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The Shipping Accidents Investigation Council (ASNA) has ruled that officersand crew members of passenger ro/ro Express Samina that sank in theAegean three years ago killing 80 people are guilty of charges of extremenegligence. The vessel struck rocks as it approached the island of Paros on thenight of26 September 2000, took on water and sank within half an hour. Thecouncil, whose members met last Thursday (17 July), ruled that the crew wasdisorganized and inadequately trained to deal with emergencies. However, incontrast to a recent Aegean appeals court ruling, the majority of the councildid not attribute responsibility to representatives of the owners, Minoan FlyingDolphins, now renamed Hellas Flying Dolphins. According to sources, the ASNApresident disagreed with the other four members on this point. ASNA found thatFirst Mate Anastasios Psychoyios, who was on bridge duty at the time of theaccident, had not been in control of the vessel in accordance with regulations.It found that the captain, Vassilis Yiannakis, had not reacted fast enough basedon his knowledge and experience of the specific vessel, after becoming aware ofthe situation. It also found him responsible for not ensuring that the crew weretrained in dealing with orders to abandon ship. Second mate GiorgosTriantafyllou was found guilty of negligence by failing to ensure that the floodcontrol doors were secured before the vessel sailed and for not makinglifesaving gear available in time. Also according to ASNA, first engineerGerasimos Skiadaresis should have isolated the main engine-room as soon as herealized what had happened and informed the bridge. The judicial investigationinto the sinking is separate.

The captain, Lee Joon-seok, and two crew members have been arrested on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need, and prosecutors said Monday that four other crew members have been detained. Senior prosecutor Ahn Sang-don said prosecutors would decide within 48 hours whether to seek arrest warrants for the four: two first mates, a second mate and a chief engineer.

About 30 minutes after the Sewol began tilting, a crew member repeatedly asked a marine traffic controller whether passengers would be rescued if they abandoned the ship off South Korea's southern coast.

Vice President's Remarks in Washington, PennsylvaniaRemarks by the Vice President at a Victory 2004 RallyWashington & Jefferson CollegeHenry Memorial CenterWashington, Pennsylvania 1:41 P.M. EDT AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! AUDIENCE MEMBER: (Inaudible.) THE VICE PRESIDENT: All right. (Laughter.) Mercy. AUDIENCE MEMBER: (Inaudible.) THE VICE PRESIDENT: All right, we may just -- we may just stayhere and -- right here all week, for the rest of the campaign.(Applause.) Well, that's a great welcome, and a great crowd. I cansee, obviously, there's no doubt in my mind, this is Bush-Cheneycountry. (Applause.) I know -- of course, the President has been out campaigning allacross the country. I don't know how many of you noticed last week,Senator Kerry went goose hunting. (Laughter.) The Senator wore a newcamouflage jacket for the occasion, which made me wonder how often he'dbeen goose hunting before. (Laughter.) My personal opinion is hiscamo jacket is an October disguise. (Laughter and applause.) It's aneffort he's making to hide the fact that he votes against gun-ownerrights at every turn. My fellow sportsmen, the cover-up isn't going towork because you and I know the Second Amendment is more than just aphoto opportunity. (Applause.) Now, Lynne -- when Lynne introduced me, she talked about knowing mesince I was 14 years old, and that's true. But she wouldn't go outwith me until I was 17. (Laughter.) I explain to people that we gotmarried because Dwight Eisenhower got elected President of the UnitedStates. (Laughter.) In those days I was a youngster living inNebraska. Dad worked for the Soil Conservation Service. Eisenhowergot elected, and reorganized the government; Dad got transferred toCasper, Wyoming, which is where I met Lynne. And we grew up together,went to high school together and recently celebrated our 40th weddinganniversary. (Applause.) I explained to a group the other night thatif it hadn't been for Eisenhower's election victory, Lynne would havemarried somebody else. (Laughter.) And she said, right, and now he'dbe Vice President of the United States. (Laughter.) It's a greatjoke. With just six days left in the campaign, the choices in theelection could not be more clear. The stakes are very high, both athome and abroad. And I believe on November 2nd, the American peopleare going to make George W. Bush President for four more years.(Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE VICE PRESIDENT: It's a pleasure to be in this historic part ofPennsylvania, the first county in the United States to be named afterGeorge Washington -- or, as his friends might have called him, GeorgeW. (Applause.) This year, as in the early days of the republic,Pennsylvania is at the center of American politics. The nation will bewatching the results here on Election Day, and it is absolutelyessential that everyone get out and vote. And with your help and hardwork, President Bush and I will carry Pennsylvania next Tuesday.(Applause.) The President and I are delighted to be part of a great Republicanticket here in Pennsylvania this year. I want to thank Congressman TimMurphy for his kind words and the great leadership he provides.(Applause.) And I also want to put in a good word for Senator ArlenSpecter, although he couldn't be here today. AUDIENCE: Booo! THE VICE PRESIDENT: This is a tough crowd. (Laughter andapplause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Mrs. Cheney. (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: (Inaudible.) THE VICE PRESIDENT: You're playing havoc with my concentration.(Laughter.) The President and I are proud to work with all of your Republicanmembers in the Nation's Capital. And I also want to mention to othergreat Pennsylvania leaders who could not join us today -- good friendsof mine -- Senator Rick Santorum and former Governor Tom Ridge.(Applause.) After the attacks of 9/11, we created the Department ofHomeland Security to focus our government on the mission of protectingthe American people. Governor Tom Ridge has been involved in thiseffort since the beginning. (Applause.) I also want to thank everyone who has put up signs, made phonecalls to help turn out the vote. Grassroots activists are an essentialpart of this campaign, and the President and I are tremendouslygrateful for your support. Pennsylvania voters understand the importance of steady,principled, consistent leadership in the White House. This is noordinary time for America. Our country faces some serious challenges,but we are meeting each and every one of those challenges with strengthand resolve. Today, people in Pennsylvania and across the land can beconfident of a better future; a stronger economy; and a nation that ismore secure because of the leadership of our President, George W.Bush. (Applause.) Over the course of the last four years, I think people have seenvery clearly the character and the vision of our President. He's a manof loyalty and kindness who speaks plainly and means what he says. Hesets clear goals, and works with members of both parties to achievethem. He puts the country first and his deepest commitment is tomaking us safer, more prosperous, and more secure. During the course of this campaign, we have seen something quitedifferent in the President's opponent. He is a man who will say and doanything if he thinks it will advance his cause. AUDIENCE: Booo! THE VICE PRESIDENT: I haven't even gotten to the good part yet.(Laughter.) Just over a year ago, John Kerry did something truly unthinkablefor a man who aspires to be Commander-in-Chief; he turned his back onthe troops that he had earlier voted to send into combat because hethought it was to his political advantage to do so. AUDIENCE: Booo! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Senator Kerry, you will remember, voted infavor of using force to oust Saddam Hussein, but then during theDemocratic primary season when it came time to vote funds that wouldprovide our fighting men and women with body armor, ammunition, jetfuel, and spare parts, Senator Kerry voted "no." AUDIENCE: Booo! THE VICE PRESIDENT: He offered a ridiculous explanation which,frankly, I think will go down in the history of American politics. Hesaid, and I quote, "I actually voted for the $87 billion before I votedagainst it." AUDIENCE: Flip-flop! Flip-flop! Flip-flop! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Okay. But the real reason he turned his backon our troops was Howard Dean. Dean was the antiwar candidate; Deanwas surging ahead in the polls; and so John Kerry, in order to advancehimself in the Democratic primary, turned his back on the troops. Hesaid his vote was "complicated," but, my friends, supporting Americantroops in combat should never be a complicated matter. (Applause.) John Kerry will say and do anything in order to get elected. Hewill attack the Patriot Act -- after he voted for it. He will attackthe No Child Left Behind Act -- after he voted for it. He will try toscare young people by raising the specter of the draft ?