First of all, I want to ask you for your reaction to
what the U.S. president has said, essentially
saying airstrikes in Syria are a real possibility.
What happens if America sends fighter jets in Syria
without coordination with your government? What
would then the response be from the government
of the president there
BOUTHAINA SHAABAN, POLITICAL AND MEDIA
ADVISER TO SYRIAN PRESIDENT: Well, our foreign
minister has said in a press conference that, A, we
are ready to be part of any coalition against
terrorism. B, any strike on Syria without
coordination with the Syrian government is
considered an aggression against Syria. And
today, also, Moscow has said exactly the same
thing and China. And I think, you know, if we have
time, I will say to you how important this is for
fighting terrorism to coordinate with people who
have been fighting terrorism for the last 40 years,
not only ISIL, by the way, but those who are called
opposition or moderate opposition.
They did exactly the same crimes as ISIL and
therefore President Obama would be very much ill-
advised…
GORANI: Yes.
SHAABAN: — to carry on with what he…
GORANI: I think…
SHAABAN: — said this morning.
GORANI: — and Bouthaina Shaaban, people will
really disagree with you on sort of putting together
in the same group ISIS and other — the FSA, for
instance.
But let me ask you a precise question and I would
like a precise answer, if it's at all possible here.
SHAABAN: Please.
GORANI: Let's assume a U.S. fighter jet flies into
Syrian air space without approval from the Syrian
government.
Would the Syrian government then, if it considers
this an aggression, shoot it down?
SHAABAN: You know, I will — I honestly don't
know what the Syrian government would do at that
time. It's not my decision, it's the decision of the
Syrian government.
But I'm saying, if the objective of President Obama
is to fight terrorism, not only ISIL and not to
contain ISIL and not just to reduce ISIL, but to fight
terrorism, he have to coordinate his efforts with all
Security Council members who voted for 2170 and
with people on the ground and with people who
have been victims of terrorism for the last four
years and not just to coordinate with people who
have been financing, arming and facilitating
terrorism into Syria.
GORANI: So there — is it that you don't know how
the government would react?
It does have anti-aircraft weaponry, after all?
Or is it that no decision has been made with
regards to a possible U.S. air strike campaign in
Syrian air space?
SHAABAN: Well, as I said, our foreign minister has
made it very clear that we are ready to cooperate,
but if any strike is done without our cooperation,
we will consider it an aggression.
But, you know, Hala, we should talk about politics,
not only about media. So, therefore, I — you know,
they're acting probably in political channels. This
will be discussed in political channels rather than
on television screen what — what will happen and
what the Syrian government would do.
GORANI: So you anticipate discussions at perhaps
lower levels between members of the Syrian
government and members of the United States
government?
SHAABAN: I'm — I don't know. I think — I'm — I'm
talking about our government. But I'm saying that
our government will decide at the time what it's
going to do.
But the natural thing, the normal thing in fighting
terrorism and if the U.S. wants to benefit from the
mistakes of the past in Afghanistan and in Iraq, it
not only should announce no boots on the ground,
but it should review the ways to address terrorism
in these countries and, you know, the strategy that
I read by Obama really has many loopholes and
it's — it leaves a lot to be desired.
And he will benefit a lot from cooperating with the
Syrian government against terrorism, because we
have been truly fighting terrorism for the last four
years.
GORANI: So have there been any discussions at all
on any level, to your knowledge, on any kind of
coordination with regards to mounting the…
SHAABAN: (INAUDIBLE).
GORANI: — campaign against ISIS targets in Syria?
SHAABAN: Not to my knowledge.
GORANI: And…
SHAABAN: Not to my knowledge.
GORANI: — and to your knowledge, a response
from the Syrian government is — is not known at —
at this current stage if, indeed, U.S. fighter jets fly
into Syrian air space?
SHAABAN: I — as I said, I am not a military person,
I am a political (INAUDIBLE), the adviser. Even if
there is a decision or discussion, I wouldn't be part
of it, so I can't answer that question, unfortunately.
GORANI: Well, you are a political and media
adviser to the president, who, for years now, has
been accused of bombing his own people. We're
seeing video that's barely three days old from
Duma, where you have regime bombs fall on
civilian neighborhoods and children and civilians
killed and injured.
