2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 11, 1997 NATIONIWORLD U.S. seeks consequences against Iraq UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States asked the U.N. Security Council yesterday to condemn Iraq and threaten it with "serious consequences" unless Baghdad backs down from its refusal to coop- erate with Americans on U.N. weapons inspection teams. Despite the harsh words, the United States appeared more interested in preserving council unity than pun- ishing Iraq. Russian Ambassador Sergey Lavrov said his gov- ernment opposes "any threat or use of force" in the crisis and indicated Iraq's complaints needed to be heard. The U.S. envoy to the United Nations, Bill Richardson, said the United States opposes Iraq's request for a Security Council hearing to air its griev- ances. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, who made the request, wants to argue Baghdad's case that the Americans are manipulating the U.N. inspection teams. Arriving for the private council meeting, Richardson said he would ask the 15-member body to adopt a "strong resolution" to condemn Iraq, demand full compliance with U.N. orders, impose a travel ban on Iraqi officials who interfere with inspections and warn of "serious consequences to follow." Richardson said if the council refuses, "all bets are go, all options are open." Significantly, council diplomats, speaking on con- dition of anonymity, said the American proposal did not declare that Iraq had breached the 1991 Gulf War cease-fire - a condition for military action to force compliance. It appeared the U.S. priority was to get all 15 coun- cil members to state for the record that what Iraq did was illegal rather than push for punishing measures or military action. The council meeting ended after about 2 1/2 hours and there was no indication when a vote would be taken. U.N. officials said they expected it by midweek. The diplomatic sources said France argued that Baghdad should be given more time to comply with U.N. orders before the council adopts punitive measures. They said U.S. and British diplomats were working last night on a draft resolution. Faced with Russian and French objections, the final draft was expected to soften the warning from "serious consequences" to simply "consequences." Washington is furious at Iraq for refusing to coop- erate with American weapons inspectors and threaten- ing to fire on U.S.-piloted U-2 surveillance planes fly- ing U.N. missions. France, China and Russia have joined with Washington in demanding that President Saddam Hussein rescind his decision to expel the six American inspectors from Iraq. A U.S.-British proposal imposing an automatic travel ban failed last month to gain support of five of the 15 council members. But U.S. and British officials were hopeful they would change their minds. Before the council session, Aziz said Iraq wanted a reduction in the number of Americans in the U.N. Special Commission on Iraq. Iraq also wants a timetable for ending the inspections and lifting eco- nomic sanctions imposed after Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, which led to the 1991 Persian Gulf War. so AROUND THE NATIO' Dems urge change in trade bills WASHINGTON - Victorious over their own president, House Democratic leaders urged the White House yesterday to rewrite unpopular trade legislation to give greater protections to workers and the environment. "I stand ready ... to work with the president to shape a new trade policy, oneIhat addresses worker rights, food safety, consumer protection and the environment;, said Democratic Whip David Bonior at a joint news conference with the pa's House leader, Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt. They spoke after Clinton, choosing retreat over defeat, announced he was shelv- ing plans to seek passage this year of legislation designed to ease the way for future free trade agreements. "This is not dead," the president insisted, although he conceded that had it come to a vote late Sunday in the House, as planned, there was a "sub- stantial chance" of failure. By all counts, scarcely more than 40 of the more than 200 Democrats in the House had committed to supporting the measure as Gephardt, Bonior and a coalition of labor, environmental and other groups battled against it. Speaker Newt Gingrich and the Republican leadership, backed by corporate America, said they had rounded up more than 150 members of the GOP rank-@- file for the measure. ASSAULT Continued from Page 1 Sarah Heuser, SAPAC interim director, said it is important to sup- port individuals who have been sex- ually assaulted in whatever legal or emotional choices they make. *"However a person chooses to sur- vive is right for that person at that 'time," Heuser said, Heuser said that to aid the legal processes, SAPAC officials caution those who have been sexually assaulted hot to shower or wash clothes or items, such as sheets, related to the incident before contacting the police. "These materials go to the state police, who she said. investigate the incident,' Individuals who have been sexually assaulted should go to the emergency room to be checked for injury. There are injuries, such as internal bleeding, that may not be detected from just looking at the person. Medical personnel may also test for sexually transmitted dis- eases or administer profilactric treat- ments, Heuser said. University midwives use a sexual assault examination kit to collect evi- dence that would support a possible court case. "It is best if collected within the first eight to 10 hours after the sexual assault," Heuser said. SAPAC and other crisis lines have the most up-to-date information medically and legally for callers, Heuser said. "For friends and family of a survivor it is important to support her/him in whatever decision he/she makes," Heuser said. "It is important for people to know that most sexual assaults are committed by people they know." DPS is following up on leads and is currently soliciting the help of the public. Anyone in the area Sunday night who may have seen anything related to the incident is encouraged to contact DPS at 763-3434. SAPAC's 24-hour crisis hotline num- ber is 936-3333 and the Assault Crisis Center can be reached at 483-7273. NANNY 'ontinued from Page 1 'Elton, England. "Thank you Judge Zobel - Elton," said one sign held by a supporter. Others drank champagne. The baby's parents, Sunil and Deborah Eappen, were out of state. But in suburban Chicago, the child's grandmother said the decision upholds the essence of the jury's finding. 