NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 7, 1998 - T Urgent steps needed to fix orld economy . - Dutch want to know a. a. .: WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton urged world economic powers yesterday to take "urgent steps" to limit the turmoil that has roiled global markets. He said the violence of boom-and-bust cycles must be con- tained. Addressing financial officials from 182 countries at the International Monetary Fund's annual meetings, Clinton used his strongest language yet to describe the need for all coun- tries to cooperate to calm an econom- ic crisis that has sent U.S. stock prices plummeting and pushed one-third of the world into recession. "Today the world faces perhaps its most serious financial crisis in half a century," Clinton said. "We must take urgent steps to help those who have been hurt by it, to limit the reach of it and to restore growth and confidence." Behind the scenes, Clinton admin- istration officials worked feverishly on a number of fronts. The White House confirmed that preliminary discussions were under way on an emergency economic summit in London next month, suggested by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Meanwhile, Treasury officials worked to put together an emergency rescue package of around $30 billion for Brazil, hoping to keep Latin America's largest economy from being the next to fall victim to pan- icky investors. Argentine President Carlos Menem said negotiations on the loans for Brazil could be completed by next week and suggested the emergency lines of credit could be expanded to help other Latin American countries facing difficulty. The Clinton administration also released a study showing the state-by- state impact that economic problems already have had on American manu- facturers and farmers, hoping to increase pressure on Congress to approve $18 billion for the IMF before lawmakers go home. But Republican opponents in the House insisted the IMF support will not be approved unless the administration accepts restrictions it so far has rejected that would tie the increased money to a major overhaul of the agency. Critics say the IMF badly bungled the Asian crisis by imposing too much auster- ity and pushing fragile economies into recession. Clinton, in his remarks, renewed his call for Congress to approve the IMF AP PHOTO President Clinton talks with Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin during a joint meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank yesterday in Washington. money, saying, "There is no excuse with refusing to supply the fire department with water while the fire is burning." He called for finance officials to continue working on proposals endorsed Monday by a special 22- nation conference that are aimed at stabilizing the vast flows of interna- tional money. "We must address not only a run on a bank or firm, but also a run on nations," Clinton said. "We simply must find a way to contain the pattern of boom-bust on an international scale." And he called on Japan to invigo- rate its economy, something his administration believes is essential for lifting other Asian nations. In Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi announced plans for a bigger economic stimulus package after officials said the country, already in its worst recession in 50 years, was facing deepening problems. Both IMF Managing Director Michael Camdessus and World Bank President James Wolfensohn pledged yesterday to undertake major changes in their agencies because of the sever- ity of current threats. "It would be perhaps too dramatic yet to talk of global recession, but the evidence of the risks calls for immedi- ate action," Camdessus said. NATO closer to airstnkes against Kosovo w BtLGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - Moving closer to NATO airstrikes, the United States told Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic yesterday that he has failed to show the West he really means to end his harsh crackdown in Kosovo province. U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke met Milosevic for the second day yesterday aftef visiting the southern Serbian Wince, where Yugoslav forces were W ling ethnic Albanian rebels seeking independence. In Washington, President Clinton said Holbrooke was telling the Yugoslav leader that NATO is prepared to act if Milosevic fails to honor U.N. resolutions ordering him to withdraw from areas of conflict and allow a polit- ic'al settlement. He warned that, unchecked, Serb vio- * cc in the province could lead to instability throughout the region. "The stakes are high," Clinton said. "The time is now to end the violence in Kosovo." After meeting with ethnic Albanian political leaders in Kosovo, Holbrooke said Serbian security forces still main- tain a strong presence. "U.S. diplomatic observers are doing a terrific job bringing us information, and the information they're bringing is * good," Holbrooke said. Milosevic's seven-month crackdown against the secessionists has killed hun- dreds, left tens of thousands of ethnic Albanians homeless and led to growing resolve among NATO allies to stop the bloodshed by striking Yugoslav army targets if necessary. Kosovo is a province of Serbia, the main republic of Yugoslavia. But ethnic Albanians form 90 percent of the 2 mil- lion-strong Kosovo population, and most favor self-rule. Hours after Holbrooke left Kosovo for Belgrade, reporters saw about 100 Yugoslav military vehicles of all sorts ranging from armored personnel carri- ers to trucks loaded with troops - moving outside Kosovo in an apparent show of Milosevic's compliance with international