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Bin Laden might have
biological weapons
BY MATT KELLEY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - Osama bin
Laden likely has some chemical
or biological weapons, and U.S.
forces have bombed some sites
in Afghanistan that could have
been involved in producing
them, Defense Secretary Donald
H. Rumsfeld said Sunday.
Rumsfeld and other top Bush
administration officials said
they doubt bin Laden’s al-Qaida
network has a nuclear weapon,
as bin Laden told a Pakistani
journalist in a recent interview.
“I think it’s unlikely that
they have a nuclear weapon, but
on the other hand, with the de
termination they have, they
may very well,” Rumsfeld said
on CBS’ Face the Nation.
The defense secretary and
other officials said they were
worried, however, that al-Qaida
could have weapons of mass de
struction that possibly include
radiological weapons - mixtures
of conventional explosives and
nuclear material designed to
spread radiation without a nu
clear detonation.
“We have every intelligence
operation practically in the
world on the problem of al
Qaida and the Taliban and their
weapons of mass destruction at
this point,” the president’s na
tional security adviser,
i
Condoleezza Rice, said on ABC’s
This Week.
The United States has identi
fied several sites in Afghanistan
where al-Qaida may have been
producing weapons of mass de
struction, Rumsfeld said. Some
of them have been bombed,
some have not and others have •
not been found, he said.
“If we had good information
on a chemical or biological de
velopment area, we would do
something about it,” Rumsfeld
said on CBS. “It is not an easy
thing to do. We have every de
sire in the world to prevent the
terrorists from using these ca
pabilities.”
Getting information that a
site may be producing weapons
of mass destruction “faces you
with a situation: Are you best
taking it out, or are you best
learning more about it?”
Rumsfeld said earlier on Fox
News Sunday.
The New York Times report
ed Sunday that the United
States had identified three pos
sible chemical or biological
weapons sites in Afghanistan
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used by al-Qaida and had avoid
ed bombing them.
President Bush has said the
anti-Taliban northern alliance
should not take over the Afghan
capital of Kabul, preferring to
wait for a broad-based, post
Taliban government to be
formed. Rumsfeld said that was
important to encourage anti
Taliban resistance by some
tribes of the Taliban’s Pashtun
ethnic group in Afghanistan’s
south.
The northern alliance is
largely made up of Tajiks,
Uzbeks and Hazaras, not
Afghanistan’s main Pashtun
ethnic group.
“We need them to oppose the
Taliban so they will have a
voice in post-Taliban business,”
Rumsfeld said.
An official with the northern
alliance said Sunday that “it
would be ideal” if a broad coali
tion of all ethnic groups could
come together before Kabul is
taken. Abdullah, the opposi
tion’s foreign minister, said the
alliance already includes some
Pashtun forces.
“I think it’s unlikely that they have a nuclear
weapon, but on the other hand, with the
determination they have, they may very well.”
DONALD RUMSFELD
U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY
Hunger week events
to benefit homeless
BY NIKKI GASKINS
THE GAMECOCK
Throughout this week, the
Midlands Area Consortium will
hold events to highlight the im
portance of ending hunger and
homelessness during the fifth an
nual Hunger and Homeless
Awareness Week.
The Consortium is made up of lo
. cal government agencies, as well as
public and nonprofit agencies, that
advocate for the homeless. For sev
en years, the Consortium has acted
as a bridge between the homeless
and the rest of the community.
“Since the program began in
1994, it has brought in over $5 mil
lion to help aid in the effort against
hunger and the homeless,” said
Rebecca Frierson, Columbia’s com
munity development coordinator.
The goal of this week’s events
will be to make the community
more aware of hunger and home
lessness, as well as promote the
national effort to end those things.
“These events are generally pretty
well attended. Every year, it gets
even better,” Frierson said.
A Hunger and Homelessness
Awareness Forum will be held at
the Russell House tonight at 7 p.m.
in room 322. About six service
agencies are expected to give pre
sentations about their services.
This is the first year the university
will play host to the forum.
Sarah Ross, events coordinator, is
hoping for a turnout of at least forty
people. “A lot of people don’t under
stand what they can do to help out in
the community. This forum gives
them a starting point,” she said.
The week’s events kicked off
Friday with the annual Sertoma
Golf Tournament at the Ft. Jackson
Golf Club. The event will benefit The
Alston Wilkes Veterans Home.
The 39th annual Alston Wilkes
meeting and awards luncheon at
Seawell’s Restaurant is planned
for Thursday. Tickets are $20.
The Alston Wilkes Veterans
Home serves and houses homeless
veterans for up to two years. The
center helps veterans with mental
and physical needs; this includes
helping them find jobs to bring
them back into mainstream soci
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take place at the Statehouse on
Nov. 15, beginning at noon.
The events will come to a close
when the consortium holds its an
nual meeting at the Tills Family
Life Center on Friday, Nov. 16, at
10 a.m. Rep. James Smith will be
the keynote speaker.
For more information about
Midlands Area Consortium
events, call 253-7746.
Also this week, the South
Carolina Anti-Hunger Network
will sponsor its second annual
statewide conference about hunger
and its effects. Space is limited, so
those interested must contact the
network by Tuesday. To register,
caU 254-4432, ext. 116.
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Blood Drive
Clemson leads the
competetion, 12-4
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She said Clemson has consis
tently topped USC in this event in
the past. Clemson leads overall,
12-4, and last year, Clemson beat
Carolina by 40 pints.
“Forty pints isn’t a whole lot.
We can do better, especially since
we have more students than they
do,” Bratcher said.
Over the course of 16 competi
tions, both schools have accumu
lated for the American Red Cross
more than 36,000 pints of blood,
which has reached more than
90,000 recipients.
Red Cross nurses will handle all
of the donating procedures. The or
ganization has certain donation re
quirements that comply with safe
ty and health standards. Donors
must be 17 years old and weigh at
least 110 pounds. They can’t have
gotten a tattoo in the last year or
lived in Europe for more than six
months since 1980. Other topics,
such as sexual and medical histo
ries, might also be questioned.
Bratcher said the blood drive
shows both schools every year
that this intrastate rivalry is
about more than just a football
game. “I think this shows that the
rivalry is really just a fun thing
that people enjoy,” Bratcher said.
“But, when it comes down to the
important things, we can really
get together and help someone.”
The winner of this year’s blood
drive will be announced at
Saturday’s game against Clemson.
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