2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 5, 2003 NATION/WORLD d9t6flight, {et's ddciQg{t ~~tcakd gYvCaQ76( Powell to present proof of Iraqi arms NEW YORK (AP) - Secretary of State Colin Powell will be joined by top CIA officials today as he presents the U.N. Security Council with evi- dence culled from classified material to try to convince wavering allies and other nations that Iraq has defied calls to disarm. The evidence is expected to include transcripts and possibly recordings of intercepted conversations of Iraqi offi- cials discussing the country's weapons programs. There probably also will be images taken by satellites of suspected biological weapons labs, officials said. Powell's report also is expected to indicate that Iraqi officials had advance knowledge where U.N. weapons inspectors were going to look, in line with a recent report from the British government that said Iraqi intelligence had bugged inspectors' telephones and hotel and conference rooms. CIA Director George Tenet and his chief deputy, John McLaughlin, are expected to accompany Powell. In selecting evidence, Powell and intelli- gence specialists are said to be taking care not to reveal more about their oper- ations than they could safely show Iraq. President Bush and his top national security officials have said repeatedly that Iraq will be forcibly disarmed if it does not comply with U.N. resolutions demanding that it reveal and give up weapons of mass destruction. Arriving in New York yesterday, Powell met first with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan, whose govern- ment prefers a diplomatic approach to Iraq rather than using force to disarm President Saddam Hussein. The chief U.N. weapons inspectors, Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, are due to visit Baghdad for two days of meetings next weekend. Among their demands is access to Iraqi scientists and other officials without government "minders" auditing the interviews. Blix said yesterday at the U.N. that it was "five minutes to midnight" and Iraq must be forthcoming about its weapons during the visit. "I don't think that the end is there, that a date has been set for an armed action, but I think-that we're moving closer'and closer to it," Blix said. ROOM Continued from Page 1 that will be used until Aug. 1. "We are looking for ways to make it permanent though our plans may not include that specific room," Willis said. He added that the University might build a special facility to provide for the reli- gious and spiritual needs of the campus community, but that would not be for many years to come. The reflection room is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. The process of selecting and furnish- ing a room in the Michigan League included a meeting between Vice Presi- dent for Student Affairs E. Royster Harper and members of ARC. The Rev. Graham Baird, president of ARC, said the meeting brought together Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, Catholic and other members of the ecumenical com- munity. "They brought to our attention that there are no chapels, mosques or syna- gogues on campus that students can use to pray or meditate," he said. Baird added that the members of ARC agreed the room should be a quiet, simple space, uncluttered by religious ornaments. Rabbi Shena Potter, assistant director of Hillel, said the room is open to all members of the University community. "It is a 'safe-space' where people of all faith backgrounds can pray, meditate and reflect in individual ways amidst the hustle and bustle of campus life," Potter said. "It is also a place where pejple from all religious affiliations can feet and interact while focusing on their spir- itual growth." ARC member Gretchen Baumgardt said some organizations within ARC may have their own spaces for sacred worship or meditation but that the reflec- tion room is open to everyone. "Support for a permanent reflection room on campus recognizes the needs of both students who do not have a central gathering space and students who may not be connected to any particular reli- gious or spiritual group and seek a neu- tral reflection space," she said. Baumgardt is the education director at St. Mary Student Parish and Newman Center, which serves the Catholic com- munity at the University. Trinka Robinson, a Public Health stu- dent and a representative for the Gradu- ate Muslim Students Association in ARC, said while the room provides -____r L - --- r__ _. ,. . , , NEWS IN' BRIEF SPACE CENTERHouston President takes part in shuttle memorial Under sapphire blue skies that once held Columbia and her crew, President Bush paid tribute yesterday to the shuttle's seven astronauts and rededicated the nation to space travel. "They go in peace for all mankind. And all mankind is in their debt," he said. The president joined at least 10,000 teary-eyed NASA workers, aging astronauts, political leaders and families of the fallen crew for a memorial service in a plaza outside Mission Control usually reserved for celebrations of space triumphs. The shuttle broke up Saturday as it was returning to earth. In Bush's words: "Their mission was almost complete, and we lost them so close to home." The president met with family