Why is this still, Bouthaina Shaaban, being done by
the Syrian regime against civilians?
SHAABAN: Well, Hala, you must have read the —
the reports that have been published after that and
you would know that the Syrian government didn't
do anything against its civilians and citizens. What
the Syrian government and what the Syrian Army
is doing is trying to protect all of us from horrid
terrorism.
And what is circulated in the Western media is
very, very far removed from the truth,
unfortunately..
GORANI: But you (INAUDIBLE)…
SHAABAN: — (INAUDIBLE)…
GORANI: — that video within Ashavan (ph). You see
these children. You see these bombs come from
the air and all this video that's been circulating.
SHAABAN: Yes, I know. I saw that.
GORANI: And you deny that this…
SHAABAN: I — I…
GORANI: — comes from the regime still, to this
day?
SHAABAN: Of course. You know, not only I deny,
an American think-tank has conducted an
investigation and it published a paper saying this
was not done by the Syrian regime. Unfortunately,
the Western media only takes what, again, is the
Syrian government, but it does not follow up on the
attacks to correct the mistakes that it has been
doing.
Of course, the Syrian government would not attack
its civilians, would not attack its citizens.
GORANI: And what…
SHAABAN: Of course.
GORANI: — what — what blame, then, does the
Syrian government have in all of this, the — the
hundreds of thousands of killed, the millions
displaced and made refugees?
Is it blameless?
SHAABAN: Well, I think you should think of Turkey,
of Qatar and of Saudi Arabia and of the American
support for these countries with whom they have
been meeting in Jeddah, all the Muslim fatwas
have been announced to kill people, to kill people,
to kill the Christians, to kill anybody who doesn't
share their ideology.
So I think the West, you know, should take its
responsibility for encouraging and allowing these
people to exercise terrorism on the Syrian people
for the last four years. I think Western
governments should get real, should come to
Syria, should see the truth and then should
address the issues.
GORANI: Well, look, you mentioned Moscow saying
that any U.S. air strikes would be considered an
act of aggression.
Do you know if there have been conversations
between the president, his leadership, and
Moscow regarding what the U.S. intends to do in
Syria against ISIS?
And if so, what has been discussed?
SHAABAN: You know, you know, most — the
Russian Federation is a friendly country and we
have many channels of communication with Russia
— with Russia. So we — we — we are in touch with
the Russians. We speak to the Russians. We talk to
them about many issues. And so it's not the place
here to say how and who is talking to whom.
GORANI: Lastly, Bouthaina Shaaban, you're on CNN
right now. Many Americans, potentially some
members of the U.S. government, are watching
right now.
Can you send a message directly from Bashar al-
Assad to the U.S. government, to the U.S.
president, what would it be?
SHAABAN: Well, I — I will send a message saying
that the four points he outlined as a strategy will
not work simply because they are not based on the
reality. You know, I will give you one example. He
said we should not allow these communities of
minorities to be driven out of their homes.
And I would like to remind President Obama that
the three million Christians, Iraqi Christians, have
been driven out of their homes, more than one
million Syrian Christians have been driven out of
their homes. We — I mean we — we — we like the
way he said that we should pursue political solution
in Syria and the Syrian government is very serious
in pursuing a political solution for the Syrian crisis.
So we would like to discuss how — how we — we
can reach a political solution for the entire region
and how we can all defeat terrorism, truly defeat
terrorism.
GORANI: Bouthaina Shaaban, an adviser to the
Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, joining us from
Damascus.
Saturday 13 September 2014
US Finally Declares War Against IS
Secretary of State John Kerry talked to the
nation with a series of television appearances
and he refused to tag the expansion of US
operations against IS in Iraq and Syria as "war."
But when forced to answer Obama's feelings for
the conflict, the White House and Pentagon left
little doubt.
"The United States is at war with ISIL in the
same way that we are at war with Al-Qaeda and
its Al-Qaeda affiliates all around the globe," said
White House spokesman Josh Earnest.
Meanwhile Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral
John Kirby said: "But make no mistake, we
know we are at war with ISIL in the same way
we're at war and continue to be at war with Al-
Qaida and its affiliates".
Obama is planned to be in Tampa Florida this
Wednessday to have a meeting with US Central
Command, which oversees American forces in
the Middle East.
