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2 A Friday, June 10, 2005 Montgomery Advertiser COMING TOMORROW EMERGENCY ROOM Baptist Medical Center South is today's designated trauma center until 7 a.m. Saturday. FBI botched chances leading up to Sept. 11, report states i Has the a 1 ML computer system, which made it difficult for investigators to know what information about investigations the bureau possessed. In January 2000, the CIA noted Almihdhar's presence at an al-Qaida meeting in Malaysia and learned that he had a visa to enter the United States.

But the intelligence agency never passed the information on to the FBI, and bureau employees with access to the same data did not tell their bosses about it, according to the report. Later, Almihdhar and Alhamzi were boarders with an FBI informant in San Diego, but the bureau didn't learn of their identities because the agent handling the informant didn't press him for the identities of his lodgers. By late August 2001, the FBI finally realized that Almihdhar had entered the United States and began looking for him. But, according to the report, "the FBI assigned few resources and little urgency was given to the investigation." The CIA shares "significant responsibility for the breakdowns and several of its employees did not provide the intelligence information to the FBI as they should have," according to the report. One CIA employee interviewed by Fine's staff referred to an FBI agent working at the CIA as "a mole" for the bureau.

The report found that FBI employees sometimes misunderstood or were inhibited by the so-called wall that is supposed to divide criminal investigations from intelligence gathering. The wall placed limits on the circumstances under which intelligence, which is sometimes gathered by methods that are not normally admissible in court, can be used in criminal cases. Post-Sept. 11 changes in federal law have made mingling of intelligence and criminal evidence much easier. Fine faulted the FBI for not doing more with a now-famous July 2001 memo written by Phoenix FBI agent Kenneth Williams warning that the number of bin Laden followers receiving aviation training in the United States would put them "in a position to conduct terror activity against civil aviation targets." Though the inspector general noted that nothing in Williams' memo pointed directly to the Sept.

11 plot, he nonetheless took the bureau to task for allowing an analyst to shunt it aside amid the press of other work. The 370-page report also contains a blacked-out section covering the case of Zacarias Mous-saoui, the al-Qaida operative arrested while taking flight training in Minnesota in August 2001. Fine completed his review in July 2004, but it was held up to avoid prejudicing court proceedings against Moussaoui. Moussaoui pleaded guilty in April to terrorism charges and faces the death penalty in hearings slated to begin early next year. A judge overseeing the case Wednesday ordered release of the report except for the portion pertaining to Moussaoui.

Cancer patient's parents accused of blocking care The Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Child welfare officials seized a 12-year-old cancer patient from her parents, saying they were blocking radiation treatment that doctors say she needs. During a court hearing Wednesday, Michele and Edward Wernecke asked that doctors be barred from giving radiation therapy to their daughter Katie until a hearing next week to determine whether she will stay in state custody They say their daughter's cancer is in remission and they object to her getting the radiation treatment after undergoing a round of chemotherapy. Katie has Hodgkin's disease, a type of cancer involving the lymph nodes. Juvenile court Judge Carl Lewis said he would rule on the request Friday. Last week, authorities issued an Amber Alert to gain temporary custody of Katie after receiving an anonymous tip about possible neglect.

She was found with her mother at a family By Andrew Zajac Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON FBI investigators missed several chances to track down two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers and also mishandled a memo from an agent in Arizona suggesting that Osama bin Laden might be sending operatives to the United States to take flying lessons, a government watchdog reported in a study kept secret until this week. The report by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine concluded that "we cannot say whether the FBI would have prevented the attacks had they handled these matters differently. But the way the FBI handled these matters was a significant failure that hindered the FBI's chances of being able to detect and prevent the Sept. 11 attacks." Some of the report's findings also were made in less detailed fashion in last fall's Sept.

