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Ted Pod| llo-area parish pra] ined shortly afte idoption, officials i I HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — As thousands assembled in Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park to mark the 57th anniver sary of the world's first atomic bomb attack Tuesday, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reaffirmed Japan's policy against building or possessing nuclear weapons. ■ In May, Koizumi's Cabinet spokesman sparked controversy when he said that Japan is not legally prohibited from having nuclear arms — an assertion interpreted by some as a major shift in the country's long-stand ing anti-nuclear policy. I Koizumi repeatedly has tried to quell the controversy, and again stressed Japan's no- nuclear policy Tuesday. I "As the only country in histo ry to have experienced atomic bombings, I would like to under line Japan's unwavering commit ment to its war-renouncing con stitution and its three principles: non-possession, non-production and non-entry of nuclear weapons," Koizumi said. A lone bell rang to mark the day Hiroshima was flattened by the world's first atomic bomb attack. More than 30,000 survivors, residents and dignitaries from around the world bowed their heads for 60 seconds of silence at 8:15 a.m. — the moment on Aug. 6, 1945 when the bomb, dropped from a U.S. B-29 plane, enshrouded the city in a mushroom cloud. The bomb killed about 140,000 people and sickened hundreds of thousands more in Hiroshima, 430 miles southwest of Tokyo. Three days later, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing 70,000 people. Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, 1945, ending World War II. Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba urged countries to get rid of weapons of mass destruction, even as nuclear-armed India and Pakistan remain on war footing in the hotly contested region of Kashmir. "The probability that nuclear weapons will be used again and the danger of nuclear war are increasing," Akiba said in the annual peace declaration. "Today, we vow to do our utmost to create a century of peace and humanity," Akiba criticized what he called the prevailing interna tional philosophy of "TT1 show you' and Tm stronger than you are,"' and accused the United States of trying to impose "Pax Americana on the rest of us." He then invited President Bush to visit Hiroshima and "confirm with his own eyes what nuclear weapons hold in store." Among those paying respects Tuesday was Junichiro Nagai, 71, who was a middle school student on the outskirts of Hiroshima when the city was incinerated. For months afterward, he suf fered from radiation sickness, vomiting and diarrhea fits. He is still haunted by memories of a city burned to the ground in an instant and images of zombie like victims with melted skin. "My body's fine now," Nagai said after praying at the memo rial. "It's what I saw that day that was most disturbing." During Tuesday's ceremony, 1,500 white doves were released into the sky and 500 children sang a song of peace. The memorial in Hiroshima includes the names of more than 200,000 people who were in the city on the day of the bombing. Every year, the names of those who have died since the previ ous year's anniversary are added to the cenotaph. Hiroshima remembers atomic bomb victims More than 30,000 people from around the world assembled Tuesday in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, to mark the 57th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack. The memorial includes the names of more than 200,000 victims. Fewer survivors Number of people registered with the Japanese government as atomic-bombing sufferers 285,620 "VV,: A movie theater in Hiroshima about a month after the atomic bombing in 1945. SOURCES: Associated Press; Japanese government AP .S. covert action against Saddam dicey prospect Defeating Saddam through defection mpelligence experts say the key to any U.S. covert action to unseat |||addam Hussein would be senior military leaders willing to defect ' isurgent groups. Iraq's military is spread throughout the country t attempt to defend against insurgent groups, including Kurdish febels in the north and Shiite Muslims in the south. the testimony based in Alice, lohtnr nf fanalpr i# insur 9 enl groups. Iraq's military is spread throughout the country I^IIILI Ul CdlldlO an attempt to defend against insurgent groups, includina Kurdish era, a former cleii Jorthern Iraq [► 1st Army Corps leadquartered at Kirkuk; ie Kurds and protect >rthern oil fields [> 5th Army Corps leadquartered at Mosul; sfends border with Syria [► Republican Guard's northern . >rps defends against Kurds, >« and protects outer ighdad; two divisions near losiii and one at Kirkuk ,,•» Euphrates R A SYRIA him Monday of it tomeys (hat sties i a half years and. boss.” She said I not get along*: TURKEY 1 t No fly zones &lil Kurdish area f" I Shiite area Cftspi. r-Tipris K. # Mosul : she was resign: invited her into o reconsider. 1( 3bed me and Stan: pus Christi, one 'an Antonio Expn. “We’re looking::. cts of the casetoff JORDAN Baghdad ► Defended by “Special Republican Guard"; can mobilize up to 25,000 troops Eastern Iraq ► 2nd Army Corps headquartered at Deyala; deployed 1111111 east of Baghdad and j defends against Iran Deijala and Iranian-backed _ ^ ? Shiite militants Baghdad^- ahda Al Hafreia* Al Kut I R A Q IRAN Al Amarah* An Nasinyah* Katfy&p; Southern Iraq SAyl » ► 3rd Army Corps headquartered at An Nasiriyah. units f deployed toward the Kuwait border and also defends against Shiites ► 4th Army Corps headquartered at Al Amarah; defends border with Iran and Iranian-backed Shiites ► Republican Guard's southern corps headquartered at Al Hafreia; a division deployed each near Al Kut, Deyala. and Al Wahda PURGES. Associated Press: Anthony Cordesman. Center for Strategic & "national Studies; Jane’s: Globatsecurity.org: Periscope WASHINGTON (AP) — To oust Saddam Hussein by covert means, the United States would have to rely on defecting Iraqi generals or Kurdish insurgents to defeat loyal ist Iraqi military units, yet neither alternative is an appealing choice, say former CIA officials and other experts. Saddam's internal security machine is so effective that it is unlikely any current generals could be brought to the U.S. side, analysts say. And rebel forces are too weak to defeat Saddam loyalists on their own. A defecting general who can muster his entire unit — preferably a full division or more of Iraqi troops — would be the ideal candidate for recruitment, the former officials said, although any single division would be vastly outnumbered. A fully loaded Iraqi division has 12,000 to 14,000 troops; Iraq's mili- u tary has 350,000 to 400,000 troops arrayed around the country. Iraqi troops who are turned to the U.S. side could work in concert with U.S. forces to cap ture key command- and-control points, persuade other units to defect, and per haps find and catch the Iraqi president. "The internal Iraqi defectors — certainly those that are active-duty mili tary — can be criti cal," said retired Rear Adm. Stephen Baker, a former naval operations chief for U.S. Central Command, which is in charge of units fighting Iraq. "They would be worth their weight in platinum." But it is doubtful any generals would turn on Saddam. "The generals are a hard nut to crack," said John Gannon, a former deputy director for intelligence at the CIA. "To get (Saddam) with covert action is going to be very, very hard." Saddam's pen chant for execut ing military lead ers he considers a threat is part of the problem, U.S. intelligence offi- cials say. If he hears of a potential defector among his top military com manders, it's unlikely that commander would survive long. "No one currently inside is willing The generals are a hard nut to crack. To get (Saddam) with covert action is going to he very, very hard. — John Gannon former deputy director for intelligence at the CIA to act against Saddam because they are terrified they will betrayed," said Vince Cannistraro, a former CIA counterter rorism chief with experience in the Middle East. "There is such an aura of fear and repression in that country. It is very unrealistic to think their military is going to join against him — until they see his dead body." Instead of working with specific mil itary leaders — and risking their lives — a better bet for the United States may be to simply create an atmosphere in the Iraqi military that promotes surrender ing or defecting — once the U.S. mili tary moves in, experts said. "If you can at least get a group (of Iraqi troops) ready to surrender when the U.S. military starts moving in, you could limit the bloodshed," Cannistraro said. 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