Keery had on thursday taken a look at the
Middle East building an anti-IS coalition,and
refused to use the term "war" in referring to the
US campaign, telling people not to indulge in
"war fever."
"We're engaged in a major counterterrorism
operation, and it's going to be a long-term
counterterrorism operation," Kerry said.
"I think 'war' is the wrong terminology and
analogy but the factis that we are engaged in a
very significant global effort to curb terrorist
activity," Kerry said
The Islamic State (IS) formerly the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant Arabic or the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria is a Sunni jihadist group
in the Middle East. In its self-proclaimed status
as a caliphate, it claims religious authority over
all Muslims across the world.
nation with a series of television appearances
and he refused to tag the expansion of US
operations against IS in Iraq and Syria as "war."
But when forced to answer Obama's feelings for
the conflict, the White House and Pentagon left
little doubt.
"The United States is at war with ISIL in the
same way that we are at war with Al-Qaeda and
its Al-Qaeda affiliates all around the globe," said
White House spokesman Josh Earnest.
Meanwhile Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral
John Kirby said: "But make no mistake, we
know we are at war with ISIL in the same way
we're at war and continue to be at war with Al-
Qaida and its affiliates".
Obama is planned to be in Tampa Florida this
Wednessday to have a meeting with US Central
Command, which oversees American forces in
the Middle East.
Keery had on thursday taken a look at the
Middle East building an anti-IS coalition,and
refused to use the term "war" in referring to the
US campaign, telling people not to indulge in
"war fever."
"We're engaged in a major counterterrorism
operation, and it's going to be a long-term
counterterrorism operation," Kerry said.
"I think 'war' is the wrong terminology and
analogy but the factis that we are engaged in a
very significant global effort to curb terrorist
activity," Kerry said
The Islamic State (IS) formerly the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant Arabic or the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria is a Sunni jihadist group
in the Middle East. In its self-proclaimed status
as a caliphate, it claims religious authority over
all Muslims across the world.
ISIS executes British aid worker David Haines; Cameron vows justice
British aid worker David Haines has been
executed by ISIS militants, according to a video
posted Saturday to a website associated with the
group, making him the third Western captive to be
killed by the Islamist extremist group in recent
weeks.
The ISIS video post showing Haines' beheading
called his execution "a message to the allies of
America."
It is produced very similarly to the videos that
showed the executions of American journalists
James Foley and Steven Sotloff, the last of which
included Haines and the threat that he'd be killed
next.
The new video pictures a masked ISIS militant
placing his hand on another captive, whom he
identified as Alan Henning, a British citizen.
In a tweet, British Prime Minister David Cameron
called "the murder of David Haines" an "act of pure
evil."
Cameron added, "We will do everything
in our power to hunt down these
murderers and ensure they face
justice, however long it takes."
Haines offers brief scripted comments
on the video, as does the man who kills
him.
Directing his remarks at Britain, the
executioner -- who sounds like the
man who killed Foley and Sotloff --
says, "Your evil alliance with America,
which continues to strike the Muslims
of Iraq and most recently bombed the
Haditha dam, will only accelerate your
destruction and claim the role of the
obedient lap dog.
"Cameron will only drag you and your
people into another bloody and
unwinnable war."
Retired Lt. Col. Rick Francona -- an Air
Force veteran intelligence officer and CNN military
analyst -- surmised that if ISIS planned to dissuade
Britain for teaming up with the United States, the
group will be disappointed.
"ISIS has just guaranteed British cooperation with
the Americans on all phases of what we're going to
be doing," Francona said. "... I think this is now a
Western fight; it's not just a U.S. fight."
Brother: Haines 'just another bloke' who lived to
help others
News of the gruesome killing came the same day
that the 44-year-old Haines' family released a brief
message to his captors through the British foreign
office.
In it, the family says, "We have sent messages to
you to which we have not received a reply. We are
asking those holding David to make contact with
us."
Haines' face became known to the world in the ISIS
video, released September 2, in which he looks
forward and kneels as a masked ISIS militant
stands behind him.
The militant says in that video, "We take this
opportunity to warn those governments who've
entered this evil alliance of America against the
Islamic State to back off and leave our people
alone."
British officials said after the video's release that
they had sent troops to try to rescue an unidentified
British citizen "some time ago," but failed. They
released no other details.
