FBI: Arrests Foil Missile-Smuggling Plot
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WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal authorities said Tuesday they arrested three people and foiled an international plot to smuggle into the United States a shoulder-fired missile that could shoot down a commercial airliner. A British man was arrested in Newark, N.J., after agreeing to sell a sophisticated Russian SA-18 Igla missile to an undercover FBI agent posing as a Muslim extremist, according to a federal law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Sanchez: Troops in Iraq to Serve a Year
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ All troops in Iraq should expect to serve for at least a year, with brief rest breaks in the region and possibly a few days at home, the commander of U.S. forces said Tuesday. That came as news to some soldiers. "It's a one-year rotation," Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez told The Associated Press in an interview. "Every soldier has been told that they'll be deployed for a year, and then at the end of the year we'll be working to send them home."
U.S. May Send More Marines to Liberia
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WASHINGTON (AP) _ The United States may send small numbers of additional Marines ashore from ships off Liberia's coast if U.S. commanders decide they are needed to start humanitarian aid flowing, a senior defense official said Tuesday. The official, who discussed the situation on condition of anonymity, said no decisions have been made to expand the U.S. military presence in Liberia beyond the nearly 100 there now. But he said discussions were under way with West African peacekeeping commanders to determine what is needed.
Diplomats Claim Lockerbie Talks Progress
UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ The United States and Britain have reached an understanding with Libya requiring Moammar Gadhafi's government to renounce terrorism, accept responsibility for the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet and compensate families of the 270 victims, U.N. diplomats said Tuesday. But a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, stressed that "an agreement has not yet been reached." The U.N. diplomats, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said an agreement could be signed as early as Wednesday.
ABA Urges Changes in Military Tribunals
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The Bush administration should drop plans to let agents eavesdrop on conversations between terrorism suspects and defense lawyers and should ease other restrictions to ensure military tribunals are fair and open, the nation's largest lawyers' organization said Tuesday. "We must defend those whom we dislike or even despise," Miami defense lawyer Neal Sonnett told colleagues before the American Bar Association voted to ask the administration to change its rules for any tribunals.
Computer Infection Snarls Global Networks
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NEW YORK (AP) _ The latest Internet attack on Microsoft operating systems by rogue software disabled tens of thousands of computers worldwide on Tuesday, though a fix had been available for nearly a month. The virus-like worm, dubbed "LovSan" or "blaster," snarled corporate networks with an inundation of data packets and frustrated home computer users unversed in techie triage.
Faulty Maps Blamed in Pa. Mine Mishap
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NEW STANTON, Pa. (AP) _ A federal agency on Tuesday blamed inaccurate maps for a mine inundation last summer that left nine men trapped underground for three days and suggested more could have been done to prevent the flooding of the Quecreek Mine. The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration concluded the inundation occurred because no available map detailed the full extent of previous mining done in a flooded, long-abandoned mine adjacent to the Quecreek operation.
Colorado Reports Sixth West Nile Death
DENVER (AP) _ Health officials said Tuesday that a woman died from West Nile virus, the state's sixth death from the mosquito-borne disease this year. The woman died at a hospital in Loveland, said epidemiologist John Pape. He would not reveal the woman's name, age or when she died.
Franken Makes Light of Fox Slogan Lawsuit
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Al Franken, the humorist being sued by Fox News Channel for use of the phrase "fair and balanced," said Tuesday he doesn't mind the legal action. But he does wish it hadn't happened during his vacation.
Garcia Shines As Mariners Beat Jays 3-1
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SEATTLE (AP) _ Freddy Garcia snapped a career-worst six-game losing streak, outpitching Roy Halladay and leading the Seattle Mariners over the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Tuesday night. Edgar Martinez's RBI double put Seattle ahead for good. Garcia (10-12) overcame a shaky start, winning for the first time in eight starts since beating Anaheim 6-4 on June 24. He gave up four hits and five walks in 6 1-3 innings, striking out four.
Image Caption: An Afghan guerilla handles a U.S. made Stinger anti-aircraft missle in this file photo made between November 1987 and January 1988. The FBI arrested a U.K. citizen in New Jersey on Tuesday, August 12, who was allegedly trying to buy a similar shoulder-launched Stinger surface-to-air missile to sell overseas, according to government sources. (AP Photos/David Stewart Smith)
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