Terrorism not a trend, FBI says
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director William
Sessions advised Americans today to keep up their
guard in the wake of the bombing at New York's
World Trade Center, but said the attack isn't "the
opening act in a coming wave of terrorism
Another FBI official told Congress his "gut feel
ing" was that the bombing was the work of ex|«*ri
enced terrorists
"This is a terrorist incident organized by a large,
well-known terrorist group," lames Fox. head of
the FBI's New York office, said without identifying
the organization. "It's a group that knows what
they're doing This was not a group of ad lux ter
rorists."
Sessions and Fox testified before the first con
gressional hearing into the bombing late last
month that killed five, injured 1,000 and shut
down the World Trade Center for what officials
said will he several weeks,
the las! international terrorist
activity on U S soil occurred Inst April, when
Iranian oppositionists took over the Iranian mis
sion to the United Nations in Now York.
"Prior to that incident, there had not been an
international terrorist attack in the United States
since 1083," Sessions said in testimony prepared
for a House crime subc ommittee hearing
"The American public should always bo vigi
lant. but this suspected act of terrorism should not
be viewed as the opening net in o coming wave of
terrorism," Sessions said.
Acc ording to FBI statistics, there hove been 1R3
terrorist attacks in the United States sinc e 1082.
most of them domestic me idents in Puerto Rico by
Puerto Ricjui terrorists. Sessions said
Rep. Charles F.. Sc humor. D-N Y.. organized
today's hearing to determine if the World I rude
Center bombing and the killing of two CIA
employees could he the first violence in a now
wave of terrorism in this country.
"The cpicstion is not whether America is vul
nerable to domestic: terrorism —■ the World Trade
Center bombing clearly shows that we are — hut
Thte Is a terrorist incident
organised by a large, well
known terrorist group.’
— James Fox,
head of the FBI s New York office
rather, what are we prepared to do about it'
Schuiner said
"What tools do wo need to place in the hands
of our federal and local law-enforcement agencies
to help them protect all of us while still preserving
the openness and freedom of our everyday lives?"
he asked.
But some House members warned against saying
the Iwmbing was the start of a terrorist wave Rep
Craig Washington, D-Texas, scolded his colleagues
for questioning U S immigration laws and said
members of Congress should be wary about pre
judging the suspects He questioned the need for
the hearing.
"I hesitate to see people who are elected to pub
lic office sort of elbowing their way in front of the
cameras, when this is a law enforcement investi
gation that ought to I hi allowed to go on." Wash
ington said
He said he was concerned that members of (Con
gress might "give people the view that it's all right
to go down to the mosque and burn it. to attack
people because they have dark huir and a nos*) that
makes them look perhaps like they're Arabs.
Schuiner said he would introduce an anti-ter
rorism bill calling for the death penalty for terror
ist acts that result in a loss of life and stiffened
penalties for people convicted of participating in
terrorism.
Law enforcers have described a Palestinian
i barged in the Feb 2fi bombing. Mohammed
Salameh, as a Muslim fundamentalist who wor
shiped at a New |ersey mosque where a militant
Islamic cleric. Omar Abdul Rahman, preaches
Nicotine inhaler newest
method to stop smoking
CHICAGO (API — People hoping to slop smoking may have
another weapon to add lo the arsenal of nil.aline patches, gum
and other products now available: a plastic, cigarette-shaped
nicotine inhaler
Use of the inhalers significantly increased success rates
among smokers trying to quit, according to a study financed by
the Swedish company developing the device
Critics and researchers alike agree ihe inhaler, like other such
products, does only one thing suppresses withdrawal symp
toms.
"The evidence is that unless the drug is used as part of a
comprehensive smoking cessation program, it doesn t work.
There's no reason to think that the inhaler will be any differ
ent." said Dr Sidney Wolfe of the Public Citizen Health
Research Group in Washington.
Researchers led by Dr. Philip Tonnesen at Risnohierg Hospi
tal in Copenhagen. Denmark, and others reporting in Wednes
day's edition of the Imimal of the American Medical Associa
tion cited as advantages of the device:
— It seems to work with less outside reinforcement than oth
er methods, allowing more doctors to prescribe it. "Our support
in this study was relatively minimal, the type that every gen
eral practitioner could provide." Tonnesen said in a telephone
interview.
— It lets the patient respond more immediately to nicotine
cravings, allowing smokers to beat back cravings when they
arise in high-stress situations "It allows the patient to give him
self a lioost when he needs it," said Saul Shiffman, director of
the Smoking Research Group at the University of Pittsburgh.
— And the cigarette-like tube, containing a plug of nicotine,
simulates the tactile sensation of smoking more than other sys
tems.
After a year. 15 percent of the inhaler users reported not
smoking at all. compared to 5 percent in the placebo group,
researchers said The study found that 1H.6 percent of the
inhaler group reported either smoking no cigarettes or very few
compared to previous consumption.
Committee will protect privacy of Packwood’s accusers
WASHINGTON (AIM — The Senate
Ethics Committee has given fresh assur
ances that its investigation of sexual
harassment charges against Sen. Bob Put k
wood will not delve into the sexual his
tors of his female act users.
"The sole purpose of this prtx eedmg is
to allow the committee to determine
whether Sen Pack wood mas have engaged
in improper conduct - and it does not
intend to allow the sexual history of those
ullegmg miscondut t to lioi.ome the focus
of |he inquiry." committee leaders wrote
attorneys for Pm kwood's accusers
The letter, obtained Tuesday, was dat
ed last Friday and signed by committee
Chairman Richard Bryan. I)-Nov and Vice
Chairman Mitch McConnell, R-Ky They
said the polic y in sexual harassment cas
es woulci not change "throughout and in
all aspec ts of these proceedings."
The committee also said it woulci use
non-public; hearings if necessary to pro
tec I the privac y of the accuser*
Nearly two dozen women, several of
them employees of the senator. have said
the Oregon Republican made unwelcome
sexual advances toward them — some
tunes physically grabbing and kissing them
against their will.
Packwood has said he behaved improp
erly toward the women and publicly apol
ogized at a news conferenc e, but has
refused to discuss specific: cases
Hu would not discuss accusations by
some of the women that the senator tried
to smear their reputations to stop them
from K°'nK public.
The committee's letter is important
because its stafT is wady to interview Pack
wood's accusers. Several of the women
have been reluctant to cooperate unless
thev received new assurances that their
own lives would not become the focus ol
the committee
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