2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 11, 1998 NATION/WORLD Gulf support grows for Iraq strike The Washington Post DOHA, Qatar - Defense Secretary William Cohen declared yesterday that all Persian Gulf leaders he has met during a swing through the region this week would support U.S. military strikes if diplomacy fails to persuade Iraq to abide by United Nations resolu- tions mandating unconditional inspection of suspect- ed weapons sites. Cohen's characterization of the position of Saudi Arabia and other gulf states went farther than Arab authorities themselves have asserted publicly. But the secretary said he had been buoyed by private expres- sions of solidarity from gulf officials and indications that the United States will be able to use the bases, pre-positioned military equipment and airspace need- ed to conduct the kind of air assaults on Iraqi targets that are under consideration. "All of the leaders see (President) Saddam Hussein as a threat," Cohen told reporters traveling with him. "Obviously, they are hopeful a military solution is not necessary, but they are supportive of the United States action to enforce the resolutions if necessary." Asked if that backing would extend to military strikes, Cohen replied, "The answer to that is, yes." In Washington, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the United States was planning "a very substantial strike" against Iraq if diplomatic efforts do not end the crisis and said that "if we get even any hint of the fact that (Saddam Hussein) is reconstituting, we will strike again." "We have made that clear. So this is not a one-time issue." Albright also told the committee that the adminis- tration is interested in dealing with "opposition groups" in Iraq but did not elaborate. For his part, President Clinton said he was grateful for the announcements by the Canadian and Australian governments that they are willing to partic- UROLOGY Continued from Page 1 expenditures, violating ipate in a military operation against Iraq. "I hope we can avoid the use of force," Clinton said. Cohen's comments suggested some progress in per- suading the United State's gulf allies to accept sup- porting roles in a potential military operation that they still view with deep misgivings. Just last week, after visiting with some of the same Arab leaders, the most encouragement that Albright said she could draw was that none had expressed outright opposition to the use of force against Iraq. In Oman yesterday, where Cohen met in a tented desert encampment with Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the U.S. secretary came away with permission to station five tanker aircraft and, if necessary, pull from stocks of U.S. Air Force tents stored in the country, U.S. officials said. In the United Arab Emirates, Cohen was advised the U.S. could contin- ue to operate tankers in and out of the country dur- ing any attacks on Iraq. Lisa Baker, associate vice president for University relations, said she is not aware of any interaction between the University University and the states Office of outside Health Services that could be the impe- University tus for the new investigation into it. Oesterling's practice. sion in July "We don't have any new information, onth investi- so they have not been in contact with us no contest in that I know," Baker said. to a felony Baker said Oesterling has paid the g airfare. He University about $150,000 that did not t. belong to him. This money included trav- sterling was el expenses, University funds and ion and was resources he used illegally while working ine and per- on a book. nity service. "Dr. Oesterling has repaid the r suspended University a little over $150,000 and at alid again in this point, we would consider the matter closed," Baker said. erling's dis- Oesterling plans to enter a private pended him urology practice in Saginaw, Mich., ersity. after regaining his license. r a requirements regarding employment and using resources for personal prof Shortly after the conclu: of the University's eight-mi gation, Oesterling pleadedr Washtenaw County Court larceny charge of misbillin then resigned from his post At his sentencing, Oes placed on one-year probati ordered to pay a $5,000 fi form 120 