2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 2, 1998 NATION/ ORLD Aibright faces tough mission in Persian Gulf DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The United State's closest ally in the Persian Gulf-- Saudi Arabia - also could be its toughest challenge in building support for a military attack on Iraq. Saudi resistance, spelled out in comments yesterday by a senior Saudi official, complicates U.S. efforts to get full cooperation from countries in the region at a time when Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was arriving to consult on the stand-off between the United Nations and Iraq. "Saudi Arabia will not allow any strikes against Iraq, under any circumstances, from its soil or bases in Saudi Arabia, due to the sensitivity of the issue in the Arab and Muslim world," the Saudi official told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity. Even U.N. Security Council approval of an attack would not change the Saudi position, the official said. The United States has plenty of fighter jets and troops afloat in the Persian Gulf, but it relied heavily on Saudi and Turkish bases during the 1991 Gulf War. These days, Turkey, too, is reluctant to allow itself to be used as a launching pad. Ankara announced yesterday it would send Foreign Minister Ismail Cem to Baghdad to help negotiate a diplomatic end to the standoff over U.N. weapons inspections. Iraq has been sparring with U.N. inspectors and the United States over access to suspected weapons sites, and U.S. calls for military strikes have been getting louder in recent weeks. Bill Richardson, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said yesterday that he has received commit- ments from two countries to publicly support the United States should it decide to attack Iraq. "The United States will not be alone," Richardson said during a world forum in Davos, Switzerland. He refused to identify the countries. The U.N. inspectors must certify Iraq has destroyed SHISTORY Continued from Page 1A all of its weapons of mass destruction before the U.N. Security Council will lift tough economic sanctions imposed after Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait in 1990, prompting the Gulf War. The Security Council insists on unfettered access for its inspectors; Iraq contends access to some sites, including presidential palaces, would violate its sovereignty. Albright explained the U.S. position last night in talks with the emir of Kuwait, Sheik Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah. State Department spokesperson James Rubin said Albright told Kuwaiti officials: "The United States stood with you when Saddam Hussein attacked you seven years ago; the United States stands with you in the face of Saddam's threat today." Rubin said Albright believes she has "the 100 per- cent support" of the government of Kuwait. She is to consult today with leaders of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, then fly tomorrow to Egypt. Ginsburg: Clinton will survive scandal WASHINGTON - Monica Lewinsky's attorney predicted yesterday that the debate about whether the former White House intern had an affair with President Clinton will "go away" and the president will survive unscathed. "It'll pass," William Ginsburg said in a round of TV talk show appearances. "The president will remain in office, he'll do a good job ... and I think everything's goir to be fine." The White House, apparently agreeing, maintained a confident silence about the matter. That stood in marked contrast to a week earlier, when Clinton allies were out in force on TV shows yesterday in defense of an embattled president. Independent counsel Kenneth Starr, who is investigating the Lewinsky matter, was back at his office yesterday. With immunity talks between Ginsburg and Starr at an impasse, Lewinsky was making plans to return to California in the next three days, her lawyer said. That underscored the importance to investigators of finding other evidence if they are to prove allegations of a presidential affair and cover-up. The White House already has turned over some documents in response to subpoenas from! Starr, and several administration officials have appeared before the grand jur A source said presidential adviser Bruce Lindsey is one of the latest to be sub- poenaed. SAL Presents The 19th Annual Michigan Leadership Awards Nominations for the following awards are currently being accepted: OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADER The Student Alumni Council will award stipends to five student nominees. OUTSTANDING NEW MEMBER ADVISOR OF THE YEAR PROGRAM OF THE YEAR OUTSTANDING STUDENT ORGANIZATION LET'S GET RECOGNIZED' " Nominate yourself or someone else. " All students, faculty, staff, and other University community members are eligible. " Deadline for all submissions is 5pm, Feb. 11th. * Nomination forms are available at SAL. coming at a key time in light of the cur- rent lawsuits challenging the University's use of affirmative action in the admis- sions process Hernandez said the climate on campus is "dictating our actions." "We are trying to formulate the energy around us," he said. "We are pretty much accommodating the atmosphere." Hernandez said the goal of the week is to expose Chicano history not only to the Mexican American community but to the entire University. "We don't want it just to be a Chicano crowd," Hernandez said. "There are other issues that transcends demographics." Urbina said the event is not limited to students of color, adding that Mexican Americans' struggles, accomplish- ments and conflicts can serve as lessons for all students. "I think its beneficial for all students to come," Urbina said. Hernandez said MEChA is sponsoring speeches by two acclaimed journalists about affirmative action and other issues pertinent to