members after the service, which ended with the ringing of a Navy bell - seven times, one for each of the deceased astronauts - and a "missing man" formation flyover: Four T-38 NASA jets roared above the crowd, with one peeling away and soaring high and out of sight. Bush bowed his head and first lady Laura Bush wiped tears from her eyes as the United States Navy Band Sea Chanters led the crowd in song. The words to one hymn, "God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand," were printed on the back of the service's programs, allowing the NASA family to raise its voice in tribute to "shining worlds in splendor through the skies." WASH INGTON U.S. favors direct negotiations with N. Korea The State Department's No. 2 official yesterday gave senators the Bush admin- istration's strongest assurance to date that the United States intends to have direct talks with North Korea on its nuclear programs. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage also acknowledged that the Penta- gon may bolster U.S. forces in the Pacific Ocean in case "North Korea would, in some fashion, try to take advantage of our focus on Iraq." Less than a week after Armitage appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee explaining why war might be necessary against Iraq, he returned to tell often-skeptical lawmakers why a different approach was needed with North Korea, which he conceded poses a greater nuclear threat than Iraq. He said Iraq has stronger ties to terrorists and that diplomatic efforts with North Korea are relatively new, while Iraq's defiance has lasted 12 years. Also, North Korea's weapons programs seem to be tied to the country's dire economic needs while Iraq is pursuing weapons "to dominate, to intimidate and to attack," he said. Armitage repeated the Bush administration's position that North Korea's nuclear program isn't a crisis. *I WASHINGTON Lawmaker pushes for approval of tax cuts A senior Republican lawmaker announced plans yesterday to push tax relief legislation through the House by the end of March, setting the stage for a quick test of President Bush's call for $1.3 trillion in new cuts over the next decade. "We need to act soon," said Rep. Bill Thomas (R-Calif.), chairman of the tax- writing House Ways and Means Com- mittee. He cited a need to put more money into the hands of consumers and create jobs in a time of slow economic growth. Thomas laid out a timetable for action on tax cut legislation as Treasury Secretary John Snow and Budget Director Mitchell Daniels parried criti- cism from congressional Democrats over the record deficits envisioned in the administration's day-old budget. "Deficits matter. They are never wel- come. But there are times, such as these, when they are unavoidable, particularly when we are compelled to address criti- cal national needs," Snow said. NUEVO JERUSALEM, Mexico Rebels target tourists in southern Mexico Zapatista rebels are threatening to seize a ranch and guest house owned by U.S. citizens and are running tourists out of parts of southern Chiapas state - an unexpected turn for a country whose third-largest income source is tourism. The conflict is part of the rebels' battle against foreign investment and eco- tourism, the small-scale, environmental- ly-friendly operations that were supposed to help save the jungles where the Zap- atistas have their last redoubts. "We don't. want any American tourists.... We don't want any tourists at all," said Gabriel, a black-clad Zapatista guarding a roadblock near the ranch who would give only his first name. "We don't want strangers coming around." Over the last two weeks, Zapatista sympathizers have detained and threat- ened a group of French and Canadian kayakers on a jungle river and blocked access to Rancho Esmeralda, the U.S.- owned ranch and guesthouse. BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro Yu oslav republics to form loose union Erasing Yugoslavia from the map of Europe, lawmakers all but dissolved the troubled Balkan federation yesterday and gave birth to a new country with a new name: Serbia and Montenegro. Under a European Union-brokered accord approved by parliament, the two republics stick together in a loose union that gives each greater autonomy and the trappings of statehood. The final breakup of the former Yugoslavia - outright independence for both - could come as soon as 2006. Widely seen as'a compromise solu- tion amid conflicting demands within both republics that Serbia and Mon- tenegro be either firmly tied or com- pletely separated, the accord preserves the alliance but allows each member state to hold an independence referen- dum after three years. The deal offers the republics near- total sovereignty. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. We're looking for great minds like yours to join us in the diverse and challenging world of energy. Shell opportunities offer you responsibility, innovation, and the chance to make a difference. With outstanding national and international career prospects and professional variety, Shell can help you set your sights - and thoughts - on success. Sign up for an interview with Shell at your campus career center right away. 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