- when he knowsthat the only people who have supported the idea of bringing it backare two members of his own party. Nobody but a couple of Democratswants to change the all-volunteer force because it's the finestmilitary the world has ever known. (Applause.) John Kerry will say and do anything to get elected. Most recently,he's been charging that American forces did not do enough to protect aweapons facility in Iraq, with the result that some 380 tons ofexplosives disappeared. But John Kerry doesn't know if thoseexplosives were even at the weapons facility when our troops arrived.The charge he is making is so wild that his own advisors are sayingthey don't know if it's true. But John Kerry is not a man to let ashortage of facts bother him. (Laughter and applause.) He rushed out to put up a TV ad saying there was a failure tosecure these explosives, when he has no idea if they were even there tobe secured. The title of John Kerry's TV ad is Obligation, which ispretty ironic if you think about it: The first obligation of aCommander-in-Chief is to support our men and women in combat.(Applause.) Which John Kerry failed to do a year ago when he votedagainst the funding they needed, and which he is failing to do now bymaking accusations without knowing the facts. Our troops ought to bepraised for the 400,000 tons of weapons and explosives they'vecaptured. (Applause.) At the same time, they've been buildingschools, training Iraqi forces, fighting an insurgency, they've seized400,000 tons and are in the process of destroying them. These bravemen and women deserve better than to have their actions called intoquestion by a political candidate who is so ambitious, he can't waitfor the facts. (Applause.) John Kerry is playing armchair general, and he's not doing a verygood job of it. This shouldn't surprise us given his weak record onnational security. He first ran for Congress advocating the idea thatwe should deploy American troops only under the authority of the UnitedNations. AUDIENCE: Booo! THE VICE PRESIDENT: He ran for the Senate on the platform that weshould dismantle most of the major weapons systems Ronald Reagan usedto keep the peace and win the Cold War. AUDIENCE: Booo! THE VICE PRESIDENT: In 1991, when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwaitand stood poised to dominate the Persian Gulf, John Kerry voted againstOperation Desert Storm. AUDIENCE: Booo! THE VICE PRESIDENT: And in the first debate this year, SenatorKerry said America had to meet some kind of global test before we couldtake military action. AUDIENCE: Booo! THE VICE PRESIDENT: The President and I know better than that. Weknow that it is not our job to conduct international opinion polls, ourjob is to defend America. (Applause.) Now, in the closing days of this campaign, John Kerry is tryingevery which way to cover up his record of weakness. But he can't doit. It won't work. As we like to say in Wyoming, you can put all thelipstick you want on a pig, but at the end of the day, it's still apig. (Applause.) That's one of my favorites. (Laughter.) John Kerry does not have the judgment or the conviction thatAmerica needs in a President. He is not a steadfast leader. OurPresident is. (Applause.) Let me tell you why that matters. A country can never know what aPresident will be called upon to do. Think of the last four years;think of the challenges of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the globalwar on terror, and because our President is a man of strong characterand steadfast determination, he has led us very well. At theRepublican Convention, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani told thestory of how on 9/11, he turned to his police commissioner, BernieKerik, and said, Thank God, George Bush is Commander-in-Chief.(Applause.) Under the President's leadership, we have reached around the worldto capture and kill thousands of al Qaeda. In Afghanistan, the campswhere terrorists trained to kill Americans have been shut down, theTaliban driven from power. In Iraq, we dealt with a gathering threat,and removed the regime of Saddam Hussein. Nineteen months ago, hecontrolled the lives of 25 million people. Today, he sits in jail.(Applause.) We are also helping the people of Iraq and Afghanistan to buildrepresentative governments. In Afghanistan, 10 million peopleregistered to vote, nearly half of them women. Elections were heldtwo weeks ago, the first in the 5,000-year history of that country.