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MAI,
THE BATTALIoi,
Shots fired on U.S. forces in Kuwait
KUWAIT (AP) — U.S. military forces in
Kuwait came under gunfire Monday tor the
second time in a week, this time without any
casualties.
Shots were fired from two civilian vehicles on
U.S. Army soldiers near a northern Kuwait train
ing area, U.S. officials said. Nobody was injured
and the soldiers did not return lire, according to a
U.S. Embassy statement and a U.S'. military
spokesman at Camp Doha in Kuwait.
Within a few hours, Kuwaiti
officials began privately sug-
gesting the targets may have
been pigeons, not American
forces. Bird hunters start head
ing out this time of year as tem
peratures drop below 100
degrees.
The U.S. military official,
however, said the troops
involved had “no doubt" the
shots were meant for them. He
spoke on condition of
anonymity.
The shooting came six days after two
Kuwaiti assailants opened fire on Marines tak-
This is a reminder of
how dangerous the world
can be if al-Qaida are
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free to roam.
U.S. troops in Kuwait, as well as a deadly
ing in Bali and the bombing of a Frenchol
tanker in Yemen point to Osama bin Ladens
Qaida terror network and the need for a o| 0
coalition to fight it.
“This is a reminder of how dangerous the
world can be it these al-Qaida are free to roam"
Bush said, adding the attacks raised concemsal-
Qaida is on the move again and could strike the
United States. ;jM|
Kuwaiti Defense Minister
Sheik Jaber Mubarak Al Sabah
said it was too early tosayif
Monday’s shooting wasater-
ror attack.
But he said Kuwaitis aad
Americans are re-examiniao
security measures near train-
ing areas because such inci
dents “affect not only the
friendly military forces, blit
also Kuwait as a state.” He did
not say what new measures
were being considered.
Despite the attacks, the U.S. military spokesman
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— George W. Bush
United States president
ing a break from war games on an island oft
Kuwait. One Marine was killed and another
wounded before the assailants were shot dead.
The following day, a U.S. Army soldier fired a
shot at a civilian vehicle overtaking a military
Humvee. U.S. officials said the civilian vehi
cle’s occupant had pointed a gun.
President Bush said Monday the attacks on
said troops remain comfortable in Kuwait
denied they’ve come to feel like targets.
Fifteen Kuwaitis, many of them cousins or
nephews, have been arrested in last week’s fatal
attack. Of them, Islamic Affairs and Justice
Minister Ahmed Baqersaid “five or 10 ’areaffil-
iated with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida netwoi
The rest were involved in selling weapons, he
said, but had no al-Qaida connections.
Research
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members are National
Academy members. Faculty
members received 21 awards
and are ranked 27th among
public universities.
“The more research the fac
ulty does, the more it gets
transformed into the classroom
and labs and students get to
interact,” Perry said.
The Center's ranking is only
one of the factors considered in
bench marking for A&M’s
Vision 2020 plan. Perry said.
This report is different from the
U.S. News & World Report.
which bases its rankings on
peer assessment, graduate and
retention rates, and faculty and
student resources.
The University follows the
U.S. News & World Report as
well as The Center's report
when eyeing the progress A&M
is making toward reaching the
goals of Vision 2020, Perry’ said.
A&M has the capacity to
become a great university, but
the rankings are more of a num
bers game than a real evaluation
of schools, said Dr. Peter
McIntyre, professor of physics.
“If you call a physicist, an
economist or Pulitzer prize win
ning author and ask that person to
name the 12 universities that
come to mind in their game.
A&M will probably not come to
mind, but we have to strive to
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make us great,” McIntyre said.
The Vision 2020 advisors
council studies the numbers and
changes in The Center’s and the
U.S. News & World Report
rankings annually.
“It is important to look at a ibuted three,
lot of different perspectives of “We’re making
the University and ask yourself
if there is a change, what it
means,” Perry said.
The numbers have
changed significantly over
last year. Perry said.
“We don’t plan things to I
hype ratings,” Perry said. “We
improve academics for research
programs and if we do that right
we can pursue excellent ratings
that reflect that.”
Senate
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is the only complaint in this resolution, and it
completely changes the tone.”
After the Senate had voted down the report
last month, Strawser said Ruth Schaeffer, a
sociology professor, resigned her position on
the committee and refused to participate in
any redrafting of the proposal.
Minority faculty had an extremely negative reac
tion to the failure of the report to pass, Strawser said
“People are frustrated," said Dr. Jonatha
Smith, a geography professor. “It is the job of tl
body to criticize where they see fit. Any bro'
beating of the Senate would be out of order.’
Clark’s proposal to strike the paragraph tailed
to pass by a vote of 41 to 15.
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