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Prisons are empty, and the thousands of hardened criminals released by Saddam roam the streets. U.S. officials here said they were concerned about the overall lack of security in Baghdad but were not taking specific measures to address its effects on women. They said women would feel safer as the overall security situa tion improves. In many cities outside Baghdad, the situation is more stable and crime does not appear to be as big a problem. But in Baghdad, there seems to have been little progress in allaying the fears of women. Iraqi political groups operat ing in Baghdad are receiving regular reports from their local constituents. “We’ve heard very disturbing accounts of abductions of women,” said Qubad Talabany, a spokesman for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, an Iraqi Kurdish group that controls about half of northern Iraq. With official reports scarce, rumor is enough for most parents, who intend to keep their daugh ters tucked away from public life until security is fully restored to the city — a process that could take months. “We hear gunfire all the time, and we don’t know who’s shoot ing or why. This makes people even more worried,” said Faiza Mahmoud, a high school English teacher who now commutes to work with other teachers in her neighborhood. They say even taxis aren’t safe, and Vm scared to use them. Should I be using the public buses? — Um Omar Iraqi mother As with most of the troubling facets of postwar life here, Iraqis suspect the hidden hand of the old regime. “These rumors are all being spread by the Baathists, Mahmoud said. “They want to disrupt everything. They don’t want anything to be improved.” For Um Omar, like other mothers who want to keep their girls in class and cannot afford a car, that means spending each afternoon in snarled traffic, in taxis that often run out of gas, picking up each of her three daughters at their schools in dis parate parts of the city. “They say even taxis aren’t safe, and I’m scared to use them. Should I be using the public buses? I don’t know,” she said, eyeing the traffic warily. The compulsion to guard women’s honor can be so over whelming in traditional families that some girls are being locked up at home even when their Grove schools are nearby. Nour Hassan, 16, has spent every day since the war confined to a narrow apartment in stifling heat, waiting for the two-hour reprieve when the electricity comes on, so she can turn on the ceiling fan and listen to CDs. Cut off from her friends by the collapse of the telephone net work, Nour’s daily life has been reduced to a numbing routine: breakfast, house chores, lunch, nap, dinner. Most hours the tele vision doesn’t work, since there is no electricity, completing her iso lation. Female students at a college in north Baghdad who successfully battled traditional norms for a measure of social independence now fear it will be years before they can regain the prewar nor malcy of their lives. Activities such as meeting friends for dinner, swimming at the local pool and study dates are now out of the question, and the public places where young peo ple used to meet — cultural cen ters or social clubs — have either . ;(i been looted or taken over by bands of Iraqis. They provided rare venues for surreptitious dat ing, an already tricky endeavor that is now impossible for Iraqi young people. Zeinab, a 24-year-old com puter science major who declined to give her last name, would drive her own car to col lege before the U.S. invasion, but now she’s only permitted to leave the house for school with the man she jokingly calls her “driver-bodyguard-chaperon.” The beauty salons she used to frequent for pedicures and con versation are closed, so Zeinab spends much of her long hours at home in front of a mirror, practic ing different hairstyles for the day she regains a social life. Drill Continued from page 1 The Walshs lived in College Station for 14 years and now reside in the Denton area. Though the school was much smaller and mostly male, she felt comfortable attending A&M, Jennie Walsh said. “I never encountered any resistance to my being there,” she said. Don Walsh, Class of 1959, received three degrees from A&M. He attended A&M in the early 1950s, before leaving to join the Air Force. He said the school was small, rural and agricultural. “(College Station) was kind of dusty,” he said. Though the school had grown by the time the Walshs moved, it was still small, with 15,000 stu dents, Don said. A major per centage of those students, he said, were still in the Corps of Cadets. He said the school now offers many more programs than it once did. The Walshs said they were amazed at how friendly the stu dents were. “Both my wife and me were blown away,” Don Walsh said. Don said the hosts took their cars and their luggage for them. Posters were placed in the rooms of the Hostlers with information and pictures of their hosts, Jennie Walsh said. The hosts, she said, did their jobs very well. “I don’t know how they prepare the students, but the way they do it is well nigh perfect,” she said. The Walshs did disagree on one issue. While Don’s favorite pro gram was a chemistry demonstra tion, Jennie preferred a lecture by Dr. Jim Olson. Don said he came to the pro gram not knowing what to expect, but that he and current students wound up sharing many of their experiences and memories. He said that he plans to e-mail Aggie Clubs in the Denton area to let them know about the Aggie Hostel program. Don and Jennie said they would be returning. “We’ll be back next year,” Jennie said. “It was like coming home, and people acted like they missed us.” THE BATTALIOK CSPD BLOTTER 6/9/03 7:51 a.m. Burglj of a building, 1605 R« Prarie. Nothing taken. 6/9/03 7:57 a.m. Maji accident, Haw Mitchell/Luther. Complair of back pain. 6/9/03 10:33 a.m. Sm assault, 2611 Texas. 