'It still proves that she's guilty," Achamma Eappen said from her home in Hinsdale, Ill. "All that we wanted was for us to know what has real- ly happened, and this still shows that she's guilty." Prosecutors immediately said that they would appeal, and Zobel ordered Woodward to stay in Massachusetts until a court decides she can leave. "In all my years of prosecuting cases this is the most bizarre series of events I have ever seen, perhaps the most bizarre series of events that anyone has ever seen in this courthouse," said District Attorney Tom Reilly. "I'm sickened by what hap- pened. I'm saddened by what happened. I really am." lTD Continued from Page 1 interim director of customer rela- tions and support. "It was an addi- tional burden on users. We want people to get the services they need without putting in effort to get them." Burns said there will never be a denial of service under the new system. But this change in policy will not benefit all users. "Any system that tries to meet the needs of most people won't meet the needs of some people," Addis said. The convenience of the new pack- age comes at the expense of its flex- ibility. Users with specialized needs, such as large amounts of laser printing or file storage, can't concentrate their funds on one ser- vice anymore. These users will have to pay additional fees to get the same services they received under the old system. Also, many users will automatically get services they might not use. But lTD is confident that this won't be a problem for most users. "You'll figure out what are you will- ing to pay for, and what are you willing to do without," Burns said. Burns added that the problems with the new system are more than offset by the problems of the old one. "Fewer people will be affected by the loss of flexibility than the number of people that were affected by denial of services," she said. This policy change is not a first for lTD, which has continually changed its policies throughout the years to meet the changing technology needs of the University since the mid-eighties. "In some ways, this is just anoth- er step in the evolution of this pro- gram," Burns said. "We'll continu- ally be looking at the services, so people can get the best out of them." SAVAE TREE. RECCL MCI merger makes Worti questionable How much is MCI really worth? The question is much on the minds of the company's shareholders follow- ing the sweetened bid yesterday of WorldCom Inc., which agreed to pay $51 a share in WorldCom stock for the long-distance carrier. That would make the deal worth $37 billion, by far the largest merger in U.S. history. British Telecommunications PLC, which owns 20 percent of MCI Communications Corp. and had offered $33.60 a share for the compa- ny in August, will get a $6.9 billion cash payout for its stake in the compa- ny. That represents a 52 percent pre- mium over the value it had placed on. MCI. Another suitor, GTE Corp., had offered $40 a share, entirely in cash, on Oct. 15. That valued MCI at $28 bil- lion. GTE's offer came in response to WorldCom's first offer two weeks ear- lier of $41 a share, all in WorldCom stock. At the close of trading yesterday, Wall Street valued MCI at $41.50, up $4.62 1/2, on the New York Stock Exchange. WorldCom shares closed at $30.93 3/4, down $2.18 3/4, suggestng some concern that the company is either paying too much for MCI or that its prospects for growth aren't as ly as company executives believe. High Court upholds schoolgirl ruling WASHINGTON - The strip search of two 8-year-old Alabama schoolgirls over a missing $7 did not so clearly violate the Constitution's ban on "unreason searches" as to permit a damage'Wit against school officials, accorng to a ruling the Supreme Court let stand yesterday. The case illustrates how the more conservative federal judges have shrunk the scope of individual rights and given public officinh a much broader shield from damage suits. ------------- A my f U r ARON"UND THE WORLD ' C i I ®1 I r: :1.1 r. I e Aii 64' !l Personalized, computerized study plans, tailored to your individual needs. Highly trained, expert teachers who know the tests inside and out. Proven methods, guaranteed to raise your score. Japan upsets amnesty advocates TOKYO - Foreigners detained in Japan are subject to violence, racism and even sexual assault by immigration offi- cials, police and prison guards, Amnesty International charged yesterday The London-based human rights organization said Japanese officials have tried to ignore or cover-up ill treatment of detained foreigners. It urged the government to begin an inde- pendent review of the situation. The 46-page report detailed 18. recent cases of foreigners who alleged- ly were mistreated while in detention. "It shows patterns," said Pierre Robert, an Amnesty official who helped compile the report. "It shows that human rights violations are not simply accidents." The report said an Iranian man died after what his wife claims was a beat- ing by immigration and police officers, and a Chinese woman being held for overstaying her visa had to abort her pregnancy after not being given proper medical care. In a written response, the goverment denied that official malfeasance or negli- gence were to blame in either case. Kazuhiko Nanbu, a Justice Ministry spokesperson, said the ministry ha ot had enough time to fully examinl the allegations in the report, but added he is confident foreigners' rights are being protected. Ceremonial stone site found in Brita LONDON - British archaeologists announced yesterday the discovern enormous prehistoric ceremonial s n England that they said is larger and as significant as Stonehenge, one of this country's most visited attractions. The buried site at Stanton Drew in Surrey was discovered unexpectedly'this fall during a routine geophysical survey of an archaeological site containing three stone circles. 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