* Headlines for Wednesday, October 16th, 2002 * Sniper Politics: Does the Technology Exist to Find the DC Sniper? The Bush Administration and the Nra Are Opposing Ballistic Fingerprinting Legislation That Would Trace the Bullet to the Gun * The Militarization of the Police: The Pentagon Is Called in to Track Down the DC Sniper * Today Marks the 40th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Filmmaker Estela Bravo Talks About Her New Film "Fidel: The Untold Story" Which Includes Alice Walker, Mohammed Ali, Angela Davis, Nelson Mandela, Harry Belafonte and Others * Iraq Journal: A Rare Visit to the Birthplace of Saddam Hussein. Democracy Now! Correspondent Jeremy Scahill Reports From Tikrit