6/9/03 11:05 a.m. Map accident, Harvey/Ej' Rudder. Complaint of paia 6/9/03 11:51 a.i Burglary of a vehide, 15(11 Holleman. Taken: speak® amplifier, TV monitor. 6/9/03 12:26 p.m.Wawi arrest, 2611 Texas. 6/9/03 7:35 pi Disorderly condud, 190! Dartmouth. One arrest. 6/9/03 8:03 p.m. Pul intoxication, 906 Wib Pond. 6/9/03 8:14 pit Runaway located, 2611 Texas. 6/9/03 10:08 put Burglary of a habitation,! Anderson. Nothing taken. 6/9/03 11:26 p.m.Waw: arrest, 801 University. Israel Continued from page 1 and Abbas last week. Israel will “continue to fight the heads of the extremist terrorist organizations — those who ini tiated, those who fund and those who send terror ists to kill Jews,” Sharon said. Rantisi was the most high-profile Hamas polit ical leader to be targeted by Israel, and the vio lence threatened a return to the spiral of attack and retaliation that has ruined past peace plans — at a time when both sides are just starting to imple ment the first stages of the “road map” to peace and a Palestinian state. Bush “is deeply troubled by the strike,” White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said. “The presi dent is concerned that the strike will undermine efforts by Palestinian authorities and others to bring an end to terrorist attacks, and does not con tribute to the security of Israel.” Israel insisted Rantisi is an “arch terrorist” whom the Palestinians should have moved against earlier. “He is an enemy of peace, an enemy of everyone who seeks peace in the Middle East,” Sharon aide i.+ Ranaan Gissin said. “We actually fight them With OUr are saving the peace process by try ing to take out such people.” He accused Rantisi of plotting an attack by Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the A1 Aqsa Brigades on Sunday that killed four Israeli soldiers in Gaza. Palestinians regard Rantisi as a leader of Hamas’ political wing, but Israeli officials say he has been involved in the planning and execution of attacks. From his hospital bed, Rantisi told reporters he was on his way to visit a sick friend when a rock et hit his SUV. He jumped out and threw himself on the ground as the car, driven by his son Ahmad, crashed into a wall, he said. The car burst into flames and was reduced to a scorched pile of metal. One of Rantisi s body guards and a woman bystander were killed. Rantisi was hit by shrapnel in the leg, arm and chest; his son, three bodyguards and 22 bystanders also were wounded, doctors said. Thousands of Hamas supporters crowded the courtyard outside Shifa Hospital, chanting slogans against Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen. “Abu Mazen, we want resistance,” the crowded shouted. u I swear we will not leave one Jew in Palestine. We will might Dozens of Hamas gunmen fired assault riflesi the air. Some Hamas leaders said before Tuesday strike they were considering resuming truce ti that the group abandoned Friday. After the strife however, Hamas threatened to resume its cans paign of suicide attacks against Israel and target Israeli politicians, which it has rarely dooi in the past. Mahmoud Zahar, a Hamas leader, said would be quick retaliation: “The Hamas respons; will be like an earthquake.” “An eye for an eye ... a politician for a cian,” he said. Rantisi said the deaths caused by the “deserve retaliation. But we must all rememki that our war is not a war of retribution. ^ resisting an occupation that has raped thelandak sacrificed the holy sites.” “I swear we will not leave one Jew Palestine,” he said. “We will fifli them with our might.” Hamas is the largest mil group carrying out bombings shootings against Israelis. In i than 90 suicide attacks s September 2000 — most by Hi — more than 350 people haveta killed. Palestinian officials, resistia Israeli pressure to dismantle tant groups until a cease-firetu be worked out, have been press®! Israel not to target militant le or launch other crackdowns. The road map says Israel refrain from actions that undeni* trust, but does not specifically rule out the t ed killings of Palestinian militants. Israel in ed last month it would only use targeted killings^ means of last resort to prevent attacks on Israeli Israel was sending mixed messages with it actions Tuesday. On the one hand, Israeli dismantled 10 uninhabited settlement oi in the West Bank overnight — as provided!)) the peace plan. However, the missile strike threatened undermine the fragile position of Abbas, v was appointed prime minister April 30 andhai no Palestinian support base. Abbas has beenctit icized by Palestinians for pledging to end L “armed intefadeh" while getting little in re from Israel. — Rantisi Israeli terrorist Continued from page 1 Aggies having to do with going off to World War II,” Cook said, referring to the 1943 movie, “We’ve Never Been Licked. ^ The Grove has also been the site for the “Rocky Horror Picture Show, concerts, socials and dances. . Cook said The Grove was a common place to hang out in College Station, especially during the summer months. Reynolds said that a committee would eventually be formed to determine the final fate of the 61-year-old area, but not for at least two years. Continued from page 1 Station City council chambers announcing the mock incident while members of TEEX pretended to be reporters. Tony Fink, an observer on the project and a mock reporter, said most of the peo ple involved have worked as assistants. Some have served in city organizations such as fire or police departments. “We are a variety of people who come from different walks of life,” Fink said. Fink said it is challenging to play his role under pressure, but that he has accu mulated valuable experience and is more knowledgeable on what to do during a ter rorist attack. He said that the involvement is gratifying and fun. “It brings people together who wouldn’t normally be working together,” he said. 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