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I don’t see a national effort across Iraq,” McKiernan said Wednesday. “I don’t see any pattern of centralized com mand and control over these incidents.” He said the spate of attacks signifies a last-ditch effort by Saddam’s supporters — not a gathering resistance movement. “I see it as the completion of the removal of Saddam Hussein’s regime,” McKiernan said at a news conference in Baghdad. “They don’t want a democratic Iraq to succeed because they don’t have a role in it.” In Fallujah and the neigh boring cities of Ramadi and Habaniyah, the streets were quiet Wednesday as soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division went on patrol. Residents went about their business, passing American forces without incident. The road between Baghdad and Fallujah was crowded with U.S. Army trucks moving west. Anger in Fallujah grew in late April, when confrontations between residents and American forces left 18 Iraqis dead and at least 78 wounded. Residents accuse U.S. troops of using excessive force and of not respecting Islamic practices. As troops moved into Fallujah, other American infantrymen immediately began setting up shop at Habaniyah Air Base, built by the British in the early 1950s. u I see it as the completion of the removal of Saddam Hussem s regime. — David McKiernan commander of U.S. ground troops in Iraq Habaniyah grew up around the air base, where abandoned Soviet fighter jets and cargo planes still sit on the runway, slowly deteriorating. Uniforms left at the base have the insignia of Republican Guard troops, and hundreds of gas masks litter the barracks. An Iraqi special forces base Mideast Continued from page 1 notably the collapse of an initiative by Bill Clinton at the end of his presidency. “I’m the master of low expectations,” Bush said. “We accomplished what I hoped we’d accomplish.” The summit, marking Bush’s biggest step into Mideast peacemaking, revived optimism in a region seething with suspicion and skepticism aggravated by the U.S.-led war against Iraq. Sharon’s government already had accepted the peace plan in principle despite deep reservations, and Abbas already had pledged to crack down on violence. Bush welcomed Sharon’s public commitment that “we will immediately begin to remove unau thorized outposts,” a painful step for the prime minister since he is an architect of Jewish settle ment expansion in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The president, flying to Qatar later, told reporters, “He said he would dismantle them. We now expect him to dismantle them.” The issue of Israeli outposts and settlements is one of the most divisive points between Israel and the Palestinians. As for whether Sharon’s promise went far enough, Secretary of State Colin Powell said, “It’s a good start. It will show to the Palestinian people and to the world that Israel is prepared to do things that they were not prepared to do before this meeting.” Without their government’s approval, Israeli settlers have placed trailers or tents on hilltops, some next to existing settlements, in Palestinian areas. The unauthorized outposts intensified the Palestinians’ conflict with Israel during which more than 750 Israelis have died, including about 350 from suicide bombings. During the same peri od, more than 2,350 Palestinians have been killed. Abbas spoke of the suffering of the Palestinians at the hands of Israel but went on to say, “We do not ignore the suffering of the Jews throughout history. 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BiTiajCo H£fc... v Continued from pagel was located northeast of Fallujah, and many military-age men in the cities, some in very good physical condition, have scowled or made obscene ges tures toward U.S. troops. “You can tell who used to be in the military,” said Capt. Chris Carter, commander of A Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, which is occupying the air base. At dawn Wednesday, the 2nd Brigade loaded 88 Abrams tanks and 44 Bradley Fighting Vehicles onto cargo trucks and dropped them off outside the two cities. The soldiers then drove the combat vehicles to their new positions and began establishing their bases. There wasn’t much to work with. Most of the buildings had been looted after Iraqi troops abandoned the base, with almost everything that could be removed — including light switches and door frames — stolen. The troops were greeted by curious shepherds, grazing sheep and goats on the base grounds. The soldiers began cleaning the old tin-roofed bar racks to use themselves. “It won’t be that bad, once we get some fans blowing through here,” Carter said. patrolman, said he’s interested safe driving in Bryan-Colb Station because the traft unique here. “Bryan-College Station is mixture of advanced drivers! beginning drivers,” he s He said younger should be more of aware ofoife drivers, because they oftet their reactions on what think is going to happen. Since 1936, state laws sit that you must signal front of an intersection, ern traffic that’s hardly everts case, he said. “It’s imperative to more in advance so other peeps can base their reactions on wh you're doing,” Pitts said. Pitts taught defensive drivin in the Memorial Student Cei: from 1991 to 1994. Lt. Rodney Sigler, Station Police Department pd lie information officer, department uses education aul enforcement to curtail ing habits. Sigler said CSPD sends fe ature to Fish Camp each to warn incoming freshman i breaking traffic laws. “Drivers need to obey theta and stop for red lights,” Sipti said. “Slow down and doif speed.” B 1 NEWS IN BRIEF The t; College in colleg on his ov room at door wai with this ty and m how to their first They money, £ force am these thi whelminj been in s This s City Co changes posed ch minimum 18 to 21. council n and the must vote Senate to hear FCC testimony on media WASHINGTON (A Lawmakers want the Communications Commissiont justify its decision to brot decades-old media ownetsln: restrictions, particularly a cl that allows companies to m television stations reachingtieiti half the nation's viewers. The Republican-controlledfft voted on Monday to ease tejf lations governing how Hf newspapers and TV and mil stations a company cants and in what combination! The party-line vote allowed individual compand own more TV stations in cities and largely ended at* on one company ov newspaper and a broadcast* tion in a community. Manili after i PALM Barry M the feel into a w breakinj But th for his r maintai depreca injury oi House may pass on partial abortions WASHINGTON (AP) Culminating an eight-yearstmf gle, congressional opponents! an abortion procedure they ti partial birth abortion are verge of passing a law doctors from using it. The House on Wednesday! expected to approve the I a comfortable margin, minor differences with a Sena!' passed bill are worked out, legislation would go President George W. Bush,t is ready to sign it into law. 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