11 commission report, which relied on interviews and other information gathered by Fine's investigators. The new report describes a series of lost opportunities to unravel the activities of Khalid Al-mihdhar and "Nawaf Alhamzi, two of the so-called muscle hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon. The report blames the failures primarily on CIA-FBI turf battles, confusion about when intelligence information could be shared with criminal investigators, and the FBI's antiquated ASF: New director lauds theater From Page 1A "I am delighted to work with a company that is devoted, as I am, to producing theatrical classics as well as new works," Sherman said. "I am dedicated to leading this theater in continued service to Montgomery, the surrounding community and all of Alabama. ASF is one of the best theaters in the country.

Every element of the theater, from technical support through design and performance, is superb." For about two years, Sherman has served as producing artistic director at the BoarsHead Theatre in Lansing, Mich. He has been in the United States for about 27 years and became a U.S. citizen about two and a half years ago. "I have wanted to run a classical theater for years and years and years," said Sherman, who has worked for some of the largest theaters in the nation. In his new role, Sherman will handle all artistic responsibilities, including decisions on which plays will be performed, and he likely will do some directing.

He also will handle several responsibilities on the business end, including coming up with ways to market the theater and fundraising. He will have a say in everything. Members of ASF's company are delighted he is joining them. Judging from the applause he received Thursday and from comments made afterward, staffers and theatergoers alike are excited about working with Sherman on a permanent basis. ASF technical director Le Hook said, "I think the search committee made an excellent choice.

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Subscription rate changes may be implemented by changing the duration of the subscription. Bell Street yj Montgomery Advertiser 425 Molton St. 1 patriotism worn offZ With Flag Day approaching, find out if sales of Old Glory have remained strong four years after 911. -choose to know- Iflontcjomc rtj "ftduertiscr montgomeryadvertiser.com ranch, about 80 miles west of Corpus Christi near Freer, on Saturday. She remains at the University of Texas M.D.

Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where she is undergoing tests, officials said. State Child Protective Services says her life could be in danger without further cancer treatment. Michele Wernecke was arrested on charges of interfering with child custody and was released Monday after posting $50,000 bond. The Werneckes' three sons were placed in a foster home. Speaking Thursday on NBC's "Today" show, 'Michele Wernecke said her -daughter's illness is unique and should be treated as such.

The couple, members of the Church of God, have said they oppose blood transfusions unless they were from Katie's mother. But the couple's attorney, Daniel Home, said religion wasn't at issue in the fight over cancer treatment. storm threat, Anita Patterson, Montgomery CityCounty Emergency Management director, said tornadoes are possible. Various departments, such as maintenance, sanitation, parks and recreation, police and fire, will take part in a briefing with the emergency management office today. The agency also will contact power companies and monitor river levels.

"We are certainly on standby, and we will be continuing to monitor the situation," Patterson said. State officials also remain in the loop. .4, John Matson, deputy press secretary for -Gov. Bob Riley, said EMA officials have been in touch with the governor's office "throughout the day, updating us on preparations that are being made for Arlene." The storm's developments have evoked memories of last year's Hurricane Ivan, which barreled across the state less than a year ago. "Obviously, Ivan was a hurricane and this is not, so the situation is not as critical," Patterson said.

"But the public should still be alert and monitor the weather." Pryor vote Priscilla Owen. The Senate voted to end the filibuster on Pryor on Wednesday evening. In his confirmation vote, Pryor received less support than either Brown, who was confirmed 55-43 Wednesday, or Owen, confirmed 56-43 last month. The vote on Pryor's candidacy largely was along party lines. Three Republicans, Sens.

Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island and Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, voted against Pryor's confirmation. He picked up the support of two Democrats, Sens. Ken Salazar of Colorado and Ben Nelson of Nebraska. Pryor, a staunch abortion foe, was criticized for knocking the Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade abortion decision.

