FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 2006
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NASSFELD, Austria — Iran has offered the U.N. nuclear watchdog information on a secret project that U.S. intelligence has linked to high explosives and warhead design, both parts of a possible nuclear arms program, two diplomats said Thursday.
One of the diplomats told The Associated Press that a team of International Atomic Energy Agency experts was heading to Tehran this weekend to follow up on the offer to discuss the secret uranium processing project known as "Green Salt."
The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to publicly discuss the matter. They said it was unclear if the information being offered by the Iranians would shed more light on suspicious aspects of Iran's nuclear program. But Tehran's overture appeared to be an attempt to blunt the threat of firm U.N. Security Council action in coming weeks.
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
The council has the authority to impose sanctions on Iran
Iran has denied seeking atomic weapons and more than three years of IAEA probing has failed to produce concrete evidence to the contrary. But the agency has discovered suspicious Iranian activity, including plutonium experiments and long-secret efforts to develop uranium enrichment, an activity that can produce nuclear fuel or fissile cores for warheads.
Public mention of the "Green Salt Project" first surfaced in an IAEA report drawn up earlier this month for a meeting of the agency's 35-nation board of governors. The meeting ended with the board reporting Tehran to the Security Council over concerns it could be hiding a nuclear weapons program.
Steve Cunning, St. Cloud, Minn., senior, practices guitar outside of Murphy Hall before his lesson. Cunning, who has been playing guitar for a month, decided to practice outside because of the nice weather.
The Associated Press
WAR IN IRAQ
Death continues in curfew-related violence
BY ROBERT H. REID THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Gunmen killed dozens of civilians Thursday and dumped their bodies in a ditch, as the government ordered a tough daytime curfew of Baghdad and three provinces to stem the sectarian violence that has left at least 114 dead since the bombing of a Shiite shrine.
Seven U.S. soldiers died in a pair of roadside bombings north of the capital, and American military units in the Baghdad area were told to halt all but essential travel to avoid getting caught up in demonstrations or roadblocks.
As the country careened to the brink of civil war, Iraqi
state television announced an unusual daytime curfew, ordering people off the streets Friday in Baghdad and the nearby flashpoint provinces of Diyala, Babil and Salaheddin, where the shrine bombing took place.
Such a sweeping daytime curfew indicated the depth of fear within the government that the crisis could touch off a Sunni-Shiite civil war. "This is the first time that I have heard politicians say they are worried about the outbreak of civil war," Kurdish elder statesman Mahmoud Othman told The Associated Press.
The biggest Sunni Arab bloc in parliament announced it was pulling out of talks on a new government until the national
leadership apologizes for damage to Sunni mosques from reprisal attacks.
"It is illogical to negotiate with parties that are trying to damage the political process," said Tariq al-Hashimi, a leader of the Iraqi Accordance Front.
Most of the bloodshed has been concentrated in the capital, its surrounding provinces and the province of Basra, 340 miles to the southeast.
CLARIFICATION
Among the victims was Atwar Bahjat, a widely known Sunni correspondent for the Arab satellite television station Al-Arabiya.
Gunmen in a pickup truck shouting "We want the correspondent!" killed Bajhat along with her cameraman and engineer while they were interview
ing Iraqis about Wednesday's destruction of the famed golden dome of the Shilite shrine Askariya in her hometown of Samarra.
Shiite and Sunni leaders again appealed for calm Thursday following the wave of attacks on Sunni mosques, and the number of violent incidents appeared to decline after the government extended the curfew.
Iraqi television said the curfew would extend until 4 p.m. Friday, preventing people from attending the week's most important Muslim prayer service. Officials feared mosques could be both a target for attacks and a venue for stirring sectarian feelings.
- Photographs and captions in Thursday's Jayplay need clarification. In the article "No stability: Life on the street," the captions were misleading. Neither of the subjects shown on the cover of Jayplay were reported to have addictions. In the photo on page 10, the subjects were searching for objects to sell. They were not looking for food. In the photo on page 11, the subjects were going to clean a trailer that they had permission to live in. In the photo on page 13, only Raleigh Worthington (foreground) was speaking about the bonds of the homeless community. The Kansan regrets these errors.
ON THE RECORD
- A 30-year-old KU student reported a string bass bow worth $75 stolen from 142 Murphy Hall between Feb. 14 and 21.
CAMPUS
Engineering Expo opens with exhibits
KU engineering students will showcase their work today and Saturday at this year's Engineering Expo.
The event, held in conjunction with National Engineers Week, begins with a presentation at the Lied Center at 9:30 a.m. and is followed by displays and exhibits at Learned and Eaton Halls. The displays are open from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Today's keynote presentation at the Lied Center features Sarn Gillilland, a KU graduate and CEO of Sabre Holdings, the parent company of Travelocity.
Past exhibits have included a heat transfer pancake feed and flight simulators. All events are free and open to the public.
- Catherine Odson
CAMPUS
University announces Goldwater nominees
The University has nominated four candidates for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. The students are all sophomores or juniors who have shown excellence in engineering, science and mathematics.
The candidates are Laura Stiles, Prairie Village sophomore; Luis C. Vargas, Wichita sophomore; Daniel P Hogan, Leawood junior; and Andrew J. Olive, Lincoln, Neb., junior.
The recipients of the award will be announced in late March or April. The scholarship provides up to $7,500 for tuition, fees, books and room and board until the winner's graduation.
Nominees are chosen based on their academic records, research and potential for careers in their fields.
ON CAMPUS
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The Hall Center's Andean & Amazonian Worlds Seminar, the Center of Latin American Studies, the U.S. State Department, and the U.S. Department of Education are co-sponsoring a conference on "The Andean World: Environment, Identity and Nation Building" from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday in the Conference Hall of Hall Center.
The Black Law Student's Association is sponsoring an all-day conference for Thurgood Marshall Day starting at 9 a.m. today at the KU Law School.
The Office of Study Abroad is hosting a Study Abroad Photo Exhibition in the SUA gallery on the 4th floor of the Kansas Union.
Student Union Activities is sponsoring a free Texas Hold 'Em tournament from 5:30 to 11 p.m. today in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union.
The film "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is showing at 7 and 9:30 p.m. today in the Wood-ruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union. Admission is $2 or free with an SUA activity card.
Student Union Activities is sponsoring free cosmic bowling from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. today and Saturday at the Jaybowl in the Kansas Union.
The Center for East Asian Studies is showing the films "Chinese Foot Binding: The Vanishing Lotus" and "Zhang's Diner" at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority is having an informational meeting for women interested in joining and learning about the Latina-based multicultural society at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Governor's Room of the Kansas Union.
$ \diamond $ Salzburg Chamber Soloists and Andreas Klein, pianist, are performing an all-Mozart concert at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lied Center. Tickets are $11.50-$28.
The Center of Latin American Studies is showing the film "Men with Guns" at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Spencer Museum of Art.
Jay Gottlieb, pianist, is performing as part of the Visiting Artists Series at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Swarthout Recital Hall of Murphy Hall.
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