minority groups. Hernandez said students have to take a more proac- tive stand. "We are trying to make our politics and philosophy more portable," Hernandez said. "I am hoping people will wake up over the next two weeks." Nunn said he incourages students from different cultural and religious backgrounds to come to gain an under- standing of Mexican American history. "It's important to understand where people are coming from in order to make the University more productive," Nunn said. "Diversity is an untapped resource." World leaders call for nuclear freeze WASHINGTON - More than 100 former or current heads of state and civilian leaders from around the world, including ex-presidents Jimmy Carter and Mikhail Gorbachev, have signed a statement that calls for removing nuclear weapons from alert status and other measures aimed at the eventual elimination of atomic arsenals. The statement, scheduled for release today, echoes a similar appeal by 60 generals and admirals in late 1996. It reflects mounting support for the cause of nuclear abolition among those who have had direct responsibility for atom- ic weapons programs. "The world is not condemned to live forever with threats of nuclear conflict, or the anxious fragile peace imposed by nuclear deterrence," the document says, according to a copy made avail- able in advance. "Such threats are intol- erable and such a peace unworthy. The sheer destructiveness of nuclear weapons invokes a moral imperative for their elimination. Endorsing the message are 117 prominent individuals from 46 nations, including 47 past or present presidents and prime ministers. State releases new tobacco documents ST. PAUL, Minn. - During the first week of Minnesota's massive case against the tobacco industry, attorneys for the state started unveiling some of the "smoking howitzer" documents that Minnesota Attorney General Hubert Humphrey III told members of Congress they needed to see before making a dec sion on the proposed S368.5 billion national tobacco settlement. Armong the potentially most damag- ing documents are those showing that the cigarette companies knew years ago from their own internal research that smokers using supposedly safer "low tar, low nicotine" cigarettes compen- sate in a variety of ways in order to get the desired level of nicotine to satisfi their cravings. ALBRIGHT Continued from Page IA new security actions by the Palestinians. Progress was minimal, she said. Although Albright said she is "not as satisfied as I wish I could be," she announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will send diplomats to Washington next week to keep working on President Clinton's proposal. Arafat emerged sullen earlier after a two-hour meeting with Albright at Ramallah, a West Bank town turned over by Israel in December 1995 under the Oslo accord. He made no statement. Last week, the Palestinian leader responded "definitely not" when asked if he had accepted Clinton's suggestion. State Department officials sought to convince reporters traveling with Albright that he had, indeed, agreed to consider the idea while seeking more details how to acquire more land from Israel. Do n t E'ail If you think you're pregnant.. calf us-we listen, we care. PROBLEM PREGNANCY HELPD 975-4357 Any time, any day, 24 hours. Fully confidentiaL. r Inn Studentt is ne a 1 7E AROUND THE WORLD A Division of Student Afairs. For further informiation contact: Office of Student Activities & Leadership 2209 Michigan Union 763-5900 wmillett~aurich.edu t ' ...: F.i 1fli{.f f. ill3ii'r i... .. .. fif\...gw i.. ..SY. Albright frustrated with Mideast talks JERUSALEM - Secretary of State Madeleine Albright scolded Israeli and Palestinian leaders yesterday, telling them that she is "sick and tired" of their intransigence and that it imperils the entire Middle East peace process. In separate meetings, she told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat that she is fed up with finger pointing as a substitute for the hard decisions needed to break an I I1-month deadlock in peace talks, according to a senior U.S. official. "They were coming back with all their reasons why they couldn't do that," the official said. In both cases, separate- ly, she said, "I am sick and tired of hear- ing you give me a pile full of complaints about the other guy, and that is not going to help us get to the point where we can make tough decisions." Albright's strong signal of impatience, conveyed to reporters on condition of anonymity and accompanied by blunt public statements along similar lines, /' -1 marked a new step in the Clinton admin- istration's campaign to bridge wide gaps between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. After four hours of talks wi@ Netanyahu Saturday that stretched into the early morning, and two hours with Arafat yesterday, Albright issued a pes- simistic assessment of the state of Middle East peace. New government raises hope for peace BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovi - The inauguration Saturday of a rela- tively moderate and apparently coopera- tive government here in the Serb-con- trolled half of Bosnia opens a new chap- ter in the West's efforts to bring peace and stability to this war wrecked region. Yet even as Bosnian Serbs are begin- ning to gain power under the guidance of international mediators, another task awaits the West: nurturing a similar alter- native to the hard-line nationalism Muslim and Croatian politicians wh rule their enclaves unchallenged. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. -Is W E'R E TALKI N G ouzo ace 2^' ;; . -° s _a >Mm Let's face it... acne is a part of life for marty of us, and it's partly what we inherit and how we eat. BUT... it's also about what you clean your skin with and how you clean it. 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