Page 2-The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 24, 1991 Arafat calls on U.S., Soviets to aid Mi ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - PLO chair Yassir Arafat opened a crucial session of the Palestinian parliament-in-exile yesterday by appealing to the United States and Soviet Union to use their influence to help end the Middle East stale- mate. In an address to the 20th Congress of the Palestinian National Council, Arafat also de- plored the absence of Palestinian representatives from Israel's occu- pied lands. Israel has denied the Palestinian negotiators permission to attend the meeting because the Jewish state forbids Palestinians from East Jerusalem to contact the PLO, which it considers a terrorist organization. Delegates to this congress are di- vided on a response to Israeli condi- tions for Palestinian participation in Mideast peace talks. Refusal to , , I .a.. . I, - . Mon Labatt's Pitchers: $5.00 Tue Bud Light Pitchers: $3.50 Wed Pint Night: 75o off pints Thu Long Island Iced Tea: $3.25 Fri Happy flour 'til 9:00 in the Underground. $1.00 off all dikpints, wine. 4. E 33 .Sae--9699- deast negotiations compromise may scuttle a historic blackmail and Israeli conditions." chance for creating a Palestinian A Palestinian source said Isra homeland. is expected to allow tm Palestinian hard-liners favor a Palestinian negotiators from ea boycott because of Israel's insis- Jerusalem who recently met wi tence that the Palestinian Liberation Secretary of State James A. Bak Organization be banned from partic- III to meet with PLO officials ipation. Algiers to discuss letters Bak The Palestinian National gave them. The source said th Council session, expected to last Israel was acting at the request four days, was the first by the orga- Washington. nization since it recognized the ex- Faisal Husseini and Han istence of Israel in 1988. Ashrawi will attend so that tal The gathering will debate the can be held on the U.S. peace init peace talks proposed by the United tive, said the source, who spokec States and the Soviet Union, tenta- condition of anonymity. Hussei tively set for October. It also will and Ashrawi reportedly were seek common ground among the di- London. vergent opinions held by the In Washington, Baker - ju Palestinian leadership. back from the Middle East whe ael wo ast ith ker in ker hat of an ks ia- on ini in Ust ere i 1 01 Israel says it will participate in the proposed talks only if they ex- clude the PLO, Palestinians from east Jerusalem, and those living out- side the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. In his address, Arafat pledged to cooperate in the peace talks. "We are ready to remove the ob- stacles which continue to prevent the holdingof this peace conference, hoping that other parties will also make the same effort," he said. "These efforts are entering an ex- tremely serious and delicate phase." But Arafat also demanded con- cessions from Israel, saying, "Let everyone know that we reject Israeli Palestinians refused to agree to at- tend negotiations - declined to confirm yesterday's report on the Palestinians. In Jerusalem, a gov- ernment spokesperson said the pair would be prosecuted if they meet with PLO officials. The PLO right now is at one of its weakest movements. Arafat's decision to side with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War led to a loss of influence for the PLO among some Arab states, which withdrew some financing. In his speech, Arafat asked Arab leaders to "turn the page" with the end of the Gulf conflict and rebuild relations among Arab states. Other groups, including ele- ments of Arafat's Fatah faction, the largest in the PLO, feel the peace conference will go ahead without them . AP rIiviu President Bush addresses the 46th General Assembly of the United Nations yesterday. Listening are from the left: Secretary General Javier perez de Cuellar; General Assembly President Samir Shihabi of Saudi Arabia; and UN Under-Secretary General Roland Spiers. BUSH Continued from page 1 secretary for international organi- zations, John Bolton, told reporters, "We think we have a majority in favor of repeal." As for Iraq, some advisers had urged Bush to set a 48-hour deadline after which American warplanes would be used to accompany U.N. inspectors on helicopter flights in Iraq. White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater said the United Sates was consulting with Security Council members on how to proceed, and that a decision might come in a day or two. "Our plan contains a 48-hour deadline and a proposal on how to move after that" if Saddam continues to balk, he said. However, another administra- tion official said the 48-hour plan "may not be relevant" anymore as the U.N. faces new problems with Iraq's denial of comments to U.N. inspectors. Nevertheless, the offi- cial asserted that the United States and its allies have the authority to use force if necessary against Iraq. "We have the grounds for ac- tion," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Fitzwater said Saddam's inter- ference with inspections "leads us to be more pessimistic" that he will comply with U.N. demands. I Armenia joins 