NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 8, 1999 - 7 VCommander: Iraq intent on attacking U.S. planes.K The Baltimore Sun WASHINGT.ON - Iraq is acting intent on shoot- ing down American attack aircraft patrolling the country's no-fly zones as a "desperate attempt" to gain a victory or a propaganda advantage, the U.S. military commander of Persian Gulf troops said Westerday. "They are trying to get one of our airplanes"' Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni told reporters, saying that over the past few weeks officials have counted 40 vio- lations of the no-fly zones in northern and southern Iraq, which are more aggressive than past cat-and- mouse encounters. "These attempts we really feel are serious attempts." Speaking on a day when there was yet another encounter between U.S. aircraft and Iraqi installations, Zinni said U.S. pilots have changed both tactics and rocedures "to handle the heightened threat." He declined to say whether the actions would war- rant another bombing campaign against Saddam Hussein's forces. Yesterday, an Air Force F-16 patrolling the northern no-fly zone fired a missile at an Iraqi anti-aircraft mis- sile site after it locked on the plane. Also, two Iraqi fighters briefly entered the southern zone, according to the Pentagon. The F-16 and other American aircraft returned safe- ly to their base at Incirlik, Turkey, after the incident 15 iles northwest of Mosul, said Pentagon officials. The Amadar targeted the jet but did not fire a missile. There was no immediate information on damage done to the Iraqi site. On Tuesday, Air Force and Navy warplanes fired missiles at four Iraqi fighters in the country's southern o-fly zone, but none was hit. The zones were set up after the Persian Gulf War in 1991 to protect Kurds in the north and Shiites in the south from attacks by Hussein's forces. Zinni termed Iraq's no-fly zone violations "a des- perate attempt to claim some sort of victory or to use the event for some sort of propaganda advantage." "They try to come at us in a way to lure us into mis- sile engagement zones or they try to come at us in a way to put us in a position where other planes can attack us;'said Zinni. Since last month's bombing campaign on Iraq by U.S. and British forces, a four-day barrage of cruise missile and aircraft attacks dubbed Operation Desert Fox, Zinni said there are signs of "significant internal problems" in Iraq. There have been executions of military, tribal and civilian leaders by Hussein's forces, said Zinni, repeat- ing reports from other sources, including the Iraqi opposition. Moreover, Hussein has divided the country into four zones with new officials in charge and sharply criticized Arab leaders who supported the bombing campaign. "We're seeing things that do indicate that maybe his grip on control ... may be slipping," said the four-star officer. Zinni said he has various "contingency plans" to react if the decision is made by President Clinton to once again mount an attack. Some have suggested tar- geting Hussein's planes on the ground, but the general said Iraq's aircraft - aging Russian and French fight- ers - have been dispersed from airfields, making them a more difficult target. While the military is still assessing bomb damage to Iraq from Desert Fox, Zinni reiterated yesterday that the attacks were successful. They degraded Hussein's chemical and biological weapons program and set back his ability to threaten his neighbors. The military attack also targeted Hussein's Republican Guard, which offers personal protection .- & ', * L US. weapons experts assisted UN. forces WASHINGTON (AP) - American weapons experts, including some from intelligence agencies, helped U.N. inspectors hunt for Iraqi weapons and gained information that assisted U.S. military planners, Clinton administra- tion officials said yesterday. But the officials rejected suggestions that the Americans were proxy spies. Unable to handle the arms inspection job on its own, the U.N. Special Commission on Iraq requested help from dozens of countries, including the United States. U.S. experts in chemical, biological and nuclear weapons were attached to UNSCOM on temporary assignment, White House and State Department officials said. The informa- tion they collected was controlled entirely by the United Nations. "The business of weapons of mass destruction arms control is extremely serious and cannot be carried out by amateurs," said State Department deputy spokesperson James Foley. "The United States has sent UNSCOM our best weapons experts, both from the government and pri- vate organizations." But once these officials returned to their U.S. agencies, they carried with them valuable information that vastly improved the U.S. intelligence picture of Iraq, information useful to strike tar- get planners, among others. Some of the experts sent to UNSCOM came from U.S. intelligence agencies, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The identity of the agencies sending U.S. officials to work with the United Nations was not disclosed to the Iraqis, making offi- cials, in effect, undercover agents. Concern at the United Nations that ostensibly international inspections benefited U.S. intelligence threatens to undermine the basis for adminis- tration policy on Iraq. More than a year of tension between Washington and Baghdad began in the fall of 1997 when Iraq demanded an end to U.S. participation in the weapons inspections, charging that they were espionage operations. Iraq's lack of cooperation with the U.N. inspectors since then culminated in the pre- Christmas U.S. and British airstrikes on scores of targets in Iraq. Arab students demonstrate in front of the U.N. Development Program building in Baghdad yesterday. and helps shield and transport Hussein's chemical and biological weapons. Gen. Henry Shelton, chair- person of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Senate panel on Tuesday that an estimated 1,400 members of the Republican Guard were killed in December's assaults. But Zinni was more cautious. "We have no way of verifying that number," he said, noting reports of Republican Guard casualties from a variety of sources have ranged from 600 to 2,000. Trial steps unclear, profs say FACULTY Continued from Page 1 families, including children, watch the trial unfold, detailed questions would arise about exactly what type of sexual relations Clinton had with Lewinsky, Hutchings said. ' Although