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VOLUME ill, ISSUE 19 •*: JflßHßpi ARMY DESCENDS ON N. IRAQ 1,000 PARATROOPERS SECURE NORTHERN FRONT AS ELITE GUARD HEADS FOR U.S. TROOPS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Army airborne forces parachut ed into northern Iraq on Wednesday, seizing an airfield for a new front against Saddam Hussein. U.S. and British war planes bombed an enemy convoy fleeing the besieged city of Basra in the south. One week into the war, the pos sibility of a major battle loomed within 100 miles of Baghdad as Bush ties Iraq to war on terror Husseins links to terrorism debated BY STEPHANIE CHIULLI STAFE WRITER With two simultaneous wars, one on terror and one in Iraq, some experts say the Bush admin istration is trying to coalesce sepa rate military campaigns in the minds of the U.S. public. But some foreign policy experts say the connection is legitimate because the Iraqi government could have ties to terrorist organ izations. “The reason people are afraid of Iraq is that not only do they harbor weapons of mass destruction but they are also a state sponsor of ter ror,” said Dana Dillon, senior pol icy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy think tank. Richard Kohn, chairman of UNC’s curriculum on peace, war and defense, said he believes the war on terror and the war in Iraq are one and the same. The war on terror, which com menced immediately after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, was sup ported by an overwhelming major ity of Americans. Some analysts have said President Bush is attempting to link the war with Iraq with the popularly supported war against terrorism. But some say they disagree with this connection. “I think the two are really dis tinguishable,” said Ole Holsti, pro fessor of political science at Duke University. “All we need to do is look at the makeup of the 19 (hijackers) in 9/11 zero had any connection with Iraq.” Holsti said Bush’s rhetoric attempts to portray Sept. 11 and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein as part of the same package to raise public support for the war, hoping to amass the same patriotism Sept. 11 incurred. But he also said Bush has made a point to leave nostalgic Sept. 11 rhetoric out of his comments about Operation Iraqi Freedom. “Part of the general strategy is that since 9/11 engaged (the coun try) in a war against terrorism, Iraq and Saddam Hussein are the core of the whole thing,” Holsti said. Vague connections between Iraq and its association with ter rorists also are being scrutinized by the CIA. “Right now, Iraq has been linked to a terrorist cell inside of the Philippines,” Dillon said. He said the discovery of a rela tionship between the Iraqi govem- SEE TERROR, PAGE 10 INSIDE ART OF WAR Local, national artists make opinions on war known. PAGE 5 Serving the students and the University community since 1893 obr laily tTar ifrri ‘As they approach Baghdad, ourfighting units are facing the most desperate elements ofa doomed regime. ...We cannot predict thefinal day of the Iraqi regime, hut I can assure you, and I assure the long-suffering people of Iraq, there mil be a day of reckoning for the Iraqi regime, and that day is drawing near.” • george w. bush, President another convoy this one made up of elite Republican Guard forces moved in the direction of U.S. troops aiming for Husseins seat of power. Jumping from low-flying planes into the Iraqi night, an estimated 1,000 paratroopers landed near an airstrip in Kurdish-controlled ter ritory less than 30 miles from the Turkish border. Hundreds of miles to the south, —] ii ♦ * tsmi ' ■ , y ’ j L' j| r * - v -. ■B r gßmgg iKI W ! w M ■?#>: ■ v. .. MM W ''JSpSI' i ... , lp, , V j*' • • ' ’ DTH PHOTOS/BRIAN CASSELLA Above: Alex Johnson (right), 5, gets some assistance from a friend to try on his mother, Mary's, equipment while visiting her barracks at Fort Bragg. Below: Mary gets anew filter for her gas mask before being deployed. Saying final goodbyes Army mom prepares to leave her family, head to war ImMf ! f ™ * IL 3 www.dailytarheeLcoiti the unchallenged bombing of Iraqi forces leaving Basra raised hopes that ground troops soon could enter the city, feared at risk for a humanitarian crisis. The military developments unfolded as the first humanitarian delivery of supplies rolled into southern Iraq, greeted at the bor der by hungry children. With U.S. and British forces massing to the south, west and BY MATT HANSON ASSISTANT STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR Maj. Mary