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unrealistic.” O’Keefe said he
told the panel to “take whatever
time you need.”
Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-
Maine, asked O’Keefe why
NASA didn’t arrange for a mil
itary satellite or a ground tele
scope to photograph the under
side of the shuttle’s wing dur
ing flight to check for possible
tile damage. O’Keefe noted the
lack of damage in previous
incidents in which foam insula
tion hit the shuttle.
Sen. John Breaux, D-La.,
asked how many times heat tiles
had come off the shuttle during
launch.
“It’s no more than half a
dozen times,” said O’Keefe.
Was age a factor in the acci
dent, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher,
R-Calif, asked.
The Columbia was “half the
age of the average bomber that
flew in Afghanistan a year ago”
and the airframe condition of the
two is “essentially the same,”
O'Keefe replied. Regarding age,
he said, “The investigation may
prove that was a contributor, but
in terms of our efforts to make
sure that wasn’t a factor, it
appears every element of dili
gence was done.”
Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., a
former astronaut, said that over
the past nine years, “Congress
whacked about $600 million
out of the space shuttle” budg
et and “NASA whacked anoth
er $750 million.”
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arges police to be extra vigilant
for possible chemical, biologi
cal and radiological attacks. The
bulletin asks local officials to
consult a CIA handbook on how
respond to dangerous sub
stances should such an attack
occur.
In addition, the National
Infrastructure Protection Center,
which assesses and warns about
threats to critical U.S. infra
structure, issued an advisory
describing a heightened chance
of global computer hacking as
tensions increase with Iraq.
White House security was
not noticeably tighter but presi
dential aides said they were
spooked by the intelligence and
felt more vulnerable than they
had since the Sept. 11, 2001
attacks. Many were taking the
government’s advice, stocking
away water and food at home
and making plans to meet up
with family in the event of an
attack.
On the so-called bin Laden
tape, which was a major source
of concern, the voice tells bin
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averaging 16.9 points per game,
King’s ability to demand a triple
team in the waning seconds of the
game allowed Jackson to bank
home the winning shot.
“The play was supposed to
he designed for Bernard (King),
but I saw everyone going to him.
When the lane opened up, I took
the shot,” said Jackson, who fin
ished with 10 points.
NEWS
THE BATTALION
O’Keefe said that efficiencies
had been coupled with safety
improvements.
Of tight budgets, O’Keefe
said that “if this appears to be a
contributing factor” to the
Columbia accident, the agency
will make the necessary changes
to ensure there are no more dis
asters.
During the hearing, seven
senators and congressmen said
they were concerned that NASA
may have too much influence
over the investigating panel.
“I hope you hear what
Congress is saying” that the
Gehman commission be “truly
independent,” said Boehlert.
Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., said
the investigating commission is
dependent on NASA staff,
adding, “I’m afraid this won’t
pass anybody’s smell test.” Sen.
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said
NASA cannot very well “inves
tigate itself.”
O’Keefe said there will be no
interference and he pledged that
the findings of the independent
panel will be made public “as
soon as the ink is dry.” He said
he would not add anything to the
panel’s report before its release.
Members of Congress want the
commission’s charter changed
to ensure the panel’s work is
sent to Capitol Hill and the pres
ident at the same time it is sent
to NASA.
After the hearing, O’Keefe
said he and NASA would do
some “soul-searching” on
ensuring the investigating com
mission’s independence.
Laden’s followers to help
Saddam Hussein stage suicide
attacks and lure American
troops into bloody urban battles
to inflict “big casualties.” The
speaker said Iraq was governed
by socialist “infidels, including
Saddam, but said it was accept
able for Muslims to fight for
Iraq because their interests
“intersect in fighting against the
Crusaders,” or Christians.
Even without further evi
dence or confirmation that the
voice was bin Laden’s, White
House spokesman Ari Fleischer
seized on the tape as evidence
that Saddam and al-Qaida are
linked.
“This is the nightmare that
people have warned about, the
linking up of Iraq with al-
Qaida,” Fleischer said,
denouncing what he called “an
unholy partnership.”
The tape was released
Tuesday, just as Bush was trying
to build public opinion against
Saddam.
Fleischer expressed far less
alarm about North Korea’s
aggressive actions, reflecting
Bush’s desire to keep attention
on Iraq.
The Aggies were able to
win the game despite a lethar
gic outing by freshman stand
out Antoine Wright. After
being named Big 12 Freshman
of the week for a fourth time,
Wright finished the game with
six points after a 25 point out
burst against The University of
Texas.
The Aggies’ next action will
be on the road against the
Colorado Buffalos on Feb. 15th.
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