Mike Haines, in a statement early Sunday, through
the British Foreign Office, noted that his brother
leaves behind two children and his wife Dragana.
He described his brother as "just another bloke"
whose "childhood was centered around our family"
and who was "brought up to know right from
wrong."
David Haines worked for the Royal Mail, then joined
the Royal Air Force. He later worked with the United
Nations in the Balkans, where "he helped whoever
needed help, regardless of race, creed or religion,"
according to his brother.
"During this time, David began to decide that
humanitarian work was the field he wanted to work
in," Mike Haines said. "... David was most alive and
enthusiastic in his humanitarian roles."
After working for ScotRail, David Haines went on to
get a job as a logistics and security manager for the
Paris-based humanitarian Agency for Technical
Cooperation and Development.
He was abducted in March 2013 near a refugee
camp in Atmeh, Syria, where he was working to
arrange for the delivery of humanitarian aid to
people staying at the camp. He had previously
worked on aid operations for victims of conflict in
the Balkans, African and other parts of the Middle
East, according to an ACTED spokesman.
"His joy and anticipation for the work he (did) in
Syria is, for myself and family, the most important
element of this whole sad affair," Mike Haines said.
"He was and is loved by all his family and will be
missed terribly."
British hostage of ISIS was helping displaced
Syrians, aid group says
Obama: U.S. 'stands shoulder-to-shoulder' with
Britain
Another hostage has been publicly killed by ISIS.
Another one's life has been threatened. And fighters
for ISIS -- which calls itself the Islamic State, in a
nod to its efforts to establish a vast caliphate in the
Middle East under its strict version of Sharia law --
are continuing to kill innocent civilians in Iraq and
Syria.
So what's next?
The threat from ISIS has been brewing
for some time. Having begun a decade
ago as al Qaeda in Iraq -- only to be
disowned earlier this year by al Qaeda,
the group behind the September 11,
2001, terrorist attacks, for its heavy-
handed tactics -- ISIS has taken
advantage of instability in Syria and
Iraq to become one of the most
prominent and feared groups in the
Middle East.
ISIS, which is also known as the
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant or
ISIL, managed to become one of the
most successful rebel groups working
to overthrow Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad. It also rampaged through
much of Iraq, thwarting seemingly
overmatched Iraqi troops and
massacring those who did not
subscribe to its extreme version of
Islam.
It wasn't until last month -- albeit before Foley's
killing -- that the American military jumped into the
fray.
"It's a bit like trying to predict an earthquake: You
can see pressure building up on the fault lines but
not knowing when it's going to materialize (or how)
quickly it can disintegrate," Rep. Adam Schiff, a
California Democrat, said Saturday night. "Those
things are very hard to predict."
Partnering with the Iraqi military and Kurdish
fighters, U.S. warplanes have been striking ISIS
targets in Iraq regularly since August 8.
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama
announced that U.S. airstrikes would go after the
extremist group in Syria, and perhaps beyond.
"We will hunt down terrorists who threaten our
country, wherever they are," said Obama, who
insisted American troops wouldn't fight "on foreign
soil," though they will play support roles. "That
means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL
in Syria, as well as Iraq. This is a core principle of
my presidency: if you threaten America, you will
find no safe haven."
The President vowed the United States won't do it
alone. To this end, U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry was in Egypt on Saturday seeking that
country's help in the fight against ISIS.
Britain is one country, at least, that has stepped up
-- even before Haines' killing.
That includes providing "urgent military support" at
the Iraqi government's request, including heavy
machine guns, body armor and nearly half a million
rounds of ammunition to Kurdish fighters known as
the Peshmerga.
The scale of that support, though, could ramp up
now with one Briton executed and Henning's life in
limbo.
To this end, 10 Downing Street announced early
Sunday that Cameron will convene an emergency
meeting of his top security officials to discuss what
Britain will do next.
Obama released a statement late Saturday after
what he called Haines' "barbaric murder," offering
his support for the aid worker's family and his
native Britain.
"The United States stands shoulder-to-shoulder
tonight with our close friend and ally in grief and
resolve," the President said.
