2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 17, 1996 NATION/WORLD New attack launched on trapped Liberians !, w 0 MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -The plight of 10,000 people trapped in a barracks most sought out as a safe haven from Liberia's civil war grew more desperate yesterday under a fresh attack from one of the rival factions. From dozens of refugees who fled the buildings amid the new fighting came reports that many of those still inside are dying of cholera and that food and water are becoming scarce. Firing mortar shells and truck- mounted artillery, forces loyal to Charles Taylor advanced to about 200 yards from the barracks where fighters loyal to rival rebel leader Roosevelt Johnson were holding hostages as hu- man shields. Thousands of others sought refuge there from the violence that has con- vulsed Monrovia. Fighters inside the barracks returned fire and appeared to have repelled the attack as shooting subsided. At least five Liberian refugees were killed and one critically injured in the fighting, according tojournalists inside the com- pound. "These people will have to stop fight- ing. They can't kill everybody in the barracks," said Joseph Brimah, a Liberian who was one of the first to flee with his son. Another who fled the barracks, hos- pital medic Massa Kpanna, said 10 people were dying there daily from cholera, and that food and water were running short. People were bathing with seawater, he said. U U The hostages included 37 West Afri- can peacekeeping troops from Nigeria and Guinea, said Gabriel Anyankpele, the force's chief of staff. An unknown number of Lebanese civilians also was being held. There were reports yesterday that fighters loyal to Johnson were gather- ing southeast of the capital. A U.N. source speaking on condition of ano- nymity said fighters from the Krahn ethnic group may be headed toward Monrovia. The source also said radio intercepts indicated that factions were well aware of 23,000 tons of food stored in Monrovia's port by the U.N. World Food Program. Taylor's men have been shelling the barracks since the latest fighting in Liberia's 6-year-old civil war began 10 days ago. Yesterday was the first time they attacked with small-arms fire. Taylor, the most powerful member of the country's six-man ruling coun- cil, has refused to negotiate the re- lease of the West African peacekeep- ers and Lebanese civilians who are being held hostage at the barracks. He has demanded that Johnson surrender to the U.S. Embassy or the United Nations. All the shops and office buildings in the seaside capital have been looted and most of them destroyed since the fighting began. More than 60,000 Monrovians have been left homeless by the violence, and most interna- tional humanitarian agencies have pulled out. The United States has evacuated more than 420 Americans and nearly 1,600 other foreigners to neighboring Sierra Leone since civil order broke down April 9. That number includes 29 people flown to Sierra Leone yes- terday. Another flight later yesterday was expected to bring out 28 aid workers. U.S. Ambassador William Milan remained behind with 18 security of- ficers to guard the embassy compound and determine whether more flights are needed for foreigners stranded in Liberia. Officials said about 50 Americans BUSINESS- MINDED FRESHPERSONS & SOPHOMORES The Michigan Daily Classified Department is now accepting applications for Fall '96. Apply in person at the second floor of the Student Publications Building, 420 Maynard St. (Right next door to the Student Activities Building) Applications accepted through 4p.m. Friday, April 19, 1996. Interviews will be conducted through April. Questions? Call 764-0557. Ask for Anu or Jen. remained unaccounted for and 38 oth- ers chose not to leave. A boatload of about 700 evacuees was to arrive in Sierra Leone yester- day, said Elizabeth Lwanga, a spokes- person for the U.N. Development Pro- gram in Freetown. They included 76 U.N. staffers, Liberians, Lebanese, Sierra Leonians and others. U.S. Navy amphibious ships are to reach Liberia's Atlantic coast later this week, delivering some 1,500 Marines to help secure the U.S. Em- bassy and its nearby residential com- pound. Some 20,000 Liberians have sought shelter and food in the com- pound. Looting continued yesterday in Mamba Point, with Taylor's fighters joining in, witnesses said. Violence was hampering a new aid shipment, said a spokesperson for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refu- gees. The agency was trying again yester- day to send a food convoy to 5,000 refugees holed up in a former Health Ministry building and to 75 children in a Monrovia shelter. "There seem to be still spasms of extreme violence, with drunken ram- pages by military groups and armed gangs," spokesperson Ruth Marshall said from Geneva. The violence had wider implications, with an estimated 800,000 people af- fected. "Food, water and medicine are really in short supply," said Sylvana Foa, spokesperson for U.N. chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Foa warned of a "humanitarian di- saster" if West African peacekeepers pull out, as they have threatened, and appealed to the United States and other nations to help the 10,000-member force that has been stationed in Liberia for years. "They don't have equipment. They don't have vehicles. And they haven't had a lot of pats on the back either," Foa said. Many peacekeepers have been ac- cused of ignoring or even joining in looting sprees. Liberia's war has killed an estimated 150,000 people and left half of the country's 2.8 million people homeless. DRIVE Continued from Page £ things she's ever done as a Nursing student and possibly even as an indi- vidual. "I'm not just doing this to save lives - I want to make a differ- ence." "The Nursing students have taken responsibility for a need that they saw in the community," said assistant Nurs- ing Prof. Mary Hunter. "It shows a real sense of commit- ment," Hunter said. Students and Ann Arbor residents filled the Union's Pendleton Room from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. yesterday. LSA sophomore Dan Yu got on the register last year, and registered with other members of Lambda Phi Epsi- lon fraternity to help out this year. "It's important to get on the registry - you can really help save a life," he said. "Besides, there's really no side effects to donating a bone marrow--only a little pain, but it's worth the price because you're saving a person that otherwise would have no chance of surviving," Yu said. Art first-year student Sean DeSantis said he was just in the area and wan- dered in. "The (volunteers) downstairs said I could save a life, and I had extra time so I donated," DeSantis said. Gavin said the drive was successful. "I'm pleased that we had such a good turnout, especially with all the different ethnic groups." Organizers of the drive said they did not know how many people registered in yesterday's drive. 