- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 3, 1994 -U.N. forces may share blame for shootout involving U.S. Marines LET THE SUN SHINE IN MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Evidence is emerging that the deaths )of eight Somalis in a shootout involv- ing U.S. Marines might not have hap- .pened except for the poor coordina- tion among the 25,000 foreign sol- diers in Somalia. The Marines say their convoy was -returning fire from snipers when it -drove around a corner and encoun- tered an unexpected crowd of people -Waiting for a food handout. They say ,ome of those Somalis had rifles and .also began firing. Somali witnesses offered a differ- ,ent version of Monday's shooting. They said there were no snipers and that the Marines did not fire until they came upon the crowd and panicked after mistaking the people for a mob trying to waylay the convoy. They said some Somalis then shot in self- defense. U.S. officials said the Marines did not know Saudi peacekeepers were at an aid center handing out food, an event sure to draw a crowd in Somalia's war-wrecked capital. The convoy could have taken a different route through the area, which the Americans consider one of the most dangerous in Mogadishu. Despite criticism from relief work- ers and other U.N. troops, Saudi sol- diers often distribute free food with- out notifying the U.N. commander or relief agencies, said Uli Schmid, a supply officer for the World Food Program. That is what happened Monday, when hundreds of people lined up in the street outside a distribution center waiting to get flour, sugar and dates. The commander of Saudi Arabian troops in Somalia, Col. AliAlghamdi, conceded yesterday that a crowd jammed the street outside the food center. But he scoffed at the idea the Saudis should warn other peacekeep- ers before giving out food. "We've never had any problem doing this before, and I have never heard any complaints," he said in an interview. Alghamdi also disputed reports from some Somali witnesses that armed men guarding the Saudi food trucks joined in the shooting after the Marines began firing machine guns and grenade launchers. He said none of his soldiers or their Somali guards fired any shots. I I f " . S weethe~ Italian Restaurant Serving Beer And Wine Homemade Pastas & Pizzas Open 7 days a week MARY KOUKHAB/Da For the few hours it was around, the sun played tricks early yesterday morning. Perry envisions 'nightmare scenario'in Korea 665-0444 - Take Out 300 Detroit St. at Catherine across from Farmer's Market WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States should pursue an aggres- sive diplomatic effort to avoid a "night- mare scenario"of nuclear warin Korea, William Perry told senators yesterday at his confirmation hearing to be de- fense secretary. International sanctions against North Korea could be around the corner, he said. Perry, whose soft-spoken demeanor has become a hallmark, evoked laugh- ter from the Senate Armed Services Committee when he quipped that he would "work very hard to overcome that problem." Sen. Robert Byrd (D- W.Va.) told him not to apologize, that "the reason you are going to get an overwhelming vote, if not a unanimous vote, is because of who you are." "I can't think of anyone who's got the experience and temperament that you have for this job," said Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.). Perry, now the No. 2 official at the Pentagon, would replace Les Aspin, who resigned under pressure in De- cember. Aspin stayed on as President Clinton nominated former CIA deputy Bobby Inman, then picked Perry after Inman withdrew. Perry told the senators he supports sending Patriot missiles to South Ko- rea. He said a final decision by Presi- dent Clinton awaits consultation with the South Korean government. The North Koreans have denounced the potential deployment and threat- ened to respond by withdrawing from an international pact barring develop- ment of nuclear weaponry. The prospect of "the rogue regime of North Korea" adding nuclear weap- ons to its huge conventional force is a prime example that "old threats can still pose new dangers" in a post-Cold War world, Perry said. "We are continuing aggressive dip- lomatic efforts to deal with this night- mare scenario," he said. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) aske Perry whether the administration was "bordering on appeasement" by offer- ing more carrots than sticks to North Korea. Perry said he backed efforts to im- prove China's human rights stance. The issue "would pale in comparison with the prospect of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula," he said. V Department of Recreational Sports INTRA MURA L SPORTS PROGRAM Prime ministers plead with world to stop war in Bosnia FREE THROW SHOOTING CONTEST Entry Deadline: Friday 2/4 4:30 p.m. IMSB Main Office Contest Date: Friday 2/4 (NOTE: Entries taken at contest site) For Additional Information Contact IMSB 763-3562 SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP)- As Serbs fired from surround- ing hills, Benazir Bhutto and Tansu Ciller came to Sarajevo yesterday to comfort its besieged residents. After a brief visit to the capital defended by Muslim-led forces, prime ministers Bhutto of Pakistan and Ciller of Turkey appealed to the world to act decisively to the 21-month-old war. Turkey and Pakistan have been among the strongest backers of Bosnia's Muslim-led government, whose troops are fighting a desperate battle against better-armed Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats. "Rarely in the annals of human history has a nation been subjected to such merciless savagery in the full view of the world," Bhutto and Ciller said in a joint statement. "We who live in peace take life and peace for granted," Bhutto said later. "In Sarajevo, we saw shattered people, a shattered city and shattered lives." Elsewhere in the city, at least five people were killed by Serb shelling yesterday. Bhutto later called for air strikes against Bosnian Serbs and exempting the Slavic Muslim-led government from a U.N. arms embargo imposed on former Yugoslavia. She spoke in Zagreb, Croatia. Bosnia's Muslim president, Alija Izetbegovic, said the two were ready to give "material and other help to our country. I thank them for that." He was not specific. The visit was welcomed by most Sarajevans. Many Bosnian Croats and Serbs remain loyal to the Muslim-led government. Sporadic gunfire sounded from th, hillsides surrounding the city. as Bhutto and Ciller arrived at thedown- town Bosnian presidency building. A crowd of about 150 braved the the open street to cheer the two premiers and shout "Bosnia, Bosnia!" "I haven't been asked and if I were asked I would decline," said Yale Kamisar, a prominent Law school pro. fessor. Kamisar has been a vocal oppo- nent to Kevorkian's actions and has written many articles against euthana- sia. "I think the guy's a good lawyer. He knows his stuff," Kamisar said. , I FIEGER MERRILL LYNCH & CO. Investment Banking Financial Institutions Group CORPORATE FINANCE ANALYST PROGRAM " Merrill Lynch is currently seeking candidates for the two-year financial analyst position in the Financial Institutions Group of Investment Banking at the Chicago Office. " New analysts will attend a training program at Merrill Lynch World Headquarters in New York City, then return to Chicago. " Interested seniors should forward their resume no later than February 4, 1994 to: Anuja Master Investment Banking Merrill Lynch & Co. Continued from page 1 speech will be another way to show the University how important this issue is to students. "It's a real victory for us because (Fieger) can express our viewpoint very eloquently," the third-year Rackham student said. "There is a strong voice of protest against the administration's re- fusal to consult with us on who the commencement speakers will be." It was suggested that a member of the University's Law school should debate Fieger, but Denno said the idea was rejected. CODE I Continued from page 1 Sweeney for the vagueness of the lan- guage in the Alpha Proposal. "Ambiguity would be really bad in a code that everyone is supposed to be afraid of," said one student juror. Sweeney defended the ambiguity. "That's the job of the jurors to find out if that was an isolated incident be- tween 2 or 3 students or it is something CLINTON Continued from page 1 He promised to make resolution of the POW-MIA issue "a national priority" by insisting on a full ac- counting of all those soldiers still listed as missing before normalizing rela- tions with Vietnam. On Memorial Day, he confronted his detractors directly in a visit to the VietnamWar Memorial. Amid cheers and jeers, as some veterans turned their backs on him, Clinton declared, "Let us continue to disagree if we must about the war. But let us not let it divide us as apeople any longer." His pledge on that day to the fami- lies of soldiers who did not come home from Vietnam, "We will do all we can to give you not only the atten- tion you have asked for, but the an- swers you deserve." that is prevalent throughout the organi- zation," Sweeney said. "There is al- ways going to be some ambiguity. If you write it to the letter it will be bad." 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