"We will work with the United Kingdom and a broad
coalition of nations from the region and around the
world to bring the perpetrators of this outrageous
act to justice, and to degrade and destroy this threat
to the people of our countries, the region and the
world."
executed by ISIS militants, according to a video
posted Saturday to a website associated with the
group, making him the third Western captive to be
killed by the Islamist extremist group in recent
weeks.
The ISIS video post showing Haines' beheading
called his execution "a message to the allies of
America."
It is produced very similarly to the videos that
showed the executions of American journalists
James Foley and Steven Sotloff, the last of which
included Haines and the threat that he'd be killed
next.
The new video pictures a masked ISIS militant
placing his hand on another captive, whom he
identified as Alan Henning, a British citizen.
In a tweet, British Prime Minister David Cameron
called "the murder of David Haines" an "act of pure
evil."
Cameron added, "We will do everything
in our power to hunt down these
murderers and ensure they face
justice, however long it takes."
Haines offers brief scripted comments
on the video, as does the man who kills
him.
Directing his remarks at Britain, the
executioner -- who sounds like the
man who killed Foley and Sotloff --
says, "Your evil alliance with America,
which continues to strike the Muslims
of Iraq and most recently bombed the
Haditha dam, will only accelerate your
destruction and claim the role of the
obedient lap dog.
"Cameron will only drag you and your
people into another bloody and
unwinnable war."
Retired Lt. Col. Rick Francona -- an Air
Force veteran intelligence officer and CNN military
analyst -- surmised that if ISIS planned to dissuade
Britain for teaming up with the United States, the
group will be disappointed.
"ISIS has just guaranteed British cooperation with
the Americans on all phases of what we're going to
be doing," Francona said. "... I think this is now a
Western fight; it's not just a U.S. fight."
Brother: Haines 'just another bloke' who lived to
help others
News of the gruesome killing came the same day
that the 44-year-old Haines' family released a brief
message to his captors through the British foreign
office.
In it, the family says, "We have sent messages to
you to which we have not received a reply. We are
asking those holding David to make contact with
us."
Haines' face became known to the world in the ISIS
video, released September 2, in which he looks
forward and kneels as a masked ISIS militant
stands behind him.
The militant says in that video, "We take this
opportunity to warn those governments who've
entered this evil alliance of America against the
Islamic State to back off and leave our people
alone."
British officials said after the video's release that
they had sent troops to try to rescue an unidentified
British citizen "some time ago," but failed. They
released no other details.
Mike Haines, in a statement early Sunday, through
the British Foreign Office, noted that his brother
leaves behind two children and his wife Dragana.
He described his brother as "just another bloke"
whose "childhood was centered around our family"
and who was "brought up to know right from
wrong."
David Haines worked for the Royal Mail, then joined
the Royal Air Force. He later worked with the United
Nations in the Balkans, where "he helped whoever
needed help, regardless of race, creed or religion,"
according to his brother.
"During this time, David began to decide that
humanitarian work was the field he wanted to work
in," Mike Haines said. "... David was most alive and
enthusiastic in his humanitarian roles."
After working for ScotRail, David Haines went on to
get a job as a logistics and security manager for the
Paris-based humanitarian Agency for Technical
Cooperation and Development.
He was abducted in March 2013 near a refugee
camp in Atmeh, Syria, where he was working to
arrange for the delivery of humanitarian aid to
people staying at the camp. He had previously
worked on aid operations for victims of conflict in
the Balkans, African and other parts of the Middle
East, according to an ACTED spokesman.
"His joy and anticipation for the work he (did) in
Syria is, for myself and family, the most important
element of this whole sad affair," Mike Haines said.
"He was and is loved by all his family and will be
missed terribly."
British hostage of ISIS was helping displaced
Syrians, aid group says
Obama: U.S. 'stands shoulder-to-shoulder' with
Britain
Another hostage has been publicly killed by ISIS.
Another one's life has been threatened. And fighters
for ISIS -- which calls itself the Islamic State, in a
nod to its efforts to establish a vast caliphate in the
Middle East under its strict version of Sharia law --
are continuing to kill innocent civilians in Iraq and
Syria.
So what's next?
The threat from ISIS has been brewing
for some time. Having begun a decade
ago as al Qaeda in Iraq -- only to be
disowned earlier this year by al Qaeda,
the group behind the September 11,
2001, terrorist attacks, for its heavy-
handed tactics -- ISIS has taken
advantage of instability in Syria and
Iraq to become one of the most
prominent and feared groups in the
Middle East.
