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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2005
Page
3
Israeli forces move to evacuate 14 000 settlers from six Gaza settlements amid a fast moving operation. 1 842 people were evacuated as 1 600 families face displacement. Tensions rise with harrowing scenes of residents resisting and soldiers enforcing the order.
As Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza settlers and soldiers clash and embrace reflecting mixed feelings. Prime Minister Sharon defends the disengagement plan saying it will improve security and preserve Israel's Jewish character. Palestinian militants vow no retaliation for the West Bank shooting as a mortar shell lands near troops and youths hurl stones at an Israeli tank outside Neve Dekalim.
Three car bombs near a Baghdad bus terminal and a hospital killed 43 people and wounded many, in a mass attack timed as talks on Iraqs constitution resumed. Police said one bomber blew up at Nadha terminal after the first blast as rescuers worked amid barbed wire.
The mother of Lance Cpl. Christopher Dyer, 19, urged mourners to honor her son by supporting the U.S. mission in Iraq during a memorial at a Cincinnati area hospital. Police cited 43 killed and 85 wounded in a separate attack as the death tolls varied. survivors wept amid smoke and wreckage.
Denver based ecologists propose transplanting lions and elephants to North America to restore biodiversity and save African species from extinction. Critics warn of failed relocations and unforeseen ecological risks despite potential habitat restoration and long term conservation gains.
A Nature article outlines re introducing Pleistocene era megafauna like lions camels and elephants to the Great Plains to boost ecotourism. Ted Turner backs the plan while critics from Donald Grayson to wildlife advocates question feasibility and native species feasibility and social acceptance.
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts earned a well qualified rating from the American Bar Association in a unanimous vote by the ABA committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee outlined a Sept. 6 confirmation hearing with 18 senators questioning Roberts for about an hour each as a closed session is planned.
A Romanian woman slipped into a choir at Taize in Burgundy and fatally slit Brother Roger Schutz during an evening prayer in the Church of Reconciliation. The 90 year old founder died 15 minutes later in the community house as 2500 pilgrims looked on. Tributes poured in from Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Rowan Williams and Christians worldwide to the ecumenical Taize community.
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