MILITARY FACES COLLEGE BASKETBALL Exchange shoppers Gillian Anderson Harvard coach Amaker set sights on new embodies Thatcher created model for others Xbox, PlayStation in ‘The Crown’ on social justice issues Page 3 Page 18 Back page South Korea to issue fines for not wearing masks in public » Page 5 stripes.com Volume 79, No. 151 ©SS 2020 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas WAR ON TERRORISM US, Israel worked together to track, kill al-Qaida No. 2 BY MATTHEW LEE AND JAMES LAPORTA Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States and Israel worked together to track and kill a senior al-Qaida operative in Iran this year, a bold intelligence operation by the allied nations that came as the Trump ad- ministration was ramping up pres- sure on Tehran. Four current and former U.S. offi- cials said Abu Mohammed al-Masri, al-Qaida’s No. 2, was killed by assas- sins in the Iranian capital in August. The U.S. provided intelligence to the Israelis on where they could find al- Masri and the alias he was using at the time, while Israeli agents carried out the killing, according to two of the officials. The two other officials confirmed al-Masri’s killing but could not provide specific details. Al-Masri was gunned down in a Tehran alley on Aug. 7, the anni- versary of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Al- Masri was widely believed to have participated in the planning of those attacks and was wanted on terrorism charges by the FBI. Al-Masri’s death is a blow to al- PAULA BRONSTEIN/AP Qaida, the terror network that or- chestrated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks Supporters of President Donald Trump attend a “Stop The Steal” rally at the Oregon State Capitol protesting the outcome of the in the U.S, and comes amid rumors in election Saturday in Salem, Ore. Demonstrators gathered in several cities around the U.S. to show support for the president. the Middle East about the fate of the group’s leader, Ayman al-Zawahri. The officials could not confirm those reports but said the U.S. intelligence community was trying to determine their credibility. Two of the officials — one within the intelligence community and Showing their support with direct knowledge of the opera- tion and another former CIA officer briefed on the matter — said al-Masri was killed by Kidon, a unit within Trump backers around US protest result of election; some violent clashes break out in DC the secretive Israeli spy organization Mossad allegedly responsible for the BY ASHRAF KHALIL at least one stabbing and more than 20 could reverse the result. assassination of high-value targets. AND KEVIN FREKING arrests. The demonstrations in the nation’s capital In Hebrew, Kidon means bayonet or Associated Press Several other cities on Saturday also saw went from tense to violent during the night “tip of the spear.” gatherings of Trump supporters unwilling and early Sunday. Videos posted on social The official in the intelligence WASHINGTON — After several thou- to accept Democrat Joe Biden’s Electoral media showed fights, projectiles and clubs community said al-Masri’s daugh- sand supporters of President Donald Trump College and popular vote victory as legiti- as Trump backers sparred with those de- ter, Maryam, was also a target of the manding they take their MAGA hats and operation. protested the election results and marched mate. Cries of “Stop the Steal” and “Count to the Supreme Court, nighttime clashes Every Vote” rang out despite a lack of evi- banners and leave. SEE ISRAEL ON PAGE 3 with counterdemonstrators led to fistfights, dence of voter fraud or other problems that SEE SUPPORT ON PAGE 9 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, November 16, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Shipyard, union working together after strike Military rates Switzerland (Franc)............................0.9134 Euro costs (Nov. 16) ............................. $1.15 Thailand (Baht) ..................................... 30.17 Dollar buys (Nov. 16) ........................ €0.8253 Turkey (Lira) .........................................7.6491 Associated Press grievances and many new ideas year’s end, as the shipyard and British pound (Nov. 16) ........................$1.28 (Military exchange rates are those for operational improvements union embark on a three-year Japanese yen (Nov. 16) ......................102.00 available to customers at military banking BATH, Maine — Months after South Korean won (Nov. 16) ...........1083.00 facilities in the country of issuance Commercial rates a bitter strike during a pandemic, going forward, said Martin Cal- plan to get caught up. for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the laghan of the federal mediation George Edwards, a district of- Bahrain (Dinar) ....................................0.3770 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For Bath Iron Works managers and British pound ..................................... $1.3176 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., service. ficial with the Machinists Union, Canada (Dollar) ...................................1.3136 purchasing British pounds in Germany), production workers are starting China (Yuan) ....................................... 