ISIS, which is also known as the
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant or
ISIL, managed to become one of the
most successful rebel groups working
to overthrow Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad. It also rampaged through
much of Iraq, thwarting seemingly
overmatched Iraqi troops and
massacring those who did not
subscribe to its extreme version of
Islam.
It wasn't until last month -- albeit before Foley's
killing -- that the American military jumped into the
fray.
"It's a bit like trying to predict an earthquake: You
can see pressure building up on the fault lines but
not knowing when it's going to materialize (or how)
quickly it can disintegrate," Rep. Adam Schiff, a
California Democrat, said Saturday night. "Those
things are very hard to predict."
Partnering with the Iraqi military and Kurdish
fighters, U.S. warplanes have been striking ISIS
targets in Iraq regularly since August 8.
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama
announced that U.S. airstrikes would go after the
extremist group in Syria, and perhaps beyond.
"We will hunt down terrorists who threaten our
country, wherever they are," said Obama, who
insisted American troops wouldn't fight "on foreign
soil," though they will play support roles. "That
means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL
in Syria, as well as Iraq. This is a core principle of
my presidency: if you threaten America, you will
find no safe haven."
The President vowed the United States won't do it
alone. To this end, U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry was in Egypt on Saturday seeking that
country's help in the fight against ISIS.
Britain is one country, at least, that has stepped up
-- even before Haines' killing.
That includes providing "urgent military support" at
the Iraqi government's request, including heavy
machine guns, body armor and nearly half a million
rounds of ammunition to Kurdish fighters known as
the Peshmerga.
The scale of that support, though, could ramp up
now with one Briton executed and Henning's life in
limbo.
To this end, 10 Downing Street announced early
Sunday that Cameron will convene an emergency
meeting of his top security officials to discuss what
Britain will do next.
Obama released a statement late Saturday after
what he called Haines' "barbaric murder," offering
his support for the aid worker's family and his
native Britain.
"The United States stands shoulder-to-shoulder
tonight with our close friend and ally in grief and
resolve," the President said.
"We will work with the United Kingdom and a broad
coalition of nations from the region and around the
world to bring the perpetrators of this outrageous
act to justice, and to degrade and destroy this threat
to the people of our countries, the region and the
world."
Microsoft Returns The Start Menu In Windows 9 | First Photo Of Window 9
After many complaints about Microsoft taking away
the Start Menu in Windows 8, they've returned it in
Windows 9.
A leaked screen shot of the new OS shows an all
new Start Menu.
The Windows 9 appears to have significant changes
from the Windows 8 with addition of Modern UI apps
running on the desktop, notifications center, virtual
desktops and more.
Windows 9 is being designed to adapt to the
hardware it's running on – traditional PCs will have
the desktop and no Start screen, while tablets will
have the Start screen and no desktop.
the Start Menu in Windows 8, they've returned it in
Windows 9.
A leaked screen shot of the new OS shows an all
new Start Menu.
The Windows 9 appears to have significant changes
from the Windows 8 with addition of Modern UI apps
running on the desktop, notifications center, virtual
desktops and more.
Windows 9 is being designed to adapt to the
hardware it's running on – traditional PCs will have
the desktop and no Start screen, while tablets will
have the Start screen and no desktop.
Pennsylvania State Trooper dies in shooting, another wounded.
Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers
shot late Friday night, one fatally, were ambushed
just outside the police barracks in Blooming
Grove, Pennsylvania, Commissioner Frank Noonan
told reporters. The shooter or shooters have not
been found, he said.
"I know a lot of people are wondering if the threat
is resolved. It is not," he said.
Police don't have a description of the shooters or
any information about what the motive was. But
Noonan said "this attack seems to be directed
particularly at the Pennsylvania State Police."
The shooting happened at 10:50 p.m. Friday
night at the agency's Blooming Grove barracks.
One trooper died in the shooting. Another was
wounded, had surgery and is in stable condition,
Noonan said.
He declined to release the identities of either
trooper.
Police from New York, New Jersey and
throughout the Northeast are assisting in the
search for the shooter or shooters, Noonan said.
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