1. The Daily Reflector, Sunday, October 9, 2011 A
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CIA, special ops are last to leave Officials slam report on policing Bleach fight occurs, 19 treated
After the Sept. 11 attacks, the CIA and Puerto Rico’s Justice Department is Authorities in Maryland said two wom-
special operations forces were the first to condemning a U.S. federal report that de- en threw bleach and another chemical on
go into Afghanistan, helping to drive the mands changes at the island’s police force, each other during a fight at a Walmart,
Taliban from power. Now, as America even though the governor and other high- prompting officials to evacuate the store
marks the 10th anniversary of the con- ranking officials accepted the findings for two hours and call in a hazardous ma-
flict, it appears they will be the last to and pledged improvements. terials team.
leave. Prosecutors are knocking the federal Fire officials said 19 people had to be
The two groups are preparing for up findings as part of a court motion that taken to hospitals, although only one was
to another decade of fighting there even challenges attempts by two students to thought to have serious injuries.
as the bulk of U.S. forces plans for a with- use the report to support a police brutal- That person was taken to the Wilmer
drawal in 2014. ity suit. Eye Institute with a potentially serious eye
U.S. officials said the force left behind The federal report released last month injury.
will again be largely devoted to counter- said the territory’s police force has un- Fire officials were called to the store in
terrorism. They will also train Afghans. necessarily injured hundreds of people the Baltimore suburb of Arbutus shortly
Intelligence and military officials envi- and killed numerous others. It also com- before 11 a.m. Saturday.
sion the most likely scenario as a network the associated press plained of illegal searches and seizures. Fire Department spokesman Glenn
of CIA officials feeding intelligence to spe- the eastern district of sucre has The local motion filed this week and Blackwell said one person was arrested
cial operations forces. Those forces would launched a program to encourage civility signed by local Justice Secretary Guill- and charges are pending.
hunt al-Qaida in areas Afghan forces are among drivers and pedestrians by placing ermo Somoza stated that the report is
unable to control. mimes in the streets to scold violators. flawed and biased. From Associated Press reports
George W. Bush states that Protesters want world to
he still supports the troops know they’re just like us
by jamie stengle members in the Warrior in Afghanistan and Iraq by jocelyn novecK ous a student. Now, I just their words — isn’t getting
the associated press 100 — a 62-mile mountain under his command. the associated press want to stand up and have a fair shake.
bike ride he hosted in West More than 1,680 mili- my voice be heard,” she Beyond that, though,
DALLAS — George W. Texas last spring. tary members have died NEW YORK — As oth- added. there’s a diversity of age,
Bush said that after eight These public appearanc- in Afghanistan since the er protesters chanted vig- As the protests have ex- gender and race — in part
years in the White House, es are the exception to the United States began bomb- orously around her, Nancy panded and gained sup- due to the recent injection
he’s happy to be back home lifestyle Bush has led in his ing there in October 2001, Pi-Sunyer stood off to the port from new sources, of labor union support, and
in Texas and out of the post-presidency. while more than 4,470 mil- side at the Occupy Wall what began three weeks fueled by social networks
spotlight. After leaving office two itary members have died Street rally, clutching her ago as a group of mostly — that is striking to some
But the former com- years ago, Bush and for- in Iraq since the war be- sign, looking a little like young people camping out who study social protests.
mander-in-chief said mer first lady Laura Bush gan there in March 2003. a new teacher on the first on the streets has morphed “Most people think this is
there’s one aspect of his bought a house in Dallas Another 46,000 have been day of school. into something different: a bunch of idealistic young
presidency he still miss- and started work on the wounded in both cam- In a way, she was: At 66, an umbrella movement for kids,” said Heather Gaut-
es: interaction with U.S. George W. Bush Presiden- paigns. this retired teacher was people of varying ages, life ney, a sociology professor
troops. And Bush, who tial Center, slated to open “What I’m concerned joining a protest for the situations and grievances, at Fordham University and
sent them to wars in Af- in 2013. He has attended about is that Americans first time in her life. some of them first-time an analyst of social protests.
ghanistan and Iraq, said select events relating to the forget the sacrifice,” Bush “I was too young for the protesters. “But the wider movement
that despite his desire to center, as well as a ceremo- said. “I don’t think they are civil rights movement,” There are a few common is remarkably more diverse
remain largely out of the ny with President Barack right now, but one of my Pi-Sunyer said earlier this denominators among the than it’s been portrayed. I’ve
public eye, he wants to Obama marking the 10th objectives is to make sure week as she joined thou- protesters: their position seen a lot of first-time pro-
make sure veterans and anniversary of the Sept. 11 they never do.” sands of protesters march- on the left of the political testers, nurses, librarians.
military members know terrorist attacks. But he has Bush, who since leav- ing in lower Manhattan. spectrum, and the view At one protest, the younger
they still have his support. largely remained out of the ing office also has made “And during the Viet- that the majority in Amer- element seemed actually to
“I was a little concerned public eye. appearances at events for nam War, I was too seri- ica — the “99 percent,” in be in the minority.”
that our veterans don’t Bush said he doesn’t organizations that benefit
think that I still respect want veterans to mistake troops, said he gets inspi-
them and care for them a his private nature with a ration from meeting mem-
lot,” Bush said. He added lack of appreciation for bers of the military who Don Parrott Endorses Allen Thomas
later, “There’s nothing as
courageous in my judg-
what they’ve done on the
battlefield.
have overcome serious in-
juries. for Mayor of Greenville
ment as someone who had “They hadn’t seen me He said there’s not much
a leg blown off in combat and they hadn’t seen me he misses about the presiden-
overcoming the difficul- with the troops,” he said. cy, but added he does miss
ties.” “So therefore I am using being commander-in-chief
Bush is hosting next mountain biking and golf because he has “great respect
week’s Warrior Open golf to stay connected with the for those men and women
tournament in suburban military, people who served who wear the uniform.”
Dallas, an event featur- during my presidency.” Besides interacting with
ing members of the U.S. Military members and veterans and service mem-
Armed Forces wounded veterans groups have gen- bers, Bush plans to stay
while serving in Iraq and erally held Bush in high involved in public policy
Afghanistan, including regard, despite the nation- through his already-active
those who lost limbs and wide protests and inter- institute, which focuses on
suffered brain injuries. national controversy that education reform, global
Bush joined more than a grew more fervent as the health, human freedom
dozen wounded military American death toll grew and economic growth.
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