European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 stars and stripes Friday March 16 2007 judge says Sudan is responsible for uss Cole bombing by Sonja Barisic the associated press Norfolk a a Federal judge said wednesday that Sudan is responsible for the bombing of the uss Cole but he needs More time to determine damages for the families of the 17 sailors killed when terrorists bombed the ship in 2000 ther e is sub Stantial Evi Dence in this Case presented by the expert testimony that the govern ment of Sudan induced the partic ular bombing of the Cole by virtue of prior actions of the government of Sudan us District judge Robert g Doumar said the civil trial started tuesday in which the victims relatives tried to prove the terrorist attack could not have happened without Sudan support Doumar said that he would Issue a written opinion later to fully explain his ruling he requested additional paper work including tax returns of the sailors killed to determine the appropriate damages words cant express the loss h words cant express the loss my family has gone through f f Shalala Swenchonis Wood my family has gone through Shalala Swenchonis Wood whose brother died testified wednes Day its not financial its not mate rial its always the things the Little things you dont see the families Are seeking million in damages but potential damages could be reduced to not More than million four experts on terror ism including r James Woolsey Cia director from Early 1993 to Early 1995 also testified in person or by deposition tuesday to support the families position that Al Aida heeded the african nations help to carry out the at tack it would not have been As easy it might have been possible but it would not have been As easy Woolsey said in a video taped deposition without Sudan providing economic support places to train and false documents the experts testified that Sudan has Given Safe Haven to Osama bin Laden Al Aida terrorist net work since 1991 before yemeni operatives attacked the Cole Stephen m Katz the Louge Gunn of Virginia Beach a the father of slain uss Cole Sailor Cherone Louis Gunn comforts Jacqueline Saunders of Danville a whose husband Timothy also was killed aboard the uss Cole after hearing arguments tuesday in Norfolk a they cited testimony from other trials a declassified Canad an intelligence report us state department reports and their own studies As they testified that Sudan let terrorist training Camps operate within its Borders and gave Al Aida members diplomatic passports so they could travel without scrutiny and diplomatic pouches to ship explosives and weapons without being searched army promoting officers at rapid Pace report says stars and stripes the army is promoting captains majors and lieutenant Colo Nels More quickly and at a higher percentage than before the Iraq War according to a report in tues Day editions of the Boston Globe according to the Globe the army attributes the accelerated promotion rates to the pressures of War and the urgent need for Field commanders while military analysts say unit leaders Are quitting the army faster than anticipated after multiple Tours of duty in Iraq citing army statistics the Globe wrote that in 2006 the army had a goal of promoting about 70 percent of eligible majors to lieutenant colonel instead it promoted 90 percent of them to fill the vacuum also last year year the army advanced nearly All of its captains to majors roughly 20 percent More than its guidelines Call for in addition to potentially lower ing the Overall Quality of the officer corps the shortage of mid level officers could harm the army readiness analysts told the Globe ground level commanders Are responsible for leading combat units into Battle planning military operations and managing troop logistics such As Supply convoys one officer who served in Iraq last year related How the exodus has affected his own unit from my Micro View of the army the Junior officer attrition is unreal the officer who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution wrote in a personal email from Iraq that was provided to the Globe in my battalion alone one of 10 officers in my year group is staying in the army All the rest Are leaving with me Charles Moskos a military sociologist at Northwestern University in Evanston 111 told Usa today that the army is going to have problems with Fiel Grade officers big shortages there going to have to Limp through the government accountability office notes that part of the Short age of mid level officers stems from Pentagon decisions 10 years ago to reduce the number of offic ers commissioned after the cold War Paul Farley Courtesy of the us a uss san Juan Sailor heaves a line ashore in this 2005 photo the Navy briefly lost Contact with the submarine and launched a search Effort before communications were reestablished Early wednesday submarine Crew of after communications were lost the associated press Norfolk a the Navy temporarily lost communication with the uss san Juan off the coast of Jacksonville Fla before communications were reestablished Early wednesday there were no problems with the los Angel Sclass submarine based in Groton Conn the naval submarine Force said in a state ment the communication lag was not explained and the Navy was investigating the incident spokesman Phil Mcguinn said fortunately the submarine established communications in the Early morning hours and indicated that there were no prob lems hence units were Able to stand Down from the search and Rescue that was already Well under Way the Navy said in the release defense Secretary Robert Gates was awakened in the Early morning hours and told of the events said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman the Secretary of defense was notified at the time when the Navy Felt that they had a sub in distress he said units of the uss Enterprise Carrier strike group saw a red flare in the Vicinity of the missing submarine tuesday night Mcguinn said ships and aircraft immediately started searching the area where the submarine was operating and also contacted the International submarine escape and Rescue Liaison office in Norfolk to assist with the efforts family members also were notified Navy officials started a phone tree around 4 am Edt to notify family members that a search Andrescu Effort had begun said it Mark Jones a Navy spokesman in Groton family members were called again at about 6 am once communications were reestablished Jones said we want to keep them in formed As we Are informed Jones said everyone was very appreciative of keeping them in formed English navigation for Korea 100 English navigation cover ail Over Peninsula by Jaewoo precision co 510000 won for 7 incl 460000 won for 4 Inch Cah Jonathan at 0118547777 Ace motors