6.6064 check with your local military banking The shipbuilder, a subsidiary agreed that things are improv- to get on the same page when it Denmark (Krone) ................................6.2938 facility. Commercial rates are interbank comes to catching up on the pro- of General Dynamics, contended ing. “The parties are working to- Egypt (Pound) ....................................15.6395 rates provided for reference when buying during the strike that changes gether and trying to move on. I’m Euro ........................................$1.1832/0.8452 currency. All figures are foreign currencies duction schedule. Hong Kong (Dollar) .............................7.7533 to one dollar, except for the British pound, were necessary after falling six not going to say it’s 100% mended. Hungary (Forint) ................................ 301.93 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, Machinists Union Local S6 and and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) months to a year behind on con- But they’re heading in the right Israel (Shekel) .....................................3.3685 shipyard managers have been Japan (Yen) ...........................................104.64 meeting with help from a federal struction of Navy destroyers. direction,” he said. Kuwait (Dinar) .....................................0.3057 INTEREST RATES mediator since the two-month Bath Iron Works President Bath Iron Works is one of the Norway (Krone) .................................. 9.1667 Philippines (Peso)................................. 48.16 Prime rate ................................................3.25 strike ended in August. Dirk Lesko said that he expects Navy’s largest shipbuilders and Poland (Zloty) ..........................................3.80 Discount rate ..........................................0.25 The result is a number of agree- the federally mediated discus- is a major employer with 6,800 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...........................3.7504 Federal funds market rate ...................0.09 Singapore (Dollar) ..............................1.3475 3-month bill .............................................0.09 ments, “substantial progress” on sions to yield positive results by workers in Maine. South Korea (Won) ...........................1108.65 30-year bond ...........................................1.65 WEATHER OUTLOOK MONDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST MONDAY IN EUROPE TUESDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 57/37 Kabul 50/36 Seoul 69/58 Baghdad 78/56 Kandahar 57/42 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 68/55 66/57 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 51/48 50/45 69/58 Iwakuni 68/50 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 83/72 Brussels 50/42 Guam 79/59 53/47 Ramstein 70/59 86/80 Lajes, 50/45 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 80/57 94/77 65/62 52/43 50/43 Aviano/ Vicenza 55/41 Naples 67/56 Okinawa Morón 79/73 76/56 Sigonella Rota 75/52 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 87/77 74/59 65/54 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 11 Classified .................. 13 Comics ...................... 16 Crossword ................. 16 Faces ........................ 18 Opinion ..................... 14 Sports .................. 19-24 Monday, November 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 WAR/MILITARY Exchange shoppers set sights on new Xbox, Playstation BY THERON GODBOLD consoles. Those were the systems Stars and Stripes available by lottery. Winners had the opportunity to buy the system YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan of their choice at the store and — Military department stores in take it home immediately. the Pacific scheduled lotteries At Yokota, home of U.S. Forc- for Friday and Saturday to draw es Japan in western Tokyo, the lucky purchasers of two new gen- drawing was held at 5 p.m. Friday erations of gaming consoles. for the new Xbox X and Xbox S Sony’s PlayStation 5 and the consoles. The PlayStation draw- MATTHEW YOUNG/U.S. Navy Microsoft Xbox Series X were re- ing was scheduled for the follow- Swedish special forces, U.S. Navy special warfare combatant-craft crewmen and special reconnaissance leased on Thursday and Tuesday, ing day. respectively. Supplies are limited unmanned underwater vehicle operators perform launch and recovery training in the Baltic Sea near Some AAFES exchanges could Karlskrona, Sweden, during a bilateral exercise Friday . and demand is high. expect