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4B Monday June 23 2008 The Journal News WP Battle for IraqWorldNation LoHudcom The Associated Press Kljy WrM 7 imT 'v: 1 ''Wl I 1 A wounded Iraqi civilian lies on the ground yesterday as a man runs for cover and an Iraqi soldier carries an injured child at the scene where a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives in Baqouba Iraq emale bomber in Iraq kills 15 Attack 21st of year by a woman also wounds about 40 Robert Reid The Associated Press BAGHDAD A female suicide bomber concealing explosives be neath her black robe struck out side a government complex north east of Baghdad yesterday killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 40 US and Iraqi offi cials said It was the 21st suicide mission carried out by a woman in Iraq this year the US military said as al Qaida and other Sunni militant groups try to regroup from major losses suffered at the hands of US and Iraqi forces The blast occurred about 1 pm as dozens of people were leaving a walled compound that includes a courthouse and the provincial gov office in Baqouba capital of Diyala province and a former al Qaida in Iraq stronghold 35 miles northeast of Baghdad A car bomb across the street from the same compound killed at least 40 people in April It appeared that thelatest attack was timed to maximize casualties since many people were leaving the compound because the gov ernment offices there were to close soon for the day A US military statement said the dead included seven Iraqi po lice and eight civilians Ten police were among the wounded Iraqi authorities said 16 people were killed and 42 wounded was trying to leave the court when the explosion took said one witness who was wound ed by shrapnel but refused to give his name because of fears for his own safety heard some of the injured peo ple saying they saw a woman wear ing a black robe blow herself Al Qaida has been increasingly using women because their black billowing abaya robes easily con ceal explosives Iraqi police often lack enough policewomen to search women carefully The number of female suicide at tacks has risen from eight in 2007 to 21 so far this year according to US military figures Eight of the attacks were in Diyala province Last year US soldiers re gained control of Baqouba which had been declared the capital of the Islamic State of Iraq an al Qai da front organization But the ter ror movement has been trying to regroup in the strategic Diyala province which extends from the Iranian border to the eastern gates of Baghdad To the north a roadside bomb yesterday apparently targeting a police patrol struck a civilian vehi cle instead killing four people near Kirkuk police reported A suicide car bomber attacked a police checkpoint yesterday in the north western city of Mosul wounding 14 people including four police men provincial police said The violence occurred as US and Iraqi authorities are trying to meet a July target date for com pleting a security agreement that would allow American troops to remain in the country after the UN mandate expires at the end of this year Talks bogged'down over sever al key issues which Iraqi lawmak ers said violated the nation's sov ereignty Last week however Iraqi authorities said prospects for a deal had brightened after the Americans submitted new un specified proposals In Lebanon however the coun top Shiite cleric called yester day on Iraqis to reject any deal that would allow the US con tinue its and hijack the sovereignty specifically warn Iraqis not to submit to American temptation or pressures to sign an agreement with the Americans that will en able them to continue their occu pation of Iraq under new Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hus sein adlallah said remarks are signifi cant because he is one of the founders of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's Dawa party and seives as the spiritual guide for many key Iraqi Shiite leaders NATO fires twice into Pakistan Troops launch strikes from Afghanistan against militants Amir Shah The Associated Press KABUL Afghanistan Mili tants in Pakistan fired rockets at NATO bases across the border in Afghanistan killing three children in a village and prompting the al liance to launch a pair of retaliato ry artillery strikes officials said yesterday The clashes could heighten diplomatic tension over inability to stop Islamic militants from operating from its territory and whether forces in Afghanistan have the right to strike back NATO said five rockets were fired at one of its bases in Khost province overnight At least one hit a house in Kunday a small vil lage which sits between two mili tary bases killing the three chil dren Another hit a NATO base injuring an Afghan man Relatives of the children carried three caskets draped in colorful cloths to a graveyard for burial yesterday morning NATO said its forces respond ed self to the attack MRVJr ay Musadeq SadeqThe Associated Press Afghan refugees who fled their villages when Taliban militants took over head back to their homes yesterday after the recap turing of Arghandab district by NATO and Afghan troops in Kan dahar province Afghanistan with artillery fire on the launch site inside Pakistani territory In an earlier attack Saturday three rounds of which refers to mortar rocket or artillery attacks landed near a NATO outpost in neighboring Paktika province the alliance said Three more landed in an Afghan army compound No casualties were reported NATO said those rounds also came from inside Pakistan and re sponded with artillery fire Last year more than 8000 peo ple were killed in insurgency relat ed attacks in Afghanistan the most since the 2001 US led inva sion Violence has claimed more than 1700 lives so far this year Pakistan like Afghanistan is a key ally of the United States in its six year campaign against interna tional terrorism But Afghan and US officials blame surging violence in Afghanistan in part on efforts by the new Pakistani government to make peace with Taliban militants on its side of the mountainous frontier blamed for suicide attacks in Pakistan army has pulled back some forces from its lawless tribal areas where al Qaida and the Tal iban find refuge and has largely held fire during the peace talks a pause critics say has allowed in surgents to intensify strikes into Afghanistan Relations were fur ther strained when US warplanes apparently bombed a Pakistani border post in the Mohmand trib al region this month killing 11 Pakistani troops one of a series of cross border strikes which Is lamabad has