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®ltp Satlg sar MM Jammin' Memorial Hall rocks to String Cheese Incident. See Page 3 wvmdayfMMcom U.S. Breaks Up Al-Qaida Funding Network The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Raids by federal agents Wednesday disrupted a scheme that has routed tens of millions of dollars to Osama bin Laden’s network from money Somalis in the United States sent home to rela tives, officials said. [America f\ttacks The raids targeted U.S. businesses in suburban Washington, D.C., Boston, Berger Addresses Concerns of War Clinton's national security adviser said the United States must make sure it gives as much as it receives from other countries. By Elyse Ashburn Staff Writer Sandy Berger, former president Bill Clinton’s national secu rity adviser, said Wednesday that the United States must be “alert but not inert” in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks as he addressed a full house in Carroll Hall. In a lecture titled “America’s Fight Against Terrorism: Challenges and Change,” Berger addressed the consequences of the Sept 11 attacks and focused on five main areas of concern: the enemy, achieving success, returning to a sense of normal cy, the alignment of die political world and the U.S. economy. Berger said he supports the Bush administration’s response. He said he agrees with President Bush’s decision to identify all terrorists as enemies of the United States. “The targeting of innocent civilians, regardless of cause or grievance, is simply impermissible,” Berger said. Although he recognized all terrorist organizations as the enemy, Berger said America primarily should target al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden. He said the American public should view bin Laden and al-Qaida as formidable but not invincible. “We always make our enemies 10 feet tall. Our enemies are not 10 feet tall,” he said. “They can hide, but there are no magic carpets in Afghanistan. They cannot disappear.” Berger was foreign policy adviser during Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, served as deputy national security adviser during Clinton’s first presidential term and was nation al security adviser during Clinton’s second term. He is cur rendy a foreign relations consultant in the private sector. The speech was one in a series made possible in part by a $lO million donation from UNC alumnus Austin Gardner. Berger said Americans must prepare for a long campaign and not anticipate immediate success. He said the United States eventually will succeed if the public is unrelenting in its support. But he said the nation must be careful how it conducts the war, keeping in mind the political situation in other countries and the issues their leaders face. Berger said it is crucial at this time for America to contribute as much as it receives from other countries. Berger said the nation needs more enterprises like UNC’s plan to establish a satellite business school in Qatar. He said Americans do not need to accept terror but must be willing to adjust. “Asa mature country, we need to realize we will not return to a terror-free America,” Berger said. The Sept. 11 attacks, he said, “not only buckled the steel pil lars of the World Trade Center towers but placed a real strain on certain pillars of the economy.” Berger said the impact of See BERGER, Page 2 Experts Compare Bush's Tactics to Clinton's By Cleve Wootson Staff Writer Experts say that although ideologies conflict, there is little difference between President George W. Bush’s response to the terrorist attacks and measures Bill Clinton’s administration would have taken under similar circumstances. Internet Troubles Plague Special Election By Jeff Silver and Addie Sluder Staff Writers Despite computer server errors Wednesday morning that forced elec tion officials to scramble late into the evening, the campus elections ended Wednesday night as planned. Student Body President Justin Young, It is not who you attend school with but who controls the school you attend. Nikki Giovanni Columbus, Ohio, Minneapolis and Seattle believed to be part of the Al- Barakaat financial network based in Somalia. Officials said the network had dozens of affiliates in the United States. “Millions of dollars have moved through these U.S. offices of Al- Barakaat,” Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill said. “This organization is now exposed for what it is -a pariah in the civilized world.” The head of the Al-Barakaat group in Somalia denied his companies were M Mm| 'sk mP ". Jig ;| -I . x, \ wm, ■ jaßk • • I ' - ' F^lW DTH'MALLORY DAVIS Sandy Berger, national security adviser to former President Clinton, spoke at Carroll Hall on Wednesday. Berger addressed the presence of terrorism in the world and its roots. When terrorists exploded bombs at U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in August 1998, Clinton launched cruise missiles against factories in Afghanistan and Sudan in retaliation. But those strikes have been viewed as ineffective. Clinton also has been criticized for tak ing minimal action when the World Trade Center was first attacked in February 1993 along with other student government offi cials, contemplated extending voting for Homecoming king and queen and open Student Congress seats through today because they feared the technical prob lems had kept some students from voting. But officials decided to call the race Wednesday night after candidates unan imously voiced concern about extend ing the election, and all agreed to accept Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Getting in Gear Four potential student body president candidates begin organizing campaigns. See Page 3 involved in terrorism. Investigators, however, believe tens of millions of dollars a year flowed through the Al-Barakaat network from Somalis in the United States to their homeland. As much as 10 percent of the money was funneled to groups connected to bin Laden, law enforcement officials said. A criminal complaint filed in Boston sug gested some of the money leaving the United States first went to