populated area.
The medical hazard threat assessment, completed the month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, suggests that 1 terrorist assaults on chemical industry complexes could result In twice as many casualties as previously assumed in other worst-case scenarios envisioned by the government. Even middle-range casualty estimates from a chemical weapons attack or explosion of a toxic chemical manufacturing plant are as high as 903,400 people, according to the analysis, a copy of which was obtained yesterday by the Washington Post. Army spokesman Lyn Kukral said the data were meant to be more illustrative than a precise casualty projection. Fort Campbell soldier remembered as hero FORT CAMPBELL, Ky.
A soldier from an elite aviation regiment who died in battle In Afghanistan was remembered yesterday as an adopted brother and a hero to his comrades. Sgt. Philip Svitak, 31, of Joplin, was among seven U.S. soldiers killed March 4 while fighting in eastern Afghanistan when al-Qaida and Taliban fighters fired on troop-carrying helicopters. "Phil was an all-American.
a true patriot. He was the best brother anyone can ask for in the true meaning of the word," said Staff Sgt. David Alvarez of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. "He was a single child. I was a single child.
Together we're brothers." U.S. blocks assets of Islamic charity WASHINGTON The Bush administration expanded its effort to sever terrorists from their funding yesterday, moving to block assets of an Islamic charity's branches in Bosnia and Somalia. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill said the blocking action was being taken jointly with the government of Saudi Arabia, a fresh sign of growing international cooperation. He said the U.S. government has evidence that some money from the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation's offices in Bosnia and Somalia had been diverted to support terrorist activities, but he wouldn't provide further details.
The Treasury Department's action targets only the foundation's branches in those two countries. out of the back of the vehicle. Before his arrest, Camm had told detectives he pulled his son from the car, and a smear of Bradley's blood low on a front seat armrest seems to verify that account, Faith said. But on the stand, Camm has said he lifted his son over the front seat headrest. Camm couldn't explain the smear of blood on the armrest.
"You've been adjusting your testimony, haven't Faith said. Camm maintained that he had told the same account of the shootings on the stand and to police. He said a high level of stress and shock that came from finding his family dead in their garage had led to him blocking out certain parts of the evening. "It's easy for you to second guess me," Camm told Faith. "But I have been consistent throughout.
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ESRI ASSOCIATED PRESS brother of a former Taliban commander has surrendered to Karzai's government. Ibrahim Haqqani is the brother of Jalaluddin Haqqani, who was known for his close ties to the al-Qaida network in Paktia, the region where the U.S.-led offensive is taking place. Ibrahim Haqqani met with U.S. officials in Kabul, but it was not immediately clear if he provided information about al-Qaida concentrations and bases in the region. fV A Zawar Kili jS 25 MILES 'i r-fr (,, v'Tj-MazaJVsiiarif LHBrat JAFGHANISTANjfT Kandahar- mo miles grilled about statements he made after family's killing Associated Press LONDON On his way to the Middle East, Vice President Dick Cheney heard strong support yesterday from British Prime Minister Tony Blair for widening the war on terrorism to keep weapons of mass destruction out of hostile hands.
Both Blair and Cheney signaled a tough stand against. Iraq and such weapons, but they were short on specifics. In fact, Cheney said he was "not announcing decisions" during his visit to nine Arab countries, Turkey and Israel. His first stop is Jordan today. "I'll be there to conduct frank discussions and to solicit the views of important friends and allies," he said.
Both the vice president and Blair hinted that military action against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was on the table. "There's a lot of evidence that he does, in fact, have and is continuing to develop 'weapons of mass destruction," Cheney said. "The threat," Blair said, "will have to be addressed." Britain has been a strong American ally in the anti-terrorism campaign. The two countries also continue to patrol no-fly zones in Iraq. As well as building a case against Iraq, Cheney is to talk to Middle Eastern leaders about spiraling Israe- microscopic dots of Jill's blood are high-velocity blood spatter, which could have gotten on the T-shirt only if Camm was present at the time of the shootings.
But a defense expert has contradicted those findings, saying the blood was a transfer stain rubbed onto Camm's shirt when he brushed against Jill's blood. But either interpretation still leaves the question of how the blood got on four areas around the hem of Camm's T-shirt. Faith repeatedly asked Camm that, his cross-examination of the former Indiana state trooper continuing well into the afternoon as he returned to the topic at least a half dozen times. "I've done my best to try to explain it to you," Camm answered after several rounds of questioning. "Beyond that, I don't know." Faith also asked about Camm's firearms experience as a member of the state police emergency response Sava tt .00 on your monthly daJly8unday aubacrlptlon rale.
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troops from the 10th Mountain Division and the 101st Airborne Division rotated back to Ba- gram air base north of Kabul. Rumsfeld said there were still Ex-trooper Continued from Page One "The obvious question's there: you get the blood on you?" Faith pressed. "If you didn't touch Jill at all, there's no way to account for her blood on you, is there?" Camm, appearing tired and gaunt, said yesterday that he lifted his son, Bradley, 7, out of his wife's Bronco to attempt CPR on him, but he didn't re-I member if or hen he touched his daughter's body. "I don't know what I did with Jill," Ihe told Faith. "I honestly don't know.
I can't tell you." Camm is charged with the murder his wife, Kimbcrly, 35, and the two children on Sept. 28, 2000. Camm said he returned home from playing pickup basketball at his church that evening and found his wife's body on the garage floor of the family's Georgetown, home. He "said he found the children in the back Readers' Guide CopypaM The Courier -Journal Volum294, Numbf71 I Mln 8vchbord 502-58? 4011 I FOR INFORMATION -Ridi' Srvot: Call bM tbib tor answer to ons and other servers or a tee bass including pio reprints, back issuftS and uticies ttours 8 30 to i Monday Fnday "Ubrwy tor extensive research on a let tjdsis TO REPORT Managing Arthur B. Local News: Jean Potior Kentucky So.
Indiana Mark Provano Neighborhoods: Veda Morgan Business Dan Blake Sports: Harry FeaturesSee Greg Johnson Photos: Photo dosk seat of the Bronco. Camm said he believes he may have checked Jill's pulse, and said her blood could have splattered on him when her body shifted as he knelt on the car seat next to her to retrieve Bradley's body. But Faith said if Jill's body was slumped forward as Camm described, the girl would have been at least a foot away from her father and separated by a school bag on the seat. He repeatedly made Camm read from transcripts of police interviews done in the days immediately after the slayings, saying Camm's testimony contradicted several of his earlier statements. In one interview with police hours after the shootings, Camm said he "checked" his daughter but didn't elaborate.
Later in that interview and in a police interrogation two days later he told detectives he never touched his daughter. team. Faith characterized Camm as an expert marksman with a sophisti-' cated knowledge of guns. "It doesn't make me a murderer," Camm said. Only when Camm described how he lifted Bradley from the vehicle, and when he looked at a picture of his son's body on the garage floor, did he choke up.
Faith accused Camm several times of evading his questions and stalling for time. After court yesterday, Faith said he was frustrated by Camm's requests for water, and for time to review transcripts, before he answered prosecutors questions yesterday morning. "He was slow and deliberate in his answers," Faith said. "He was trying to control the pace of questioning, and at times he was succeeding." Throughout the day, Faith also attacked Camm about discrepancies in his accounts of whether he touched Jill and how he lifted Bradley's body Former Indiana state trooper David Camm, left, was repeatedly asked by Prosecutor Stan Faith, right, about inconsistencies in his statements regarding the murder of his wife and two children. The blood evidence found on Camm's clothing and especially the drops of Jill's blood in question yesterday have been the linchpin of the prosecutor's case.
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