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behind a war against Iraq."
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His opinions about the war incited some disagreement among the crowd. Wohlgelerner argued that the removal of Saddam Hussein and the instillment of democracy in countries like Iraq was the only way to bring about a new, more peaceful Middle East.
"To me it seems so absurd to be against taking out Saddam Hussein," Wohlgelatern said. "Where is his line? He has no line, just like Osama bin Laden has no line."
Daniel Cole, Colorado
"He was very confident of Bush," Cole said of the speaker after the event had ended. "At times too confident, I think."
Springs, Colo., freshman, disagreed with parts of Wohlgelermer's speech.
Cole said he was impressed with his presentation of issues not important to many Americans. His opinions are valuable.
Cole said.
"I think it's essential that more Americans get involved in the type of dialogue he brought the KU campus," he said.
Many students on campus are unaware or ill-informed about the conflict in the Middle East, Cole said. He said the issues highlighted in Wohlgelerner's speech were too important to ignore.
"It's a horrible malady in the United States that kids don't care about what's going on in Israel," Cole said. "I think people could understand if they tried to. I don't think they care."
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well as in classes," Geolas said.
Michelle Hamilton, second-year Lawrence law student, said when Thomas spoke with her Constitutional Law class on Monday, he used nearly the entire 50-minute class period as a question-and-answer session.
"It's really an honor to have
him here," Hamilton said. "He talked a lot about the decision-making process of the justices and he discussed specific issues like cameras in the court room."
Richard Levy, KU law professor, said Thomas' visit helped give law students a direct sense of what kinds of people Supreme Court justices were and what processes they followed when doing their jobs.
"It's a great practical insight
for lawyers," Levy said, "especially since he's interested in speaking one-on-one with as many law students as possible."
Dave Lockett, Manchester England, law student, said he was impressed when Thomas spoke in his Criminal Procedure class on Monday.
"He seemed approachable and funny, just like a regular guy," Lockett said. "He talked a lot about his responsibilities as a
justice and about keeping personal opinions out of decisions."
Adam LaBoda, Minneapolis,
Minn., law student, said when
Thomas spoke in his Constitutional Law class on Monday, he discussed how the Supreme Court justices interacted.
"He talked about how well all the justices get along," LaBoda said. "Even though they might get frustrated with each other, they still get along really well."
LaBoda said he was particularly stuck by Thomas' thoughts on how the court operated and its practical application for lawyers.
"With a little bit of humility you learn to respect what other say," Thomas said during his speech yesterday afternoon, "and I think we can start that right here."
Sniper suspect charged
Edited by Amanda Sears
The Associated Press
GREENBELT,Md.—The government filed its first charges against sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad yesterday, accusing him of a deadly extortion plot in a complaint that could carry a death sentence.
The 20-count complaint charges Muhammad,41, with discharging a firearm as part of an extortion scheme in the deaths of seven people in Maryland and the wounding of three others, in Maryland and Virginia.
U. S. Attorney Paul McNulty of Virginia said if a firearm is used to carry out violence in an extortion scheme, the crime is punishable by the federal death penalty. Police believe the sniper left a note demanding $10 million at the scene of a Virginia shooting.
The complaint did not name the other suspect, 17-year-old John Lee Malvo, because he is not an adult. A juvenile can be charged with a federal capital offense but cannot be executed.
Malvo and Muhammad already face murder charges in Virginia and Maryland in the attacks that killed 10 people and wounded three. Alabama has charged them in a killing outside a liquor store last month in Montgomery.
The question of whether there will be federal indictments remains undecided, McNulty said. He said a complaint is "just a charging document that has the effect of further holding the defendants."
"But that charging document today would lay out some of the
grounds for a federal case." McNulty said.
It is also unknown whether a federal prosecution would begin before or after state prosecutions.
During a brief hearing, Muhammad said he understood the charges against him and another court appearance was scheduled for Nov. 5.
Outside court, James Wyde,
the chief federal public defender
in Maryland, urged the public to
withhold judgment until evidence
is heard.
"Mr. Muhammad is a 41-year-old father," Wyde said. "He was an American who served in the Persian Gulf. He was honorably discharged. He has never been convicted of another crime at any time, anywhere."
Hesaid Muhammad is accused "of an incomprehensible crime, one that had a profound impact on our community and has destroyed the lives of the victims and their families."
"What I'm asking you to do at this point is to wait for the process to work." Wyde said.
The affidavit details evidence found in the 1990 Chevrolet Caprice in which Muhammad and Malvo were sleeping when they were arrested at a Maryland rest stop last week.
The items include a Bushmaster .223-caliber rifle police have linked to some of the killings and a cotton glove stuck in a hole in the trunk. Authorities believe the sniper shot victims through the hole while lying in the trunk.
The glove matches one found
at the scene of the Oct. 22 murder of a Maryland bus driver, according to the贴idavit.
Also found was a global positioning system, a pair of two-way radios, a laptop computer, a pair of bolt cutters and a wallet containing several drivers licenses bearing Muhammad's likeness but with different names.
The affidavit also confirmed that a tarot card with a handwritten note was found after the Oct. 7 shooting outside a school in Bowie. A second, longer note demanding $10 million was found after an Oct. 19 shooting in Ashland, Va. The handwriting appears to be by the same person, according to the affidavit.
Muhammad was charged under the Hobbs Act, which allows a capital murder charge when a killing includes extortion and interstate commerce is interrupted. Interstate commerce was interrupted by, among other things, traffic jams created as police searched for the killer.
The federal charges were filed one day after authorities in Washington state said they had linked Muhammad and Malvo to the Feb. 16 shooting death of a 21-year-old woman whose aunt once worked for Muhammad. They also said they believed the two fired shots at a synagogue.
Tacoma, Wash., Police Chief David Brame said a man told the FBI last week and told authorities he had allowed Muhammad and Malvo to borrow his weapons while the pair were staying with him earlier this year.
Soldier was killed by friendly fire U.S. officials say
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — U.S. military investigators have concluded that a U.S. soldier killed at the outset of a major battle against al-Qaida forces in Afghanistan last March was hit by American forces, not hostile mortars as originally believed, a senior U.S. official said yesterday.
Chief Warrant Officer Stanley L. Harriman, 34, a native of Nix, Moe., and a member of the Army's Special Forces, was the first of eight Americans killed in Operation Anaconda, the last major battle in Afghanistan. The seven others were killed when two U.S. helicopters took enemy fire from al-Qaida defenders.
The Pentagon originally said Harriiman was killed by enemy mortar fire as his convoy of U.S. and Afghan forces moved into position at the outset of Operation Anaconda on March 2. But a subsequent investigation found that he was hit with gunfire from an Air Force AC-130 gunship that mistook his convoy for enemy forces, the senior official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Details of the investigation report, which is classified because of sensitive information about the AC-130 gunship, have not been made public.
Gen. Tommy Franks, who has run the war in Afghanistan from his Central Command headquarters, told reporters yesterday that the investigation report is in the hands of military lawyers. He said he had not yet seen it.
Another senior official, who discussed the matter on condition of anonymity, said Central Command has declined to discuss the findings publicly because of sensitivity over the legal implications of "friendly fire" cases. Two Air Force F-16 pilots who mistakenly bombed Canadian troops in Afghanistan last April, killing four Canadians, were charged with involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and dereliction of duty.
Shortly after Harriman's death, Franks said he had noticed that reports of a convoy of U.S. and Afghan forces coming under fire roughly coincided with reports of an AC-130 gunship attacking an enemy convoy.
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