the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East. and when American soldiers were killed in an attack on the USS Cole in October 2000 in Yemen. All three terrorist attacks have been linked to Osama bin Laden. “Had the first attack on the World Trade Center succeeded in the way the second attack did, it seems to me the Clinton administration would have been much more aggressive,” said the results of Wednesday’s voting. The election for the Student Congress representative in District 17 will be post poned until Tuesday because of addi tional complications specific to that race. The special election was held to fill 13 empty seats in Congress. Results of the Homecoming election will be announced during halftime at Saturday’s football game. The newly Family Affair Family lessons make Matt Crawford a defensive leader. See Page 9 i>MMI Officials said half the fees Somalis would pay to send money home would eventually end up in the hands of al- Qaida members. Somali immigrants in the United States were probably unaware of the diversion, they said. “We have 100,000 Somalians in the United States, and it is not an unusual practice of foreign-bom people residing in United States ... to send money back to their families who are living in very impoverished circumstances to help Christopher Twomey, political science professor at Harvard University. But some say there are still significant differences between Bush and Clinton. Andrew Bacevich, Boston University professor of international politics, said the Clinton administration’s actions after ter- See CLINTON, Page 2 elected Congress representatives are Daniel Herman and Nora Kizer in District 9, Margaret Thomas in District 13, Emma Ruff in District 18, Matthew Dresnick in District 21 and Eryn Linkous in District 25. As of late Tuesday, Districts 2,3,4,10 and 19 still had vacancies. But a Student Central server failure See ELECTIONS, Page 2 393 gfc them out,” O’Neill said. In other news, the Afghan opposition claimed its fighters edged closer to the strategic northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday, and U.S. special forces reported Northern Alliance fighters on horseback charged Taliban tanks and armored personnel carriers. Officials of the ruling Taliban denied losing territory but acknowledged fight ing was intense. In Washington, Marine Corps Gen. State Works to Ease System Budget Cuts By Amanda Lee Staff Writer UNC-system officials recendy learned the extent of the budget cuts fac ing the system are lower than original ly anticipated. Last month, Gov. Mike Easley’s office informed UNC-system officials state revenue was not reaching expected levels due to the economic downturn resulting from the terrorist attacks. Officials asked many state agencies to prepare for funding cuts -as high as 4 percent for the UNC system. But system officials and the state bud get director recendy agreed on a plan with a 2.7 percent decrease in state fund ing for public higher education pro grams. State-supported universities and com munity colleges were asked to come up with their own plans for decreasing their intake of state funds. Fred Hartman, Easley’s press secre tary, said he thinks the plan is a step in the right direction. “Education is a top prior ity, and we don’t want to do anything negative to our universities,” he said. Hartman said the governor ordered budget cuts for many state agencies but did not want to set a target percentage for education. Instead, Easley allowed UNC-system officials to determine a fan cut “We are trying to be good stewards of the people’s money, serving the peo ple as best we can,” he said. Hartman said the state’s economic situation appears to be improving, but it is necessary to prepare for the worst Jeff Davies, UNC-system vice presi LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! -aesaMj-;;■. aaiu: 1 ’ ‘ lllgß jrt&s* IMs , v SHE lib S DTH/PATTY BRENEMAN Sophomore Craig Boyer films classmates Casey Frost and Duncan Pittman, both juniors. The students were working on an assignment for their audio, video and film production and writing class. Weather Today: Sunny; H 75, L 44 Friday: Sunny; H 66, L 33 Saturday: Sunny; H 65, L 33 Peter Pace said the fighting south of Mazar-e-Sharif was “very fluid” and the opposition appeared to be making progress. Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said, “They’re taking the war to their enemy and ours." Capturing Mazar-e-Sharif would be a major victory for the Northern Alliance because it would open supply corridors to neighboring countries Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and cut Taliban supply lines. dent for finance, said the percentage is lower because the governor decided to protect education, not because the eco nomic picture had improved substantially. Davies also insisted the spending decrease will not impair classroom activ ity at UNC-system universities. “With this 2.7 percent cut and the plans we will be making with the chancellors, we should be able to protect instruction,” he said. In the meantime, Davies said the numbers will continue to be re-exam ined depending on whether the econo my improves. “This is the best information we have now,” he said. “The state’s economy will continue to be a factor, and we will re examine the economic projection after the first of the year." The 2.7 percent cut will reduce the University’s budget by about $lO million. UNC-Chapel Hill Provost Robert Shelton said the smaller cut also is bet ter than expected because it is non recurring, offering flexibility to deans and other decision makers in making temporary cuts. Shelton said UNC-CH students might feel some effects of the cuts, but, if so, they will be small. Cuts mostly will affect the hiring of new staff, travel expenses for employees and other expenses not directly related to teaching. “Students won’t feel the effects of the cut too badly, but you’ll sadly still have to deal with construction delays.” State & National Editor Alex Kaplun contributed to this story. The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. - '%
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