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Wednesday, March 31, 2004 University Press Page 2
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice
would be that of an expert saying it can’t be done.”
— Sir Peter Ustinov
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Saddam’s staying quiet as legal work seems aimed at eventual trials
UNIVERSITY PRESS
WASHINGTON — He doesn’t
have a lawyer in the room, but Saddam
Hussein apparently is practicing what
most attorneys would advise: Don’t
talk. Diplomatic and military officials
say the former Iraqi leader has provid-
ed little useful information in interro-
gations so far — and may even be hav-
ing fun.
The questioning of Saddam—ini-
tially handled by the CIA — is now a
joint CIA-FBI operation, a sign that
the aim is changing from finding intel-
ligence to gathering evidence for any
eventual trials. The people who are
asking the questions at the moment
are from the FBI, said a U.S. intelli-
gence official, speaking on the condi-
tion of anonymity.
Defense Secretary Donald Rums-
feld has indicated in interviews that
interrogators aren’t learning much
from the former president of Iraq.
In a recent interview, Deputy
Secretary of State Richard Armitage
said he occasionally sees the interroga-
tion briefing reports. “Fle’s a pretty
wily guy, and he’s not giving much
information that I’ve seen. But he
seems to be enjoying the debate,”
Armitage told WPHT-AM radio in
Philadelphia.
When Saddam was captured, hag-
gard in an underground room in
December, officials hoped the interro-
gation would yield details about the
Iraqi insurgency, Saddam’s weapons
programs, human rights violations and
corruption in the U.N. oil-for-food pro-
gram.
Instead, House Intelligence
Chairman Porter Goss, R-Fla., now
calls the questioning a “patience proj-
ect.”
“He is very good at denial and
deception. I am not sure he even
knows what the truth is anymore,”
Goss said.
“I think he’s been surrounded by
yes-men and syncophants.”
In an interview with the
Associated Press last week, FBI
Director Robert Mueller said the FBI
is assisting with “certain interroga-
tions” in Iraq, as well as helping with
investigations into killings there. He
said the bureau is also working with
documents obtained in Iraq.
TAXES
Continued from page 1
When a student is ready to
come out from under Mom and
Dad’s wing, he or she can go to
a tax preparation service such as
H&R Block.
Starting at $24.95, H&R
Block’s website will ask ques-
tions related to a filer’s 2003
income history. Then the com-
puter software tabulates the
results of how much is owed or
how much the refund will be.
For their premium web
service and a fee of $79.95, an
H&R Block tax professional
will review a filer’s return, pro-
vide a full year of tax service.
In the event of an IRS
audit, the company will accom-
pany the filer through the audit.
A student can take his 2003
tax information into the office
and the tax professionals will
put everything in order for a fee
starting at $49, an H&R Block
phone representative said.
Another option of filing is
the service provided by the IRS
called electronic filing, where
qualifying filers, of which most
college students are, can fill out
and e-mail their designated
form free of charge.
“E-file is growing very pop-
ular because it is so simple and
quick to fill out,” the phone rep-
resentative said.
Go to http://irs.gov and
click on the e-file logo at the
bottom right comer of the page.
The IRS website will ask a
few questions designed to help
the filer chose a company that
provides the software for filing.
From here the website will
show a list of many on-line filing
software companies that pro-
vide tax services.
This list does not include
which companies provide a
phone number to call for cus-
tomer service.
To find this list, run a search
on the IRS website, using the
key words “e-file” and “compa-
nies,” and click on the first link
listed.
Another option to consider
in selecting a software company
is to check to see if the filer qual-
ifies for Earned Income Credit.
EIC is a refundable tax
credit for lower income families
who can pass specific qualifica-
tions, such as the filer’s adjusted
gross income, age and number of
children. Many college students
fall under these qualifications
A full list of qualifications
can be obtained in the EIC link
found on the home page of the
IRS website.
As soon as a company is
chosen, the filer will be guided
through every step of filing for
2003.
After completing the e-file,
print a copy for your record.
It is important to go
through the IRS’s website to get
to the website of the chosen tax
software provider in order to
receive the service free.
Some of the IRS’ tips to
consider while filing include a
tax information booklet can be
obtained at the local IRS office
located at 350 Pine Street in
Beaumont, at any post office or
library.
Do not wait until April 15
to file.
Payment plans are offered
for any one who owes money to
the IRS.
Double-check child tax
credits before filing. So far there
has been an estimated 1.3 mil-
lion errors related to this part of
filing.
Remember to subtract last
year’s advance payment from
this year’s credit amount. This
amount can be found on the IRS
Notice 1319.
Report any unscrupulous
return prepares.
When the filer’s 2003 tax
information is complete, he
should print another form, sign
it and mail it to the IRS.
If the filer owes money to
the IRS. he should include a
check in that amount made out
to the IRS.
If he is entitled to a refund,
he can expect it in four to six
weeks by mail.
He can also have a refund
directly deposited to his bank
account.
TESTIFY
Continued from page 1
publicly regarding matters
within the commission’s statu-
tory mandate,” Gonzales’ letter
said.
“The president recognizes
the truly unique and extraordi-
nary circumstances underlying
the commission’s responsibility
to prepare a detailed report on
the facts,” Gonzales added.
A leading Democrat in
Congress praised the panel for
insisting on Rice’s public testi-
mony under oath.
“The administration’s re-
versal shows that it was using
executive privilege as an
excuse to keep Dr. Rice from
testifying,” said Sen. Charles
Schumer, D-N.Y. “But the ded-
ication and bull’s eye integrity
of the commission has succeed-
ed and now hopefully we will
be a lot closer to the truth.”
Republican leaders fo-
cused their praise on Bush.
“We applaud the decision of
the President to allow the
National Security Adviser, Dr.
Condoleezza Rice, to testify
before the 9/11 Commission,”
House Speaker J. Dennis
Hastert and Senate Majority
Leader Bill Frist, both Repub-
licans, said in a joint statement.
“This is a unique event given
the extraordinary nature of
September 11,2001.”
Hastert and Frist added,
“We do not believe Dr. Rice’s
testimony ... should be seen as
setting any precedent, and it
should not be cited as setting
precedent for future requests
for a National Security Adviser
or any other White House offi-
cial to testify before a legisla-
tive body.”
The decision to have Rice
testify follows the publication
of former White House coun-
terterrorism chief Richard
Clarke’s book, in which he
charges that the Bush adminis-
tration was slow to act against
the threat of al-Qaida.
Rice offered a rebuttal on
Sunday to criticism by Clarke
that President Clinton “did
something, and President Bush
did nothing” before Sept. 11
and that both “deserve a failing
grade.”
Rice responded in tele-
vised news interviews. “I don’t
know what a sense of urgency -
any greater than the one that
we had - would have caused us
to do differently,” she said.
Clarke testified before the
commission last week.
WMD
Continued from page 1
determine the secret, behind
the scenes intentions of our
own government with respect
to its most secret weapons
programs after talking to a few
hundred folks who may or
may not have been intimately
involved, with only a small
fraction of documents avail-
able, and with a leadership
that is not broken and willing
to discuss its inner secrets,”
Duelfer told the committee, in
declassified remarks given to
the press.
“How much would you
really understand?”
Duelfer took over the job
of top civilian weapons inspec-
tor after his predecessor,
David Kay, resigned in January
and told Congress “we were
almost all wrong” about
Saddam’s weapons programs.
In a flurry of public state-
ments questioning whether
weapons would ever be found,
Kay renewed the debate about
the very weapons of mass
destruction programs that the
Bush administration used to
justify last year’s Iraq invasion.
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