APS board may expand drug and alcohol policy
(AP) - A no-tolerance alcohol and drug policy recommended by some Albuquerque Public School board members could end up costing students more privileges.
Current rules speak only of taking away extracurricular activities if a student is accused of using or being near alcohol or drugs. The proposal recommended Wednesday by the board's policy committee calls for tougher punishment.
"This could bar students from student parking, attending basketball games, off-campus lunches and early dismissal," board member Gordon Rowe said. "These are all privileges we offer."
The proposal would make all students subject to punishment, not just those participating in extracurricular activities. It would also emphasize that students are in violation not just for drinking alcohol or doing drugs but being near those substances at parties.
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CIA: Osama bin Laden video probably authentic
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A man identifying himself as Osama bin Laden offered a truce to European countries that do not attack Muslims, saying it would begin when their soldiers leave Islamic nations, according to a recording broadcast Thursday on Arab satellite networks.
Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain quickly spurned what appeared to be an attempt to drive a wedge between Europe and America.
The tape, which ran in full at more than seven minutes, also vowed revenge against America for the Israeli assassination of Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin and denounced the United States as using the Iraq war for corporate profiteering.
"I announce a truce with the European countries that do not attack Muslim countries," the taped message said as the stations showed an old, still picture of the al Qaeda leader.
The message said "the door to a truce is open for three months," but the time frame could be extended. "The truce will begin when the last soldier leaves our countries," the speaker said without elaborating.
A CIA official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the agency conducted a technical analysis of the recording and concluded it is probably authentic. The official said the tape was likely recorded in the past several weeks because of its reference to Israel's killing of Yassin last month.