hours of commu His license, which was late for three months, will be v, March. Prior to forcing Oest missal, the University sus from his duties at the Univ ARouND THE ATIO Satcher confirmed as surgeon general WASHINGTON - After more than three years, the nation once again has a "family doctor." Yesterday, the Senate yesterday confirmed David Satcher as surgeon general, over- coming an effort by a handful of conservatives to thwart President Clinton's choice for the job. The position had been vacant since 1994, when the flamboyant Dr. Joycelyn Elders was fired. The Senate approved Satcher, an educator and physician who was most recently director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, by a vote of 63-35. The confirmation vote came minutes after a key procedural battle in which the Senate agreed, 75-23, to end debate over the one-time inner-city doctor who years ago ran a free clinic in a church basement in the Watts area of Los Angeles. Satcher is to be sworn in Friday for a dual role, also becoming assistant secretary of health for the Health and Human Services Department, a post with more influence on actual policy-making than surgeon general. The surgeon general's job commands little inherent power, but it serves as a bully pulpit for promoting public health issues. Past surgeons general have focused the nation's attention on venereal disease, smoking and AIDS, often before the issue were widely discussed. Vote seeks to break munities have issued dire warnings that an across-the-board ban would block cloning deadlock pioneering research on diseases rang- ing from cancer to Alzheimer's. WASHINGTON - A bipartisan Anti-abortion advocates are clamor- campaign to ban human cloning has ing for a broad ban because they stalled in Congress, where right-to-life believe that any human clonin forces who fear the destruction of research necessarily involves the crE genetically engineered embryos are pit- ation - and destruction - of geneti- ted against those who contend a ban cally engineered human embryos. would block cutting-edge biomedical research. Twins born 'omed In an effort to break the deadlock, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, (R- from waist down Miss.), has scheduled a vote today that could pave the way for the Senate to LOMA LINDA, Calif. - Relieved take up two competing measures to doctors and a joyful father announced restrict cloning research. Whatever the the birth yesterday of twin girls joined outcome, it is now clear that the drive from the waist down, saying the to outlaw human cloning will not pro- appeared healthier than expected. ceed quickly or smoothly. Gabrielle and Michaela Garcia, President Clinton first proposed a topped with wispy, curly brown hair, ban last year, responding to public issued lusty cries after birth by clamor surrounding dramatic advances Caesarean section yesterday morning in animal cloning. His plan drew wide- at the Loma Linda University spread support, although Congress Children's Hospital. Soon thereafter, never acted on it. their proud parents were stroking the But opposition has intensified as the infants' heads, cooing their names and the scientific and pharmaceutical com- beaming proudly. Pope, Yeltsin discuss their translators went to work the pope's was a Polish Jesuit priest who spent 10 new millennium years in a labor camp in Soviet Siberia. The two Slavic leaders first met here VATICAN CITY - Russian in Dec.1991, days before the Sovi President Boris Yeltsin and Pope John Union broke apart and Yeltsin mov Paul 11 - aging, ailing, superstars in into the Kremlin. The Russian Orthodox the struggle against Communism - Church was re-emerging from the shad- clasped hands yesterday and chatted ows of Soviet atheism and Western mis- into the evening about the next millen- sionaries of many faiths were flocking to nium - an era each man expects to Russia to compete for followers. greet while fully in charge of his realm. Their 50-minute meeting in the pope's Bangladesh warriors library, described by both sides as cor- dial, included discussion of topics from surrender arms European security to their mutual fear of war in.lraq and endd with the Russian KHAGRACHHARI, Bangladesh leader's assurances that Roman - A little-known