demands. Additionally, state-run Serbian TV claimed that all Serbian special police units were pulled out of the province - a key international demand. Defense Secretary William Cohen told Congress a pullback of troops in Kosovo by Milosevic was not enough to ward off NATO attacks. Airstrikes might be followed by some "interna- tional presence" on the ground, he said. If more Serb forces don't pull out of the province, NATO intervention "will become inevitable," French President Jacques Chirac said. But Yugoslav government spokesman Miodrag Popovic told Associated Press Television News that the complete withdrawal of Yugoslav troops from Kosovo is out of question. "Who in the right mind would do so? Is there a country in the world that would do so, especially with an armed rebellion on their hands?" Popovic asked. Milosevic told Holbrooke in talks Monday night that his government is willing to seek a "political solution" to the crisis. But he also called the NATO threats against his country "a criminal act" Holbrooke, who negotiated the 1995 agreement that ended the Bosnian war, was dispatched to the Yugoslav capital of Belgrade in what appeared to be a last-chance diplomatic effort. NATO officials say they are ready to launch airstrikes. No decision is expect- ed until tomorrow, when NATO ambas- sadors meet in Brussels. But Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov told the Interfax news agency that Russia, a staunch ally of Serbia, would use its veto to stop any move to approve airstrikes on Yugoslavia by the U.N. Security Council, which was to discuss Kosovo late yesterday. The United States is trying to get Milosevic and the ethnic Albanians to agree on a deal that would defer for two or three years a decision on whether Kosovo would separate from Serbia. But the ethnic Albanians have refused to negotiate with Milosevic, and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright voiced skepti- cism Milosevic would adhere to any such plan. cargo AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - In the shadow of towering apartment buildings, a living monument to vic- tims of the worst Dutch air disaster bears this inscription: "The Tree That Saw Everything." Six years later, investigators are struggling to uncover what no one can see - the cause of chronic illnesses; that have plagued the neighborho4 and its rescuers since the crash of an Israeli cargo jet. New disclosures the plane was carry- ing a chemical that can be used to pro:." duce the deadly nerve gas sarin have' reignited demands for the truth - and. renewed speculation over what th. Israelis intended to do with the material, "Once and for all, we must put a ' end to the disaster. The suffering ha& lasted too long" Hannah Belliot, who heads the neighborhood council, said y Sunday in a memorial service near> trees that survived the inferno. Forty-three people were killed t! Oct. 4, 1992, when the Israel-bound Boeing 747 cargo jet lost its twi"_ right engines and smashed into a . story apartment block shortly after takeoff from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. While the cause of the crash was'.. determined to be a design flaw, its cargo has been a nagging mystery to the scores of residents and rescue, workers suffering from chronic health problems. =. Last week, the Israeli government confirmed what many had suspected after years of official denials: Th : plane was carrying dangerous cargo. Up to 50 gallons of dimethyl methylphosphonate, an ingredient used in sarin, many pesticides and in anti- retardants were destined for the Israe' Institute for Biological ResearchOr" suburban Tel Aviv, the Israelis dis closed. Recent reports have said Israel was making chemical and biological. weapons at the institute; the Israeli govr - ernment has not commented on thoset claims. The Dutch government, mean- while, has promised a fresh parliamen-' tary probe. Those suffering from health prob' lems say knowing exactly what was ii the belly of the jet is their only hope for, recovery. "I can't get it out of my mind," said ambulance driver Henk Post, a para- medic dispatched to the crash site in te low-income, heavily immigrant Bijlmer neighborhood. Post arrived within minutes of the- early evening crash and worked until the next morning - all while wearin no special protective gear. Three years later, he began suffering health prob' lems, including chronic fatigue and muscle aches. He also weeps easily and suffers bouts of depression. "He's so emotional," said Post's 22- year-old daughter, Bianca. "He's differ- ent. He's not my father anymore" Post said doctors are at a loss over how to treat him. He's not alone. Doctors in Bijlmer say some 300 people have suffered health problems since the crash, includ- ing nervousness, stress, chronic fatigue, pain and drowsiness. "Mv whole body is a mess. Therea all kinds of weird things going on'sd Ed Steur, an auto mechanic who helped evacuate the area and now suffers from bronchial problems and muscle aia "so bad that I can't do anything :any more." Steur is angry at the Israeli and Dutch governments for keeping the plane's cargo a secret. Over the years, officials have said the plane carried a small amount of military equipment one newspaper report said it was carry- ing Sidewinder missiles. AMERITECH Continued from Page 1 is the faster Integrated Services Digitat Network (ISDN) Dial-in. ISDN, at 128K bytes per second, is not as fast as Ethernet or ADSL and 'is not very popular, but it is available," Palms said. But ISDN can reach to areas sur.-, rounding Ann Arbor, such as Chelsea, Palms said. 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