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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 2004
Page
3
Militants left the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf and handed keys to Iraqs top Shiite cleric signaling acceptance of a peace plan. Government and police reasserted control as U S forces maintained positions around the holy site and the city began to calm after weeks of clashes.
A blaze at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house in Oxford Mississippi during the first week of classes killed three students and left twenty others plus a house mother escaping. Firefighters took about two hours to control the two story building. Victims identified include William Townsend and Jordan Williams, sophomores, with Howard Stone still missing.
Sudanese man Ibrahim al Qasi, 44, faced formal charges on Friday in Cuba, accused of conspiring with Osama bin Laden. U.S. prosecutors said nine more war on terror detainees would soon be tried, with names to be familiar to Americans per Col. Robert Swann. In court, al Qasi listened as five U.S. colonels read the charge sheets.
President Bush signed orders to boost the CIA director's authority while stopping short of a full national intelligence director. The actions create a National Counter Terrorism Center, push broader intelligence sharing, and set up a civilian liberties board as debate over reform heats up ahead of the Republican convention.
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