war came to an end Catholics will not suffer discrimination yesterday in this remote corner of in his country. Asia, as hundreds of tribal fighters Equally significant is what they did emerged from their jungle sanctuar- not discuss - a rift that frustrates the ies to swapstheir weapons for a Polish pontiff's dream of "total commu- promise ofjustice. nion" between the Catholic and Eastern After 22 years of fighting, the first of Orthodox faiths and prevents him from 10,000 warriors from tribes like the visiting Russia, one of the last blank Chakma, Marma, Khumi and Mro spaces on a globe-trotter's map. walked into a hastily built soccer sta "Welcome," said the pope in Russian, um here and put down their rifles. ushering his guest into the third-floor library in the papal apartments. Then - Compiled from Daily wire reports. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $85. Winter term (January through April) is $95, yearlong (September through April) is $165. On-campus sub- scriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and the Associated Collegiate Press. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St.. Ann Arbor. Michigan 48109-1327. PHONE NUMBERS (All area code 313): News 76-DAILY; Arts 763-0379; Sports 647-3336; Opinion 764-0552; Circulation 764-0558; Classified advertising 764-0557; Display advertising 764-0554; Billing 764-0550. E-mail letters to the editor to daily.letters@umich.edu. World Wide Web: http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/. NEWS Janet Adamy, Managing Editor EDITORS: Maria Hackett. Heather Kamins. Jeffrey Kosseff. Chris Metinko. STAFF: Reily Brennan. Jodi S. Cohen, Gerard Cohen-Vrignaud, Greg Cox. Rachel Edelman, Jeff Eldndge. Margene Eriksen. Megan Exley, Stepnane Hepourn, Debra Hirschfield. Enn Holmes. Steve Horwitz. Hong tin. Pete Meyers. William Nash. Christine M. Park. Lee Palmer. Katie Plona. Susan T. Port. Diba Rab. Anupama Reddy, Peter Romer-Friedman. Nika Schulte. Carty Southworth, Mike Spahn. Sam Stavis, Jason Stoffer, Carissa Van Heest, Will Weissert, Heather Wiggin. Kristin Wright. Jennifer Yachnin. CALENDAR: Katie Plona. EDITORIAL Jack Schi 'aci, Edit ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Sarah Lockyer STAFF: Lea Frost. Kaamran Hafeez. Eric Hochstadt, Scott Hunter, Jason Korb. Yuki Kuriyuki. Enrn Marsh, James Miller. AaronRich, Joshua Rich Stephen Sarkozy, Megan Schimpf, Paul Serilla, David Wallace, Josh White. Matt Wimsatt. SPORTS Jim Rose, Managing Editor EDITORS: Chrns Farah, Sharat Raju. Mark Snyder. Dan Stillman. STAFF: TJ. Berka, Josh Borkin, Evan Braunstein, Nicholas J. Cotsonika, Dave DenHerder, Chris Duprey. Jordan Field, Mark Framcescutti, Rick Freeman, John Friedberg. Alan Goldenbach, James Goldstein, Rick Harpster. Kim Hart, Josh Kleinbaum. Chad Kula, Andy Latack. John Leroi, Fred Link. B.J. Luria, Pranay Reddy, Kevin Rosenfield. Danielle Rumore, Tracy Sandler Nita Srivastava, Uma Subrarmrian, Jacob Wheeler. ARTS Bryan Lark, Kristin Loug, Editors WEEKEND. ETC. EDITORS: Emily Lambert. Elizabeth Lucas; Associate Editor: Chris Tkaczyk SUBE DITORS: Ban Cohen (MusI. Stephanie Love lCampos Arts). Joshua Pederson (Film), Jessica Eaton (Books) Stephanie Jo Klein (TV/New Medial STAFF: Joanne Alnajlar. Amy Barber. Matthew Barrett, Cohn Bartos, Caryn Suitt, Neal C. Carruth. Anitha Chalam, Gebe Fajuri, Chris Felax. Laura Flyer. Michael Galloway. Geordy Gantsoutles; Calt Hal, Anna Kovaiszki. James Miller, Rob Mitchum. Kerr Murphy, Stephen - Paruszkiew cz, Joshua Pederson. Jennifer Petinski, Ryan Posy, Aaron Rennie, Aaron Rich, Joshua Rich. Deveron Q. Sanders, Anders Smith-Lindall, Julia Shih, Gabriel Smith, Prashant Tamaskar Ted Watts, Michael Zilberman, Curtis Zimmerman. PHOTO Margaret Myers, Warren Zin,.,Edio STAFF: Louis Brown, Daniel Castle. Mallory S.E. Floyd, John Kraft, Kevin Krupitzer, Kelly McKinnell, Bryan McLellan. Emily Nathan, Sara Stillman, Paul Talanian ONLINE Chris Farah, Editor STAFF: Mark Francescutti. Marquina liev, Elizabeth Lucas, Adam Pollock. GRAPHICS Jonathan Woltz, Editor STAFF: Alex Hogg, Michelle McCombs. Jordan Young. DISPLAY SALES Jennifer Kosann, Manager THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ST. AUGUSTINE I Y >~ t AI~(MMI'AP~t AJRI JIIY7.......... I