i NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 20, 1996 - 7 Rwandan relief is logistics, not troops WASHINGTON (AP) - The Clinton administration sharply scaled k its proposed military relief mis- son to Rwanda yesterday, opting to send about 1,000 logistics specialists instead of combat troops. "There's no question that the situa- tion looks better than it did a couple of days ago" President Clinton said this morning in Australia, where he is on the first leg of a trip to Asia. Defense Secretary William Perry said the "very positive development" fhundreds of thousands of refugees urning home to Rwanda prompted the administration to adjust its strat- egy. r "We are modifying our plans based on this dramatic change," Perry said at a conference in Washington on military procurement. "The U.S. contribution will be less than 1,000 and these will be support - logistics - not combat troops," Perry added. 1inton told reporters that he pected a recommendation shortly from his advisers on how the interna- tional community should respond to the situation. Perry said a final decision on the Canadian-led multinational military relief effort will be made tomorrow in Stuttgart, Germany, at a meeting of officials from nations offering to join the 10,000- to 12,000-strong force. A senior administration official said discussions with U.S. allies and with Rwanda and its neighbors would con- tinue at least through Saturday. The U.S. force would arrive two to three days after a final decision is made, she said. The official said the plan would not go forward without the support of the Rwandan government, which repeated yesterday that with refugees returning, the mission is not needed. "Obviously, we need the consent of the Rwandan government," the U.S. official said. "Given the nature of the mission, it wouldn't be worthwhile if (Rwanda) weren't agreeable." In the meantime, U.S. airlift control teams have been sent to three airfields in Africa to help provide relief supplies. Those teams will work out of airports in Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda, Perry said. Perry said the situation in Africa "still remains very fluid" and the administration is prepared to step up its r A Rwandan refugee cries yesterday after being denied access to travel with her family aboard a transport bus full of returnees in Mukamira, Rwanda. efforts if needed. The Clinton administration was on the verge last week of sending in 1,000 combat-ready paratroopers to seize an airport to deliver relief supplies, bol- stered by 3,000 support troops in near- by countries. Pentagon spokesperson Kenneth ELECTIONS Continued from Page 1 would have liked to" Floyd said. "North Campus is very important in an Engiieering race and I'm going to class; but then I'll be up there all day." "There won't be a million people;' Floyd said. "But We ff I'm still going tc, have to miss some studen classes so that I can be sure to have air *et as many peo- ple as possible." up their Crush the Purple Dinosaur a candidate Trent - Thompson said that while he will IM be actively cam- 'E paigning as much as possible, he had no comment Victors Par -'ut a surprise earance by the children's icon Barney. "I will be out as much as I can meet- ing with and talking to people - peo- ple need to be able to meet the candi- dates they will be voting for," Thompson said. "I've heard about this Barney thing but I really don't know anything about it.' Not all of the parties will be out pounding the pavement armed with posters and visions for the future. "We feel students should have already made up their mind about who they are going to vote for - eel s should ,eady made mind ho they ig to vote - Nicholas Kirk ty spokesperson - we've run a hard campaign and now we will see how the chips fall," said Victors Party spokesperson Nicholas Kirk. "We will be uti- lizing e-mail to remind our supporters to vote, but we are students and we have exams and we won't be out campaigning all day." J o n at h an Kuo, a Slumber Party candidate, that will be it." Kuo promised to do Barney serious bodily harm if the dinosaur decides to surface during tomorrow's festivities. "If I see a Barney guy, I will pull a Charles Barkley and beat his ass," Kuo said. Nihilist Party candidate Andrew Serowik said running a diligent cam- paign does not have to mean cutting class. "My party and I will be out all day, but I also plan to go to class!' Serowik said. "But in the past couple of days I've found myself going to bed at 3 a.m. and getting up really early and that's just for fliering and stuff'." The candidates aren't the only ones who are headed for a couple of hectic days - MSA Election Director Angie Blake is responsible for coordinating the complicated campuswide election process. Blake said she expects many minor rules violations such as campaign posters on glass and campaigning too close to polling sites. "I'll probably be answering phone calls about lots of election violations," Blake said. "I don't think the violations will be on purpose necessarily - because there are a lot of new parties this year, they may not have taken the time to get to know the voters." Bacon told reporters that 30 U.S. cargo planes had been positioned at various bases in Europe and Africa to help move supplies, equipment and people, if an order to move ahead is given. "We have not yet decided to move forward with the mission" he said. "We are positioning ourselves." INDEPENDENT Continued from Page 1 son I didn't run with a party is I felt like I could get more done without having to worry about a party platform - I can decide the issue for me, not my party. LSA Rep. and independent candi- date Andy Schor agreed. "It's a little easier to tell students what I stand for and don't have to account for all the people on my party's platform," Schor said. "Now I can say, 'Vote forvme and chose who else you want to vote for for yourself' - not 'Vote for me and everyone else on my slate."' Schor, who ran for president last spring with the Wolverine Party, said he missed the social side of party affilia- tions. The Wolverine Party is not run- ning a slate this term. "I miss doing a lot of things with friends," Schor said. "When you are part of a party you go to Kinko's at midnight the night before the elections with everyone else and stuff like that." P Dialogues among different groups: - People of Color & White People - Men & Women - Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals & Heterosexuals - Christians & Jews and others... ::giite Ydr"sy4h ogy 1.2 Placement forms for waitlisting available at 3000 Michigan Union For more information call: The Program on Intergroup Relations, Conflict and Community 936-1875 Work Across Differences i - Refreshments will be served at all events. - Faculty Members aind Graduate Students will be available to answer your questions and discuss these issues. - RSVP to the Peer Advising Office at 647-3711 - 1346 East I all http: /ww wpersonal.umich.edu/~hsy/PeerAdvisingz.html ALL ARE WELCOME! Enter East Hall by the Psychology Church St. entrance. The elevator I'to the left. (.o to the fourth floor and follow signs to the Trrace. ~P1 1 said his party is also going to refrain from scrambling for votes today and tomor- row. "We're not big fans of last-second stuff," Kuo said. 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