condemned as an in fringement of its sovereignty RoOOf Honor Profiles by The Associated Press of the men and women who gave their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan Army Spc Alex Gonzalez 21 Mission Texas Alex Gonzalez was last in the Rio Grande Valley while on leave in late January to see his family and celebrate his 21st birthday It was the last time his family saw him was a prankster and a his un cle Armando Ro driguez said he always cared about everybody He never want ed to offend anybody" Gonzalez 21 of Mission Texas was killed May 6 in Mosul Iraq by small arms fire and an explo sive He was a 2005 high school graduate and was assigned to ort Hood Texas He regularly volunteered for dangerous missions said Brig Gen rederick Rudesheim knew that if he did not one of his fellows would have Alfredo Gonzalez was dad to Alex his biological father has been in prison since he was an in fant Alex wanted to go Army Air borne like Alfredo had told me he just wanted to be just like me or even Al fredo said just wanted to wear the uniform join the Army ever since he was small what he After his four years in the mili tary Gonzalez wanted to become a Mission police officer was a great young man and I was really fond of Mission Police Chief Longoria said Army Sgt Isaac Palomarez 26 Loveland Colo Brett Sandford considered Isaac Palomarez one of smartest people he knew would pull out his engi neering homework when we were watching Night and get it done in a quarter and get it Sandford said Palomarez 26 of Loveland Colo was killed May 9 in Kapisa province Afghanistan by an explo sive and small arms fire He was a 2001 high school graduate and was assigned to ort Campbell Ky Palomarez was bright in math and an avid reader who took a few classes at Colorado State Universi ty But he never fully knew what he wanted to study Though smaller in stature Palo marez played offensive tackle for the 2000 Loveland High School football state champion team was a very intelligent said Marty Gocken a coach was very team One of passions was Colorado Avalanche hockey His private mail address was commemorating their last Stanley Cup championship He is survived by his father Candido and mother Elma During his last call home Palo marez told his mother I get to talk to you again happy Airlines 34 countries oppose plan to fingerprint visitors exiting US Spencer Hsu The Washington Post The airline industry and embassies of 34 countries including the members of the European Union are urging the US government to withdraw a plan that would require airlines and cruise lines to collect digital fingerprints of all foreigners be fore they leave the United States starting in August 2009 Their opposition could trigger a battle with Congress and the Bush administration which want the new plan established quickly Airlines said the change would cost the industry $123 billion over 10 years not $35 billion as the De partment of Homeland Security estimated in unveiling the propos al in April Representatives of the affected countries said it is the duty of the US government not private com panies to enforce immigration and border security laws and they raised privacy concerns about companies collecting fingerprints proposal to outsource the core government function of bor der control at a time that airlines around the world are fighting for their economic survival is both un warranted and counterproduc said Giovanni Bisignani di rector general and chief executive of the International Air Transport Association The plan to track exiting for eign visitors is part of a program known as US VTSIT an initiative that Congress first promoted in 1996 and launched after the Sept 11 2001 terrorist attacks to use fingerprints and digital photo graphs to automate the process ing of visitors entering and leaving the country or security reasons US officials have put a priority on identifying incoming visitors Set ting up systems to record exits is much more costly but still can help enforce immigration laws and track security risks This year 24 foreign carriers and about eight US carriers have halted operations gone out of business or sought bankruptcy protection The carriers stand to lose $61 billion this year if the price of oil remains at $135 a bar rel Bisignani said in a letter Thursday to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and DHS Secre tary Michael Chertoff The alliance whose 230 mem bers include 78 that fly to and from the United States said airlines and passengers have spent $30 billion for often duplicative and bureau cratic security measures since 911 uncoordinated and costly mess can no longer be dismissed as simply 'the cost of doing busi Bisignani said He called on DHS to integrate and stream line five passenger data collection programs that include reservation system data passenger manifest information and immigration and customs forms Clive Wright a senior British Embassy official in Washington wrote on behalf of 34 govern ments saying they seriously about the new finger print mandate for private compa nies He argued that the require ments pose privacy liability and business risks to airlines far more costly and difficult than any issues they now face in handling immi gration issues implications are so se vere they require further consul tation reflection and Wright told DHS in written re marks for a June 13 meeting that were later released Obituaries or more information call (914) 694 5147 Obituaries are available online at 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is survived by his children: Deborah Antinozzi Lawrence Antinozzi Jr and wife Aleene police officer Scott Antinozzi and wife Elizabeth his grandchil dren: Larry III James Audrey Brittany Emily Caitlin his great grand children James and Jonathan his sisters Rose Antinozzi and Lucy LaBruciano his devoted companion Mildred Gregorio and many nieces and nephews He was predeceased by Anthony Joseph Walter Dorothy Lamp Rocco Lee Donovan and Jennie riends may call at the Graham uneral Home on Monday 2 4 and 7 9 PM Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday at Resurrection Church Rye NY at 10 AM GRAHAM UNERAL HOME 1 036 Boston Post Road Rye NY 10580 (914)967 0129 Obiw In Memariam Lodge Notice Special Notice orCard of Ms online by going to LoHudcomOlder ad and fob te prompts BARTOLOMEO III RANK rank Bartolomeo III of Yonkers died on June 21 2008 He was 49 rank was a former owner of Village Prime Meats of Armonk and Somers NY rank was the beloved fa ther of Jacqueline Gina rank and Domenic 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