Clinton's lawyers have fought vig- orously against the possibility of an all-out trial, Hutchings said he thinks it could give Clinton one last chance for vindication. "Clinton might be better off if there is a full trial," he said. Aside from the political motivations for choos- ing a trial procedure, another issue remains: what does the Constitution say about the way a Senate trial of the President should be run? Article One, Section Three of the .constitution gives the Senate "the sole power to try all impeachments," but what does that trial encompass? Political science Prof. Mark Brandon said the document is unclear about whether wit- nesses are to testify in the trial. "Under normal circumstances, the judicial body trying the case would have to have the facts presented to them in some form, but the manner in which they are to be presented is not spelled out," Brandon said. * A third issue surrounding the legal proce- dure of the century is the public's reaction. In contrast to the Watergate scandal of the 1970s, which found University students wait- ing in lines for hours just to buy transcripts of the Nixon impeachment hearings, reactions on campus have remained relatively benign. Caucuses to hold meeting IMPEACH Continued from Page 2. president, Senate leaders engaged in an after- noon of up-and-down negotiations that ended with signs that a resolution could come today. "We may be closer than we think we are," Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) said at a collegial early evening news confer- ence with Minority Leader Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.) intended to demonstrate that talks were back on track. In a final bid to bridge party lines, the Republican and Democratic caucuses will hold a rare, if not unprecedented, joint meeting at 9:30 a.m. today, essentially a closed session of the entire Senate. However, even if it cannot reconcile differences over calling witnesses, the Senate intends to reconvene at l p.m. to approve a trial schedule with opening argu- ments next week. By yesterday night, the parties were circulat- ing competing plans. The Democratic version envisions seven days of arguments by prosecu- tors and defense lawyers beginning Tuesday, with the Senate starting deliberations Jan. 22 and voting on the articles of impeachment Jan. 26. The Republican version would start pre- sentations Wednesday, limiting each side to 24 hours of arguments, followed by consideration of motions and then votes on subpoenas for witnesses. An unspecified amount of time would be allowed for testimony, followed by eight hours of closing arguments and votes in early February. The confusion on Capitol Hill yesterday underscored the extraordinary nature of the constitutional confrontation now engaging all three branches of government. The only other time the Senate has considered whether to remove a president from office came during the 1868 trial of Andrew Johnson, in an era when there were no independent counsels, no DNA evidence, no direct election of senators and no television cameras. Johnson was acquitted by a single vote after a 2 1/2-month trial on charges that he violated the law by firing a dissident Cabinet officer without congressional permission, the climax of years of political battling over his Reconstruction policies easing the return of Confederate states to the Union. Clinton went on trial yesterday for "high crimes and misdemeanors" ofa far different sort, charged in two articles of impeachment with per- jury and obstruction of justice stemming from his efforts to keep secret his affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Under the Constitution, conviction requires a two-thirds vote, or 67 senators if all are present. As he has through much of the year-long scandal, Clinton did his best to ignore the cri- sis, at least publicly. Aides said he did not watch the morning Senate proceedings and had lunch with Vice President Gore during the afternoon session. His advisers were not so restrained. White House press secretary Joe Lockhart com- plained that starting arguments next week without the rules in place would be "manifest- ly unfair to the president" and warned that allowing witnesses as demanded by House prosecutors would force a lengthy delay. With the Johnson trial as its only real guide, the Senate plowed forward with the formali- ties. MONOXIDE Continued from Page I "He was like a player on our team for three years," Berenson said. Fishman, 29, left his position as hockey sports information director after last year's season ended when he took a job as man- ager of communications and marketing for USA Hockey, the association responsible for organizing teams for international competition. "He added a lot of enthusiasm and did a great job of being a sports information director," Berenson said. Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations Bruce Madej said he was shocked at the news of Fishman's untimely death. "It's tragic," Madej said. "My entire office was extremely distraught about the news. "It's a sad situation when you lose some- one at the beginning of a long life," Madej said. Madej said the Athletic Department suf- fered a loss when Fishman left at the end of last season, but was confident Fishman would find success at his new job at USA Hockey. "I didn't want to see him leave, but he had an opportunity with USA Hockey that he thought would take him farther," Madej said. Although no formal plans have been made to honor Fishman, Berenson said he hopes there will be some kind of memori- al to recognize Fishman. - Daily staff reporters Nikita Easley, Katie Plona and Jennifer Yachnin contributed to this report. AP PHOTO The format of the upcoming impeachment trial is still in question, and President Clinton continues to address issues affecting the nation. Clinton spoke on his education agenda yesterday. Political science Prof. Christina Fastnow said many theories could explain the country's seem- ing apathy toward the Clinton scandal. "It could be we are tired of hearing about it," she said. "It could be we are inured to it since Watergate or because we've gotten so cynical." This real-life example of the power of the Constitution offers a perfect opportunity ;for students to learn about their government, Fastnow said. "It will definitely come up in class," she said. "It makes a really good example of how the Constitution is applied." 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