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u HE BATTa[ NEWS THE BATTALION its ■onorees Cfntinued from page 1 I^^^Ktorey's memory was honored at halftime I ■ ITiduring the Oklahoma State loothall game V/Ijast September at Kyle Field as part of the 125th anniversary of the Corps of Cadets, action *\dler was a computer programmer for n (,wnw o«CSitor Fitzgerald Securities, a market equi- au/m, K-U. .ty-tfading firm that had offices on the 101st ill committee. 1( )3rd, 104th and 105th fioors of the Trade r cites the iiCer ter. He received his Ph.D from A&M in •ct. which nu. nuclear chemistry. yone to ‘ k.n« «‘When someone who is 92 years old pass- make any mares fcw ay. there is sense that they’ve had a full 'nanimrliM” Adler’s sister. Randi, toM the South Tss n.c IX- ‘ars in nnsim -Mm i|l er t ' e and tile Nv.- nae Comrr Cfntinued from page 1 Florida Sun-Sentinel. ” When someone who’s 48 passes away, it’s hard to understand.” Dickerson, from Durant, Miss., was a member of the United States Army and was working at his desk on the first floor when the crash occurred. He earned his masters in industrial engineering from A&M. On a memorial Web site in his honor, his sister Jackie Kish said, “As said by a fellow military man, ‘if there were a definition of Army values in the dictionary, Jerry D. Dickerson’s picture would be by it.’ He would be so proud of the patriotism that Americans are showing today.” In addition, the exhibit will feature a piece of the Pentagon’s stone facade dam aged during the attack and donated by Aggie 7A Wednesday, September 1 1. 2002 and Pentagon employee Alvin Nieder. “We just want to celebrate the anniver sary and remember not only those killed in the World Trade Center attacks, but all Aggies who have lost their lives in the line of duty,” said Keith Stephens, director of the Corps of Cadets Center. Also included will be pictures of Aggies serving in the armed forces as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, a computer system listing the names of the victims of the attack and an American flag flown over Kandahar in an F-16 jet for the Corps of Cadets. The exhibit will be on display the rest of the year, Stephens said. The ceremony will conclude with buglers of the Aggie Band playing “Echo Taps.” did mice aido s maintainr: Mis|x*ndcd \k to dispose if tvd Mow IN BRIEF jnseling is cstigatine p>> H g of ImClont sus ,icious activity. oalsoNainedh^B ^ here s no SllC,1 tllin £ as a n !Var l0 stuj id phone call,” said Lt. Kelly ImQonc v Wil is, spokesman for the Des t speak loSk Monies. Iowa, police department, isscen Des *. * l c re tierc to 156 bothered.” 1 as Slew art C l^ mon 8 15 or so US - di P l0 - .. mat c posts closed overseas, the eml assy in Jakarta and a con- X sullir office in Surabaya, both in Indonesia, were shut down due to \s hat officials called credible and specific information about security threats. ^■Despite no evidence of a plot against America, the Sept. 11 . ^anniversary and threats of car whether & or odier attacks against vk hx. ' nterests abroad made offi- N F \ _ ciaE nervous enough to seek the ; ^ higher threat status. '^MM|^»*ush approved raising the level from a “significant risk" of attacks — code yellow — to .a high danger of code orange. It (is the highest alert level imposed since the system was rOlipS tO established in March. ■“The United States govern- ment has concluded, based on OP 9 11 analysis and specific intelli- LPHIA (AP -gence of possible attacks on . chapters A 1 interests overseas, to call 3 mentaWte*g°' ernmen L l aw enforcement ■tting up *ar an< j citizens — both at home and ,' with food r overseas — to a heightened state j making g-of alert." Attorney General John avaiiable Ashcroft said in announcing the e deal wfr ,c,iai1 g e widl Tom Ridge, Bush’s unleashe: s annivef: attacks. rtci P n h Re?S C | ntinued from P a 8 e l ental healtf •• »-[The attack] was an awakening for day ^ ru Americans, a realization that there is an out- vith counse s j ( j c . worij ” ^ n i s sa j c i “| t - s important to i help [**■'know what other countries think." ficulty • in the wake of Sept. 11. America L responded with a surge of patriotism and r proximo urjjty across the nation. In a new generation ve had a th a , has never experienced a full-scale war, fected in 1 economic depression or national tragedy, I as Sept young Americans learned what it meant to get closer ' como together as a country in a time of hat some p tragedy. acting to re* Bstudent Body President Zac Coventry it," Pat^reliembers the unity involved in “Red, , administra whole anc j blue-out,” A&M’s display of tal health P palriotism at the Oklahoma State game on ie Red 0° ; Sept. 22, when students and fans across n PennsylvarKyle Field wore red, white and blue in a Ve anticip* hold statement of support. are going P“it demonstrated our incredible capacity k about wfrtoi stick together and get things done,” riencing- Coventry said. “We stand behind our fellow Americans.” |A&M President and former CIA direc- homeland security director. A grim-faced Ashcroft said U.S. intelligence, based on information from a senior al- Qaida operative in the last day or so, believes terrorists operat ing in several South Asian coun tries hope to explode car bombs or launch other attacks on U.S. facilities abroad. The plans are believed to be linked directly to al-Qaida, rather than one of its affiliates, said a government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The al-Qaida operative who provided some of the informa tion has been in the custody of an unidentified foreign country for several months, but he has not been publicly identified. Ashcroft said the government also has learned of plans in the Middle East to launch one or more suicide attacks against U.S. interests. “At this time, we have no specific information as to where these attacks might occur,” Ashcroft said. The intelligence community believes the most likely targets at home and abroad are