(Applause.) In January, the people of Iraq will vote, as well. And wewill be safer as a result. One of the lessons that history teaches isthat institutions of self-government turn the energies of people awayfrom violence to the peaceful work of building better lives. Freedomis the best antidote to terrorism. (Applause.) Because of President Bush's determination in the war on terror,leaders around the world are getting the message. Just five days afterSaddam Hussein was captured, Moammar Ghadafi in Libya agreed to abandonhis nuclear weapons program and turn the materials over to the UnitedStates. (Applause.) The biggest danger we face today is having nuclear weaponstechnology fall into the hands of terrorists. The President is workingwith many countries in a global effort to end the trade and transfer ofthese deadly technologies. The most important result thus far is thatthe black-market network that supplied nuclear weapons technology toLibya, as well as to Iran and North Korea, has been shut down. And theworld is safer as a result. (Applause.) We could not have succeeded in these efforts without the help ofdozens of countries around the world. We will always seekinternational support for international efforts, but as President Bushhas made very clear, there is a difference between leading a coalitionof many nations and submitting to the objections of a few. We willnever seek a permission slip -- (Applause.) We will never seek apermission slip to defend the United States of America. (Applause.) The clearest, most important difference in this campaign is simpleto state: President Bush understands the war on terror and has astrategy for winning it; Senator Kerry does not. All doubt on that matter was removed when Senator Kerry recentlysaid that he wanted to lead America back to the place where we were --to a time when terrorism was, in his word, a "nuisance." AUDIENCE: Booo! THE VICE PRESIDENT: He compared it to illegal gambling orprostitution. That's the comparison he made. When I read that, I thought to myself, when was terrorism only anuisance? Was it a nuisance four years ago, when the USS Cole wasattacked and we lost 17 sailors and nearly lost the ship? Was it anuisance six years ago when they simultaneously attacked two of ourembassies in East Africa and killed hundreds of people? AUDIENCE: No! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Was terrorism just a nuisance 11 years ago,when they first bombed the World Trade Center in New York? AUDIENCE: No! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Or 16 years ago, when Pan Am Flight 103 wasblown out of the skies over Lockerbie Scotland? AUDIENCE: No! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Or 21 years ago, when a suicide bomber in atruck drove into the barracks in Beirut and killed 241 Marines? AUDIENCE: No! THE VICE PRESIDENT: My friends, there never was a time whenterrorism was just a nuisance. (Applause.) Our goal -- our goal isnot to reduce terror to some acceptable level. Our goal is to defeatterror, and with George Bush as our President, that's what we'll do.(Applause.) These are not times for leaders who shift with the political winds;or who fail to understand the nature of the struggle we're in. Ourtroops, our allies, and our enemies must know where America stands.The President of the United States must be clear and consistent. Inhis years in Washington, John Kerry has been one of a hundred votes inthe United States Senate -? and fortunately on matters of nationalsecurity, his views rarely prevailed. But the presidency is anentirely different proposition. A senator can be wrong for 20 years,without consequence to the nation. But a President -- a President --always casts the deciding vote. And in this time of challenge, Americaneeds ?- and America has ?- a President we can count on to get itright. (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love Mrs. Cheney! AUDIENCE MEMBER: Yes, we do. THE VICE PRESIDENT: All right, control yourselves. (Laughter.) President Bush knows our dedicated servicemen and women representthe very best of the United States of America. (Applause.) I want tothank them, and their families, and all the veterans with us here todayfor what they've done for all of us. (Applause.) Our country requires strong and consistent leadership for ouractions overseas, and the same is true for our policies here at home.When President Bush and I stood on the inaugural platform on the westside of the Capitol and took the oath of office, the economy wassliding into recession. Then terrorists struck on 9/11 and shook theeconomy once again. We faced a basic decision -? to leave more moneywith families and businesses, or to take more of the American people'shard-earned money for the federal government. President Bush made hischoice. He proposed and he delivered tax cuts for the American peoplenot once, not twice, but four times in four years. (Applause.) Every American who pays federal income taxes benefited from theBush tax cuts, and so has the economy. We've created jobs for 13consecutive months -? a total of over 1.9 million new jobs during thatperiod. Here in Pennsylvania, more than 71,000 jobs since February ofthis year. (Applause.) Mortgage rates, interest rates, and inflationare all low. Consumers are confident; businesses are investing;families are taking home more of what they earn. (Applause.) We're seeing record exports for farm products. Farm income is up.Our farm economy is strong and that's good for the entire nation.