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July 12-Aug. 1, 2003 u^ u: Other Special Programs Tel: (33) 1 40 62 06 14 Fax: (33) 1 40 62 07 17 or in the U.S.: (303) 757-6333 .summer^aup.edu www.aup.edii Join Student Engineers’ Council! learn mere at our Informationals January 21 a 22 7:00PJi.inzaclinil04A sec.tamu.edu Three foreign journalists, including the reporter who interviewed U.S. Taliban sus pect John Walker Lindh, were kidnapped Tuesday by Colombian attackers, police said. The three, believed to be part of a camera crew, disap peared Sunday near in Pay a, a remote Indian village of 500 people just north of the Colombian border. Tuesday night, police searchers found the bodies of three people who police said had been killed in the attack, but it was unclear whether those killed were the missing journalists because authorities were also looking for three Indians from Paya believed to have been killed during the attack. Panama’s National Police issued a statement Tuesday identifying the three journalists as Mark Wedeven, Megan A. Smaker and Robert Y. Pelton. Pelton is an American who lives in the Los Angeles area. The two others are believed to be an American and a Canadian. Their hometowns and media affiliations were not made public. Panamanian authorities called Pelton “a war corre spondent with great experi ence.” Reached by telephone at their home, Felton’s wife, Linda, said her husband is a freelance jour- nalist and the author of ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Places,’ a guide book that warns travelers of the dangers around the globe. Pelton cov ered the war in Afghanistan last year for - CNN and made headlines world with his Lindh. Felton’s wife Vm waiting for the next step. I’m waiting for them to he home safe — Linda Pelton wife of kidnapped journalist around the interview of area near Paya, but that they were not sure where the abducted journalists had been taken. “They could be in Colombia,” Bares said. A Panamanian who served as the trio’s guide, Victor Manuel Alcazar, was wounded in the attack and escaped from the paramilitaries. He was interviewed by the newspaper La Prensa in the equally remote Panamanian bor der town of Boca de Cupe. Alcazar told the paper the for eigners had hired him to guide them through the jungle in Darien province, on the r> said she had not been contacted by any one claiming responsibility for Felton’s kidnapping. “I’m waiting for the next step,” she said. “I’m waiting for them to be home safe.” Panamanian National Police spokesman Carlos Bares said authorities were scouring the border. Their group had passed by Paya when they ran into a column of 50 to 60 paramili tary fighters. Local media reports said the group was intercepted by mem bers of the right-wing United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, but Alcazar would n’t confirm that report. Alcazar said one group took the foreigners prisoner, while another group split off and asked Alcazar to show theit way back to Paya. Alacaz the paramilitaries took with them as they atta; Pucuro, about 12 miles Paya, but that he later escaj Military sources specul; the paramilitaries wantei attack the Indian village fa alleged cooperation withIti Colombian guerrillas. Authorities reported area’s only phone was on service and attempts to cor: Alcazar were unsuccei: Tuesday. Police also said & Panamanian Indians werel napped from Paya during attack and may have h killed. That report couldnc confirmed however. Authorities searching b Paya found another haE which had been attacked,! recovered the body of one- killed there. Panama rushed squad: police to the Paya region lowing Sunday’s attack.!! is no permanent police pcs Paya, nor is there a high linking it to the rest of country. The border area has h the site of frequent incur: by Colombian paramilitr and left-wing Colombianga rillas in recent years. NEWS IN BRIEF A&M Chancellor Graves recovering from surgery, working from home Graves Texas A&M Chancellor Howard D. underwent surgery to remove cancerous nodules from his lungs on Jan. 17. Graves is recovering from the surgery, known as a thoractomy, and will undergo the same procedure to remove nodules on his other lung after a recovery period, according to a press release. The release also said Graves will remain in the hospital for anywhere from three days to a week. Recovery at home will take several weeks. Deputy Chancellor Jerry Gaston will assume some of the chancellor's responsibilities, while Graves will continue to work at home via tele phone, e-mail, and fax. A&M Communications Director Bob Wright said Graves has no plans to retire soon. In January 2001, Graves was diagnosed with a rare form of sarcoma in his abdomen. In September of the same year, doctors dis covered the cancer had spread to his lungs. Military Continued from page 1 in contrast to the Gulf War, whet media was denied access to thefo lines, Chu said the Pentagon w allow a select number of journal!: accompany forces sent into comte there is a war in Iraq, and their rep: will not be censored. “(In a war) something will wrong, but if we allow unfettr access the public can judge whs happening and reach their own con. sions,” Chu said. The contr ful as a foe issue at Tex a truly divei Racial ins the Aggie c activities th< are certain University is Yet, there or racist: th firmed their tion should to increase However, A&M Englisl more alarrr involved in point is mal ed. Statemen are little me name of di more to cr organizers c culturalism 1 must be a science, anc distasteful c A&M Pres to lure mor welcoming presented a ty should re intolerance ism must b< TF Editor in Managing I Opinion 1 News i Emerging ElR Looking for something Advanced Leaders Retreat to do this spring? AjR I ^ Attend the Emerging or Advanced Leaders Retreat, February 14 and 15, and develop the skills necessary for successful leadership! Leaders Retreat To apply for either retreat, or to receive additional information, visit http://studentactivities.tamu.edu and select “Seminars and Workshops,” or call the Department of Student Activities at 862-6721 Attack The Battai less and inclu reserves the ri ted in person mailed to: 01^ 77843-11 1 1. F Continued from page "We choose to watch out for our friends when we go out." JL An Kelly Morton and Renee Vander eialien Class of 2004 The Choice Is Up To You. http:// studentlife.tamu.edu/ade developing software techi gies that help military plaf coordinate and gather infer tion, their San Diego-ba company said. Pouliot is survived by wife and daughters, ages 12i 14, a Tapestry spokesmans: “We are stunned by: senseless act of violence wt has taken a great man ■ friend from our family,": Mark Young, Tapestry president. A Kuwaiti security offi agreed the shooting was a' rorist act. The government' quick to denounce the affi and tried to portray it as an lated incident. The deputy prime mini and foreign minister, Sis Sabah AI Ahmed A1 Sabah.* condolences to Secretary State Colin Powell, expressjte Kuwait’s “strong condeffp tion of such criminal acts® target the historic relations* strong ties between the friendly nations.” Kuwaiti Parliament Spe* Jassem al-Kharafi said shooting was “an act of am* vidual that doesn’t represent opinion of the Kuwaiti peop Kuwait, critical to any' war against neighboring' generally welcomes Amerit out of lingering gratitude the U.S.-led coalition expelled Iraqi invaders in 1991 Gulf War. It is the only Persian 1 country where large number American ground troops training for desert warfare* possible attack on Iraq. The pro-American atfj among many of Kuwait)' million citizens is unusual® in the Muslim world, A anti-U.S. sentiment andopp tion to war in Iraq run high recent events prove the entf is not immune to attacks,sf linked to al-Qaida. 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