Johnson stood in fatigues, beret and aviator sunglasses Monday, her chemical bag slung over her shoulder. She leaned into the door of a friend’s Suburban, giving kisses and hugs to her children, who had come to see her on one of her last days on U.S. soil. “Don’t you want to tell your mom bye, Alex?” Mary MAJORS JOHNSON An occasional series about a military family separated by war. A group of family friends had brought her children and a group of about 10 of their school friends to the post unexpectedly. Mary had planned to spend the day tying up some loose ends. “Every time you think it’s going to be the last time,” SEE FAMILY, PAGE 11 SPOUTS AND SO IT ENDS Tar Heels' romp in the NIT ends with home loss to Hoyas. PAGE 13 now the north of Baghdad, the Iraqi government kept much of the news from its own people. Instead, it emphasized a claim that two U.S. cruise missiles had killed 14 civil ians in Baghdad and wounded dozens more. “This war is far from over,” President Bush said in a quick trip to the Florida headquarters of U.S. Central Command, which is over seeing the war. Still, he said victo asked her youngest son, who is 5. “Bye, Mom,” he said naively, and turned away. “Make sure Claire has her seat belt on,” Mary said, the nagging of a sea soned mother in her voice. The doors closed, the cars pulled away, and Mary stared, sniffing hard and wiping a tear from under her shades. SPORTS ONLINE CRUISING TO VICTORY UNC batting, pitching destroy Towson 15-1 at Boshamer Stadium. ry is oply a matter of time, adding, “There will be a day of reckoning for the Iraqi regime, and that day is drawing near.” Bush later flew to the Camp David presidential retreat for a meeting to be held today with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, his partner in the Iraq invasion. Swirling sandstorms hampered U.S. units for a second day. The bombing campaign was crimped as War leaves its mark on civilians BY JOE RAUCH STAFF WRITER Civilians, particularly families and children, are often the forgotten sufferers of war left with lifelong emo tional and psychological scars. Even though President Bush has made it a point that coalition forces will do everything in their power to limit civilian casualties, some are certain to die in the crossfire. But even for the millions of Iraqis who will live to the war’s end, the psychological pain inflicted by living in an atmosphere of death and destruction could linger for years. Melina Selimbegovic, a senior psychology major who lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina until 1993, still is coping with her memories of war. “Even today, you always won der what’s behind your back. I don’t think this experience will ever leave me.” Selimbegovic, originally from Tuzla, Bosnia, experienced the Bosnian war’s earliest and most intense period. “(My brother and I) were introduced to the dark side of the world at a very young age. We’ve seen the dark side of people.” She said the war made her grow up very quickly. “We came to the United States with nothing. I think I have SEE EFFECTS, PAGE 10 TICKET MASTERS BMbb' DTH/JOSHUA GREER Fans storm through the doors of the Smith Center as they open Wednesday. Thousands of people arrived up to 2 1/2 hours before tipoff to secure a general admission seat for UNC’s NIT quarterfinal game. Ban might not be legal, experts say BY JORDAN WOODARD STAFF WRITER Recent legislation banning vocal panhandling from dusk to dawn in Chapel Hill might be unconstitutional, say some legal experts. The Town Council voted 7-2 Monday to pass the leg islation, which outlaws vocal and direct approach by pan handlers at night. Council member Mark Kleinschmidt, who opposed the new restrictions, said the legislation is unconstitutional and out-of-step with the values of the town. “This violates constitutional rights, and it violates the principles of Chapel Hill,” he said. Kleinschmidt, an attorney, said the ordinance is too SEE LEGALITY, PAGE 11 WEATHER TODAY Partly Cloudy, High 65, Low 42 V>, FRIDAY P.M. Showers, High 68, Low 52 SATURDAY Scattered T-Storms, High 68, Low 46 THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2003 well, but Baghdad television was knocked off the air for several hours and explosions were heard near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in the north. Lt. Col. Thomas Collins, spokesman for the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, confirmed that paratroopers are on the ground, many of them elite SEE WAR, PAGE 11
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