trans portation and energy facilities or other symbols of U.S. power, such as military facilities, embassies and national monu ments, he said. “In addition, U.S. intelli gence has concluded that lower- level al-Qaida operatives may view the Sept. 1 I anniversary as a suitable time to lash out in even small strikes to demon- Terror alert warning raised to orange The Bush administration raised the nation's terror alert warning to orange, signaling a “high risk” of attack ahead of the Sept. 11 anniversary. Severe condition High condition Elevated condition Guarded condition Low condition ► Assign emergency response personnel and preposition specially trained teams. ► Monitor, redirect or constrain transportation ► Coordinate necessary security efforts with armed forces or law enforcement agencies. ► Take additional precaution at public events. ► Increase surveillance of critical locations. ► Coordinate emergency plans with nearby jurisdictions. ► Assess further refinement of protective ► Check communications with designated emergency response or command locations. ► Review and update ► Refine and exercise planned protective measures. ► Ensure emergency systems. ► Close public and government facilities. ► Increase or redirect personnel to address critical emergency needs. ► Prepare to work at an alternate site or with a dispersed work force. ► Restrict access to essential personnel only. measures within the context of the current threat information. ► Implement, as appropriate, contingency and emergency response plans. emergency response procedures. ► Provide the public with necessary information. personnel receive training. ► Assess facilities for vulnerabilities and take measures to reduce them. SOURCE: The Office of Homeland Security strate their worldwide presence and resolve,” Ashcroft said. “Widely dispersed, unso phisticated strikes are possible.’’ AP he warned. U.S. officials found little sol ace in the fact that the threats focused on overseas targets. Anniversary ;icks up -ain, r damag idorn l lant - rl wa , Tor, Dr. Robert M. Gates, saw a reawakening U^of[American spirit that had once seemed H was not surprised by the reaction of Americans,” Gates said. “I was most sur- N.G (AP) priked by the scale of those reactions.” orm Gusti lAlready one year into the war against ter- Outer BanTorism, the United States has already made knocking ^ le of the barf] and hurli rain ^ o 65 mph. torm wan] 1 ct from ;o parranw includi d Alberti the south! Bay. Gustav 1 aut 20 mi st of Cf I was mo'fl orth at ab< vas expedj ,h the 0^ ien turn take it o ut . Nation 1 ] nter said, ined wind ^ mph, w n shore. ia l Wean there was^ >rief torna tatteras, ;s Bergma^ if it. considerable progress. Gates said, but admitted that we are still at risk. “I think another attack is inevitable; 1 have no doubt that they are trying to hit us here again at home,” Gates said. “As long as we are free, there will be people who want to attack us.” Gates called Sept. 11 a new kind of attack that will require a new kind of response. • “The battlefield has changed,” said Bush during a press conference with Great Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair. “We are in a new kind of war, and we’ve got to recognize that.” Several areas of security are still lacking and put the U.S. at risk of another possible attack. Dr. Charles F. Hermann, associate dean in the George Bush school of govern ment and Brent Scowcroft chair in interna tional affairs, said containers entering the country from foreign nations could pose a serious threat to the United States. Only a small percent of containers enter ing the, country are thoroughly inspected, leaving a window open that could allow materials or bombs constructed by terrorists into the United States, Hermann said. While the government is concerned about the problem, no short term solutions are yet in sight, he said. “The volume [of containers entering the country) is simply too vast to permit inspec tion of every container,” Hermann said. “Trade would grind to a halt. That in turn would devastate our economy.” Animal-borne diseases also pose a threat, said Bruce Lawhorn, a professor in the col lege of veterinary medicine. Once a disease such as foot and mouth disease is diagnosed in the United States, Lawhorn said, we won’t be able to export beef which would devastate the economy. Historian of technology and associate professor of history Jonathan Coopersmith said both social and technological failures contributed to allow terrorists to carry out their plan. There was a failure of social organization in intelligence agencies, a fail ure of the buildings’ structures and failure of FAA policies that allow hijackers to take over plane controls, Coopersmith said. The government is now working to cor rect these failures, he said, by paying more attention to airport security, strengthening buildings and allowing more communica tion between intelligence agencies. Coopersmith said that focus must also be given to problems that have not yet come up, such as the threat of bioterrorism. “We need people and institutions in place to deal with these kinds of problems,” he said. “We need a robust public health infra structure.” As the United States continues its war on terrorism and its efforts to ensure national security, Americans remember the victims and the tragedy their country suffered one year ago while continuing their way of life. “We were in shock,” Coventry said, “but we’re starting to come to terms, we’re adapt ing our lives.” Texas A&M Club Baseball Team Team Tryouts Thurs., Sept. 11-IS @ 4:30 Southwood Athletic Complex Info or Questions: Rick 696-0849 rbukowski01@hotmail.com 1 or clubbasebaIl.tripod.com The Battalion Classified Advertising • Easy • Affordable • Effective For information, call 84S-OS69 ^Petal Patch Florists^ September Special! A dozen pink roses arranged for only $ 35 including delivery i AGGIE BUCKS ACCEPTED! 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