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Islam in America
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Families gather to mourn
as Navy begins sub inquiry
By Pauline Arrillaga
The Associated Press
HONOLULU — As the Navy pre
pared to convene a rare court of in
quiry into the collision of a nuclear
attack submarine and a Japanese
fishing boat, the families of some of
the nine men and boys lost at sea
gathered Sunday to bid farewell to
their loved ones.
Relatives of five of the victims
cried and clasped leis as a native
Hawaiian group offered traditional
prayers and songs during an ocean
side memorial.
One mother sobbed, clutching a
handkerchief, as a ukulele player
strummed a melody written in re
membrance of the missing.
Family members later sailed to
the scene of the accident to scatter
flowers across the waters.
Hirohisa Ishibashi, mayor of
Uwajima, the boat’s hometown,
said when he first got word of the
Feb. 9 accident, “I wished so hard
that it was a bad dream.
“We really need to be told what
happened in the submarine. We
have to do everything we can to
prevent anything like this from
happening again.”
On Monday, family members are
expected to attend a formal inves
tigative hearing by the Navy that
seeks to explain why the USS
Greeneville rammed the Ehime
Maru while demonstrating an
emergency surfacing maneuver for
16 civilian guests.
The ship, carrying 35 people,
was on an expedition to teach
teenagers how to become commer
cial fishermen when the
Greeneville plowed through its
hull. Four high school students,
two teachers and three crewmen
never were found.
The hearing will examine the ac
tions of the Greeneville’s top offi
cers: Cmdr. Scott Waddle; his sec
ond-in-command, Lt. Cmdr. Gerald
Pfeifer; and the officer of the deck,
Lt. j.g. Michael Coen.
Waddle’s attorney, Charles Git
tins, told ABC’s “This Week” on
Sunday that as the Greeneville’s
skipper, the commander is “person
ally responsible for the accident.”
“I am sure that the evidence is
going to show that there was a
chain of mistakes and, quite possi
bly, Cmdr. Waddle did not see this
vessel, and that was one of the
chain of mistakes that caused the
accident,” Gittins said. “That does
n’t mean that those people who
made those honest mistakes should
ultimately be prosecuted criminal
1Y-”
Three Navy admirals will pre
side over the court and recommend
whether the officers should face
disciplinary action ranging from a
reprimand to court-martial. Their
findings will be forwarded to Adm.
Thomas Fargo, commander of the
U.S. Pacific Fleet, for final action.
The admirals also could suggest
changes to Navy policies on civil
ian participation in military opera
tions.
A Japanese maritime official was
named an adviser to the court but is
not allowed to vote on any recom
mendations. The hearing was ex
pected to last at least a week.
The court of inquiry, the Navy’s
highest form of administrative in
vestigation, is “how we get lessons
learned,” said Eugene Fidell, head
of the National Institute of Military
Justice in Washington, D.C.
“It’s to have an exhaustive look at
the matter, not only from the stand
point of potentially assigning re
sponsibility but finding out what
happened and making recommen
dations of a systemic nature so that
it doesn’t happen again,” Fidell
said.
All 16 civilians and an estimated
16 Navy personnel were crammed
into the Greeneville’s tight control
room as the crew prepared to sur
face the submarine. One crewman,
whose job is to track surface ves
sels, told federal investigators that
he stopped manually plotting the
position of the Ehime Maru less
than an hour before the collision
because the control room was too
crowded.
Three civilians were at various
controls during the maneuver itself,
although the Navy maintains they
were closely monitored and that
their actions did not contribute to
the accident.
The court of inquiry’s presiding
officers could subpoena the civil
ians to testify, although Navy offi
cials said none had been issued pri
or to Monday’s session. Affidavits
could be requested instead.
Gittins said that when Waddle
checked the periscope for other
ships before surfacing, the Ehime
Maru probably was traveling bow
on to the submarine. That may
mean the white fishing vessel was
obscured by haze and whitecaps.
Waddle had raised the sub to a
higher periscope depth and
changed the magnification before
looking, his lawyer said.
“He did the procedures that are
required to do a proper periscope
search. Unfortunately, he didn’t see
the target,” Gittins said.
Among those expected to testify
during the court of inquiry: Capt.
Robert Brandhuber, the chief of
staff of the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s sub
marine force who accompanied the
civilians aboard the Greeneville;
the fire control technician who said
he was distracted by the visitors;
Rear Adm. Charles Griffiths, who
led the Navy’s investigation into
the accident; and Hisao Onishi,
captain of the Ehime Maru.
The three officers also are likely
to be called to testify, although they
could invoke their Fifth Amend
ment right against self-incrimina
tion. Attorneys for Waddle and
Coen have requested the officers be
granted testimonial immunity,
which would prevent the military
from using anything they say to
seek future charges. They still
could face prosecution, however,
based upon the testimony of others.
Lawyers for Pfeifer and Coen did
not return calls Sunday for com
ment.
Napster users keep swapping
as industry waits for screening
By Matthew Fordahl
The Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Copyright
music flowed freely on the Napster
tune-swapping service Sunday af
ternoon as users waited to see if the
company would fulfill a promise to
block pirated songs sometime over
the weekend using a new screening
system.
All the top 10 songs listed on the
Billboard Hot 100 list were avail
able on the company’s servers, in
cluding the No. 1 “Stutter” by Joe
featuring Mystikal. Songs by long
time Napster foe Metallica also
showed up in searches.
The company will not comment
on the screening plan until it be
gins, spokeswoman Karen DeMar
co said Sunday. She would not say
when that would be.
With the service facing imminent
change, usage was soaring. More
than 11,100 people shared a total of
2.2 million files Sunday afternoon
on just one of dozens of servers
used by Napster.
“I am kind of watching it and try
ing to get my last efforts in — quick
ly,” said Thor Nelson, a user from
St. Paul, Minn.
During a federal court hearing
Friday, Napster attorney David
Boies said the service would de
ploy the screening system over the
weekend. He did not provide a spe
cific time.
On its Web site, Napster said the
process of screening out file names,
song titles and artists won’t be easy.
“It has involved a significant in
vestment of time and resources,” a
statement said. “However, we be
lieve it is superior to shutting the
service down and disbanding the
community during the transition
period to the new membership
based service.”
The software to be installed on
Napster’s servers will block access
to 1 million music files, Boies said.
He and Napster officials did not say
whether that number represented
distinct songs or spelling variations
on a smaller list.
Napster’s plan is a pre-emptive
move against an injunction sought
by the major record labels, which
argue copyright holders and artists
are not compensated for music
traded on the service. Napster has
argued that its computers do not
store actual song files but rather di
rect people to other users’ hard
drives where the music can be
downloaded.
In July, U.S. District Judge Mari
lyn Hall Patel granted the indus
try’s request for a preliminary in
junction and ordered Napster shut
down for facilitating infringement.
But last month, the 9th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals stayed the order
pending its decision in the case.
By Friday, all parties were back
in court to discuss the case when
Napster announced plans to start
blocking songs.
The change is significant, but the
policy will work only if the compa
ny is diligent in policing its servers
and blocking so-called
workarounds, such as Madonna
songs that are listed with her name
spelled with one “n,” said Robert
Schwartz, an attorney who special
izes in copyright law.
Hilary Rosen, president of the
Recording Industry Association of
America, said the proposal is a
promising step.
“We think that the screening
technology has the potential to be
effective, but we’ll see,” she said af
ter Friday’s hearing.
On Sunday, RIAA spokeswoman
Amy Weiss said the group would
have no comment immediately on
Napster’s implementation of file
blocking “or lack thereof.”