(Applause.) We know there are still challenges, especially in our manufacturingcommunities. The President and I will not be satisfied until everyAmerican who wants to work can find a job. But this is a strong,growing economy -- don't let the Democrats tell you otherwise.(Applause.) Our accomplishments these past four years have made America safer,stronger, and better. In our second term, we will keep moving forwardwith a pro-growth, pro-jobs agenda. We'll work to make the Bush taxcuts permanent. (Applause.) And to help families and smallbusinesses, we'll lead a bipartisan effort to reform and simplify thefederal tax code. (Applause.) We will work to end lawsuit abuse. We know it's a lot easier forAmerica's businesses to hire workers if they don't have to keep hiringlawyers. (Applause.) And we will continue to work to help parents and teachers improveour public schools so that all our children receive the world-classeducation they deserve. (Applause.) We will work to make it easierfor small businesses to provide health insurance to their employees andfor families to meet health care needs ?- and we'll do this in waysthat keep health decisions in the hands of doctors and patients, notbureaucrats in Washington. (Applause.) We will work for medical liability reform because we know the costof malpractice insurance is creating a crisis, not only inPennsylvania, but across the nation. America's doctors should be ableto spend their time healing patients, not fighting off frivolouslawsuits. (Applause.) President Bush and I will also continue to defend our society'sfundamental rights and values. We stand for a culture of life, and wereject the brutal practice of partial birth abortion. (Applause.) Westand strongly for the Second Amendment and will defend the individualright of every American to bear arms. (Applause.) We believe that ournation is "one nation under God." (Applause.) And we believeAmericans ought to be able to say so when we pledge allegiance to ourflag. (Applause.) There shouldn't be any question about this ?- and there wouldn't beif we had more reasonable judges on the federal bench. (Applause.)The Democrats in the Senate have been doing everything they can -?including using the filibuster -? to keep the President's sensible,mainstream nominees off the bench. They are hoping to wait thePresident out. But I've got news for them. That's not going to happenbecause we're going to win this election. (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE VICE PRESIDENT: My friends, the differences between thePresident and his opponent are as sharp as they can possibly be, andthe consequences for the country are enormous. On vital matters ofnational security, Senator Kerry offers a record of weakness and astrategy of retreat. President Bush offers a record of steady purpose,resolute action, and a strategy for victory. Senator Kerry wants toempower government; President Bush will empower the citizens of thisgreat land. John Kerry seems to think all wisdom is found inWashington, D.C.; George Bush trusts the wisdom of the Americanpeople. (Applause.) Under President Bush's leadership, we will use America's power toserve great purposes, to protect our homeland by turning back anddefeating the forces of terror, and spreading hope and freedom aroundthe world. Here at home, we will continue building a prosperity thatreaches every corner of the land so that every child in America has achance to learn, to succeed, and to rise in the world. The President and I are honored by your commitment to the cause weall share. President Bush and I will wage this effort with completeconfidence in the American people. The signs are good -? here inPennsylvania, and even in Massachusetts. (Applause.) According to anews account, people leaving the Democratic National Convention in Julyasked a Boston policeman for directions. He replied, Leave here ?- andgo vote Republican. (Applause.) President Bush and I are honored to have the support of that policeofficer and of Democrats, Republicans, and independents from everycalling in American life. We're grateful to our many friends acrossthe great state of Pennsylvania. I want to thank you for thetremendous welcome this morning. We're proud to have you on the team.(Applause.) And together, on November 2nd, we'll see our cause forwardto victory. Thank you very much. (Applause.) END 1:10 P.M. EDT Printer-Friendly Version Email this page to a friend IssuesBudget ManagementEducationEnergyHealth CareHomeland SecurityHurricanesImmigrationJobs & EconomyMedicareNational SecurityPandemic FluPatriot ActRenewal in IraqSocial SecurityMore Issues 2b1af7f3a8