11 breakaway republics TBILISI, USSR (AP) - The So- viet republics were in turmoil yes- terday from the Caucasus to Central Asia. Armenia declared indepen- dence, armed Georgian activists re- fused to leave a TV station and a Communist leader regained power in Tadzhikistan. Armenia and Azerbaijan, mean- while, reportedly were making headway in Russian-mediated talks over Nagorna-Karabakh, a disputed enclave where a bloody ethnic con- flict has claimed hundreds of lives since 1988. The republics were taking affairs into their own hands and virtually ignoring the central government, proof that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has failed to regain much authority since hard-liners deposed him briefly last month. Yesterday Armenia became the 12th republic to declare indepen- dence from the Kremlin, leaving only Russia, Kazakhstan and Turk- menia in the nominal union. The three Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia already have bro- ken out of the Soviet Union. The others who have broken from Moscow do not seek the same level of independence as the Baltics. They have agreed to remain in a loose confederation of independent states, and all 15 republics have ex- pressed interest in maintaining eco- nomic ties in a kind of common market. Armenian lawmakers unani- mously endorsed the results of last Saturday's referendum, in which res- idents voted more than 94 percent in favor of independence. After the vote, lawmakers and foreign visi- tors burst into "a stormy ovation" celebrating independence, the Tass news agency said. A political storm persisted in the souther republic of Georgia, where President Zviad Gamsakhur- dia demanded that the opposition put down its guns and vacate the re- public's broadcasting studio. Thousands of adoring supporters answered Gamsakhurdia's call to rally front of the massive Govern- ment House.Waving the blue-white- and-maroon flag, the crowd shouted "Zviady, Zviady" when Gam- sakhurdia emerged from the build- ing in the evening. He declared noth- ing would happen to his opponents if they left the TV station. But the opposition remained firmly ensconced in the broadcast studios, about a mile away. Some 100 protesters occupied the building early Sunday and later were joined by protesters and rebel Georgian National Guards. "We want real democracy. If Gamsakhurdia steps down, we'll leave peacefully. If not, we're stay- ing here," said Ghia Matshashvili, a -Voice Your Opinion We have openings on the follow- ing committees and commissions: Budget Priorities Communications External Relations Campus Government Rules and Elections Student Rights Women's Issues Academic Affairs Health Issues Peace and Justice Wednesday September 25th 7 p.m.-3rd Floor Union Gorbachev Serbian troops may withdraw from Croatia; cease-ire shaky young National Guard loyal to the opposition. Opposition leaders and Wester officials, including the United States, accuse Gamsakhurdia of act- ing like a dictator since winning a landslide victory in Georgia's first direct election last summer. Gamsakhurdia says the campaign against him is being guided by the Kremlin, and many supporters say his firm hand is necessary to win in- dependence. ZAGREB, Yugoslavia (AP) - Tanks of the Serb-dominated federal army and Croatian militias tested a day-old cease-fire yesterday, dueling for strategic towns. Much of the se- cessionist republic was calm and its leaders expressed hope for a lasting truce. The media in Croatia and its neighboring rival republic, Serbia, reported a fierce fight was under way around the Croatian towns of KANSAS Continued from page 1 woman," said Student Senator Roger Ross. Fulcher said his life has changed irreversibly since the controversy began. "It's hard on me personally. Not too many people have their dirty laundry aired in public. But I still have to go to class and perform my job. Its something I have to deal Nova Gradiska and Okucani. The Yugoslav news agency Tanjug said last night that the fight- ing seemed to be ebbing, except for sporadic clashes in the eastern re- gion of Slavonia. The federal army may soon pull back from the fighting and settle into Serb-held parts of Croatia where the population "recognizes it as its own," said Borisav Jovic, Serbia's representative on the eight- with everyday," he said. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Davis Ambler said the uni- versity administration has not taken a position on the issue because it doesn't want to intervene in Student Senate affairs. Baucom said the administration has been "lax" in defending Fulcher because they feel threatened by him. "They know he will put more pressure on them concerning minor- ity issues," Baucom said. member federal presidency. Croatia's 4.75 million people in- clude about 600,000 ethnic Serbs, many of whom do not want to live in an independent Croatia. Serb mil- itants have taken up arms against Tudjman's government. The truce signed by Tudjman and federal Defense Minister Veljko Kadijevic officially took effect at 3 p.m. Sunday. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by studentsatthe University of Michigan. 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