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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 2007
Page
6
Israeli helicopters target a Hamas command center in southern Gaza killing at least four. Hamas gunmen shoot six Fatah bodyguards and ambush a jeep, killing five. The day ends with 16 dead in Gaza City as clashes spread across the Strip. Streets are quiet as residents shelter and power outages flicker across neighborhoods.
Paris AP reports Nicolas Sarkozy began his five year term as France's president after winning the May 6 election. Jacques Chirac transferred nuclear codes in a private ceremony as a 21 gun salute marked the leadership change at the Elysee Palace.
Suspected pro Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in Tank northwestern Pakistan using mortars and machine guns. At least five civilians were killed and 12 wounded as residents sought shelter in schools and offices amid the gunbattle. Police said about two dozen attackers engaged security forces.
A parked car bomb exploded near a market in a Shiite enclave northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 32 and wounding 50. Police said chlorine gas may have been used, though hospital officials contradicted that. The attack added to renewed violence as U.S. forces hunt three soldiers feared captured after an earlier convoy attack that killed four U.S. troops and an Iraqi soldier.
A small group of Senate Republicans led by John Warner plans a bill to cut billions in Iraq aid if Baghdad does not meet political and security benchmarks. The measure, supported by Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, and Norm Coleman, would require presidential certification of progress and allows waivers, with potential troop deployment if Iraq seeks withdrawal.
President Bush picks Lt General Douglas Lute as war czar to streamline the sprawling Iraq and Afghanistan bureaucracy. The Pentagon official will coordinate among agencies and deliver fast responses to commanders while remaining a three star general awaiting Senate confirmation. Meghan O Sullivan and J D Crouch depart Hadley office as new leadership search continues amid war unpopularity.
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