Senate Democrats also took issue with his efforts to repeal part of the Civil Rights Act and his comparison of homosexual acts to "prostitution, adultery, necrophilia, bestiality, possession of child pornography and even incest and pedophilia" in a friend-of-the-court brief he filed with the Supreme Court in a Texas case. David Bundy Advertiser Geoffrey Sherman speaks after being named the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's producing artistic director. been contagious," said Novak, who most recently worked with Sherman on costumes for "Cori-olanus." ASF resident actor Paul Hebron and actor Joe Vincent, here for this repertory season, also are delighted with the news. They both mentioned Sherman's gifts as a director. Hebron said, "It's rare to find in this business a situation where everybody wins.

Others (finalists) were astoundingly talented, but not the right fit. Geoffrey fits." From Page 1A Sometime probably during the day on Saturday, sometime from late morning to early afternoon. We are expecting tropical-force winds, sustained winds of up to 35 mph, to make landfall as early as Friday after dark." Winds in central Alabama could reach between 20 and 40 mph. Anywhere from 4 to 8 inches of rainfall is expected. "Our biggest threat potential right now, is flooding," said Randy Taylor, spokesman for Autauga County Emergency Management Agency.

"But that just depends on how much rain the system might dump on central Alabama." The poorly defined center of the tropical storm was located about 110 miles south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba at 7 p.m., according to a late Thursday bulletin from the National Hurricane Center. "As it looks like right now, we are going to be on the east side of the storm," Taylor said. "That's not the good side to be on." Typically, storms in the Northern Hemispere spin counter-clockwise, with the brunt of the winds east of center. While officials were careful not to exaggerate the possible A broad coalition of interest groups also opposed Pryor's nomination. It included People for the American Way, the Sierra Club, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Planned Parenthood.

Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron accused the president of trying to "pack the courts with agenda-driven, partisan activists." "Bill Pryor's record has something to offend nearly every constituency," she said. Saying he was too conservative, Democrats had stalled a confirmation vote for Pryor using a Senate procedure known as a filibuster, or extended debate. While the GOP has a 55-member majority in the Senate, it lacked the 60 votes needed to end the filibuster until a group of moderate Republican and Democratic senators made a deal last month. They agreed to hold confirmation votes on the nominations of Pryor and other controversial judges, including Janice Rogers Brown, a California Supreme Court justice who was born in Greenville, and Texas Judge Court: Debate preceded XA 4 'Sfaoni otc uctofH to iow theater industry for more than 30 years, said he also was impressed with the way the search committee included company members in the selection process. That doesn't happen very often, he said.

ASF's resident costume designer Elizabeth Novak also was pleased to be part of selecting the theater's next producing artistic director. "I am thrilled. We've had the pleasure of working with Geoffrey already, and the enthusiasm (about his coming to ASF) has Partial Listing price $5,700 GIA Cert $11,000 -SOLD $6,250 $6,000 GIA Cert WOW! GIA SOLD 114,500. $5,700 Natural Fancy Yellow! $2,950 NO MISPRINT $10,000 $5,000 $9,750 Best deal GIA AGS1 LOW PRICE GIA Aasher Cut GIA Aasher Cut $2,100 $1,850 $5,500 arquirette EXQUISITE JEWELRY I Is carat cert, grade sole 1.00 EVS1 254 VS2 1.11 HVS2 triicem DSI1 2.65 DI1 rtvulitwtcut 1,8 GIA 1.05 Dll From Page 1A and impartially to all people." "I commend the Senate for fulfilling its constitutional responsibility to vote on Judge Pryor and for confirming him so that he will continue his service on this court," Bush said. Hours of debate about Pryor's perceived virtues and failings preceded the confirmation vote.

Sessions said allegations that Pryor has a poor record on civil rights and women's rights were totally unfounded. "He will stand in there and do the right thing, no matter what others might say time and time again, and his record demonstrates it," Sessions said. "His overriding belief is that the law is pre-eminent and that it should be obeyed, even if he might disagree and would like to see it differently," Sessions said. Opponents of the nomination kept up their criticism of the often outspoken Pryor. "His views are at the extreme right wing of legal thinking," said Sen.

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