1 t ROADWA Y PACKAGE SYSTEM PACKAGE HANDLERS PERFECT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS Saving for tuition? Find part- time work, year round at RPS! - Earn up to $8.50 per hour Roadway Package System, a small package delivery service, hires package handlers to load and unload package vans and semi-trailers. If you are not afraid of hard work, are at least 18 years old and want to work 4-5 hours per day, Mon.-Fri., FBI blocks Michigan Militia leader's visit JORDAN, Mont. - Federal agents increased security around the barricaded Freemen compound yesterday while a militia leader turned away from federal headquarters said he was trying to avoid "a field of battle." Michigan militia leader Norman Olson said he was trying to meet with the FBI field commander at the tempo- rary headquarters in Jordan, about 30 miles from the compound. "We are trying to come with an ex- tended hand, tryingto find some resolu- tion, so that his people and the militia do not have to converge on a field of hittle where there is going to be blood- shed and there's going to be violence," Olson said in an interview aired on WCBS radio. Afterward, Olson drove to the main FBI checkpoint outside the compound to announce that he would try again today to meet with FBI officials. He didn't attempt to go on the Freemen compound. Securitydwas noticeably tighter yes- terday around the 960-acre farm com- Widows have say at apartheid hearing EAST LONDON, South Africa - The woman wailed, sobbing loud and long in aching cries that echoed across the crowded hall. Nomonde Calata, long-suffering widow and victim of apartheid, was finally having her say. Her husband, Fort Calata, was butch- ered and burned with three other promi- nent black resistance leaders in June 1985. The still-unsolved mutilation and murderof the so-called Cradock Four is one of the best known and most grue- some of apartheid-era atrocities. It is also the first major case to come before South Africa's new Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which met here yesterday for the second day to document the crimes of apartheid. And as three of the four Cradock widows shared their pent-up pain, several com- missioners and many in the audience openly wept as well. The common thread for the women was not just the murders that shattered their lives. They were also cruelly per- plex where the anti-govement extrern- ists have holed up for 23 dlays. A nor- mally open road leading to the com pound was blocked and vehicles were searched more thoroughly. Congress may limit death penalty appe Court reduces competency standards WASHINGTON - Reaffirming an individual's right not to stand trial unless he comprehends the charges against him, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that states may not force defendants to show they are mentally incompetent by the demanding standard of "clear and convincing" proof. In an opinion signed by all nine justices, the-court stressed that the trial of an incompetent person - someone unable to understand and participate in the proce ings against him - offends principles of justice rooted in the nation's traditions While the ruling will have immediate effects on only a handful of states, its broader significance lies in the strong affirmation of the fundamental notion that persons unable to participate in their defense should not be forced to face a trial. "While important state interests are unquestionably at stake," Justice John Stevens wrote for the court,"... the defendant's fundamental right to be tried only while competent outweighs the state's interest in the efficient operation of its criminal justice system." The court said a defendant should have to prove incompetence only by a "preponderance" of the evidence. Unlike an "insanity" defense which relates to a defendant's responsibility for a criminal action, yesterday's involves a defendant's ability to even stand t. irrespective of his defense. I WASHINGTON - With little fan fare, Congress is poised this week t approve a fundamental change in th Habeas Corpus Act and to strip federa judges of most oftheir power to revie the cases of state Death Row inmates. The legal changes - long sought b, state prosecutors and the families o murder victims - are attached to ai anti-terrorism bill that Republican 1- ers hope to pass by Friday, the one-y anniversary of the Oklahoma Cit bombing. While the anti-terrorism provision. have divided Republicans andprovoke bitter debate, the sweeping changes af fecting death penalty cases have wo broad support. The authors of the bill say theydwan to halt the seemingly endless and dupli cative appeals for convicted killer-4 secuted for years after the deaths. Secu rity forces raided their homes, got them fired from jobs and confiscated condo lence cards and photographs. Russia attacks rebel promises pullout MOSCOW -Russian forces shelled and bombed Chechen rebels yesterday while promising to go ahead with plans to withdraw thousands of troops from the separatist republic. Gen. Vyacheslav Tikhomirov, the commander of Russian troops in Chechnya, told the ITAR-Tass nes agency that Russia would withdraw Wx battalions from peaceful areas of north- ern Chechnya this week. Russia began its phased pullout o troops from Chechnya on Monday by withdrawing a regiment of Interior Min- istry troops in keeping with a peace plan proposed by President Boris Yeltsin. The pullout is meant to show that Yeltsin, who is running for re-election in June, is serious about ending the unpopular war. - From Daily wire services I See, Try out, and Buy PageMill & other Adobe software! to author manage it it create edit1 pages correct Cerors Adobe PageMiITM Adobe SiteMiTM Post events, activities, and course catalogs on your school's home page. 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