2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 21, 2003 U.S., Britain request U.N. cooperation in Iraqi disarmament NATION WORLD WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration and its closest ally, Britain, are planning to present a new resolution to the U.N. Security Council Monday in a bid for support to use force to disarm Iraq. Finishing touches were being put on the resolution yesterday. Adoption is by no means assured. A majority of the 15 council members are opposed to war at least until chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix reports on March 1. Secretary of State Colin Powell said a headcount was "academic" because the resolution demanding Iraqi disar- mament had not been put forward. Powell, who is due to fly to Japan today for the start of a five-day Asia trip, juggled resolution diplomacy with stressful negotiations with Turkey, a potential key ally in any war. Turkey is balking at U.S. terms for an economic aid package. Powell, who interceded on Wednesday with Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, said he had told the Turkish leader "our position was firm with respect to the kind of assistance we could provide." However, Powell said, "there may be some other creative things we can do." As for the expected U.N. resolution, the Bush administration sees little value in extending inspections and much to worry about in Iraq's connec- tion to al-Qaida and other terror groups. One U.S. official said the project- ed day for presenting the resolution was Monday but that it could slip a day or two. Powell said: "We won't put a reso- lution down unless we intend to fight for the resolution, unless we believe we can make the case that it is appropriate." Meanwhile, Iraq allowed another flight by an American U-2 surveillance plane yesterday as President Saddam Hussein's government sought to con- vince the world that it is cooperating with the weapons inspectors. NEWS IN BRIEF J ERUJSALEM Hamas members shot by Israeli soldiers Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank yesterday, while in the Gaza Strip troops divided the territory into three parts, restricting the move- ment of more than 1 million Palestinians. The operations appeared to be part of Israel's stepped-up efforts against the militant Islamic group Hamas, which killed four soldiers in an attack on a tank Saturday in Gaza. Despite the violence, Israelis and Palestinians have been holding increased con- tacts on the possibility of a cease-fire, though no breakthroughs have been achieved. In London, William Burns, a State Department official, met Palestinian Cabi- net ministers on Wednesday to discuss a U.S.-backed peace plan that envisions the creation of a Palestinian state in about three years. Burns told the Palestinians that formal discussions on the plan would not resume until after Israel forms a new government - a process that could take several more weeks - and would also depend on developments in Iraq, said Palestinian Cabinet minister Saeb Erekat, one of the participants. The Palestinians asked the United States to send international monitors in the meantime to protect their civilians during Israeli military offensives, but Burns said Washington did not support such an idea. DURHAM, N.C. Girl survives second heart transplant A 17-year-old girl underwent a second heart-lung transplant yesterday, two weeks after a botched transplant with organs of the wrong blood type left her near death. The family of Jesica Santillan was elated early yesterday when it learned that donated organs had been shown to be a good match, said supporters who raised funds for the girl. But after the second transplant was completed, Duke University Hospital doc- tors said it was too early to say how much damage Jesica's body had suffered while she was on life support. Duane Davis, surgical director of Duke's lung transplant program, who assisted in yesterday's operation, said the newly transplanted organs were "performing as we would expect." But Jesica "is as critical as a person could be. ... I can't really say anybody could be any sicker," he said. Jesica, who has type O-positive blood, was given a heart and lungs from a donor with type A blood in a transplant Feb. 7 at Duke. Her condition steadily deteriorat- ed as her body rejected the new organs. 0 At the Communication Council meeting, Secretary of State Colin Powell said "there may be some creative things we can do" to gain acceptance of a proposed U.S. resolution. Venezuelan strike leader arrested for treason CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Thousands of angry government opponents chanting "This is a dic- tatorship!" rallied in the capital's streets yesterday, protesting the midnight arrest of a strike leader by secret police. But President Hugo Chavez triumphantly pro- claimed that he authorized the arrest of Carlos Fer- nandez even though it threatened to re-ignite massive demonstrations and again paralyze the country. "One of the coup plotters was arrested last night. It was about time, and see how the others are running to hide," Chavez said at the foreign ministry. "I went to bed with a smile." Chavez said judges should not "be afraid to issue arrest warrants against coup-plotters." Carlos Fernandez, head of Venezuela's largest business federation, Fedecamaras, was seized by about eight armed agents around midnight Wednes- day as he left a restaurant in Caracas' trendy Las Mercedes district, said his bodyguard, Juan Carlos Fernandez. The men fired into the air when patrons tried to prevent the arrest, the bodyguard said. Carlos Fernandez faces charges of treason and instigating violence for leading the two-month strike that began Dec. 2, seeking to oust Chavez and force early elections. The strike ended Feb. 4 in all sectors except the critical oil industry. Before the strike, Venezuela was the world's fifth-largest petroleum exporter and a major U.S. supplier, Government allies warned that more than 100 opposition leaders, from labor bosses to news media executives, who supported the strike also could be arrested. "More than 100 are on the list to be captured," rul- ing party lawmaker Luis Velasquez said. The existence of such a list could not be immedi- ately confirmed. Opposition sympathizers at yesterday's rally near an air force base in eastern Caracas lambasted Chavez, accusing the leftist leader of trying to estab- lish a Cuban-style dictatorship in this South Ameri- can nation of 24 million people. "This is an escalation of violence by the govern- ment, which has arrived at the extreme of repres- sion," said Carlos Feijoo, 88, a retired oil worker. "He wants to copy Fidel (Castro)." Fedecamaras Vice President Albis Munoz warned of another nationwide strike in response to the arrest. "Definitely there will be actions, and very strong actions," Munoz said. The Confederation of Venezuelan Workers also said a 12- or 24-hour stoppage was possible. Fernandez's wife, Sonia, spoke briefly with her husband and said he was in good condition at secret police headquarters. Fernandez was meeting with his attorneys, she said. Chavez supporters gathered near the headquarters and a downtown plaza to celebrate the arrest. "It's what had to be done. These opposition leaders tried to destroy the country, now they must be punished," said Tomas Ordonez, a 49- year-old taxi driver. Carlos Fernandez called the strike with Carlos Ortega, president of the Venezuelan Workers Confed- eration - the country's largest labor union. ' Ortega was ordered to surrender on treason and instigating violence charges, magistrate Maikel Jose Moreno said, but the tough-talking labor boss said he would not turn himself in. "We have nothing to fear," Ortega told Globovi- sion TV channel via telephone. "The only one who has a date with justice is the president." Chavez, who was elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2000, has accused the two opposition leaders of plot- ting to overthrow his government with the strike and by orchestrating "an economic coup." Chavez's allies justified the arrest. "Each member of the opposition must assume ... the legal consequences of acts of oil sabotage and the attempt to topple a legitimate government," ruling party leader Nicolas Maduro said. Opposition leaders called for more street protests and appealed tothe Organization of American States, the United Nations and The Carter Center, run by former President Jimmy Carter, for mediation. ~ Gas prices ise wit trieat of war in Iraq The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea N. Korean jet tries to enter S. Korea Rattling nerves along the border, a North Korean fighter jet violated South Korean airspace over the Yel- low Sea yesterday before turning back as warplanes in the South scrambled. The flight, the first such incursion in 20 years, was the latest in a series of North Korean provocations against South Korea. The incursion, which lasted two minutes, came only days after North Korea threatened to abandon the armistice keeping peace along the border if the United States imposes sanctions on the communist regime. The flight also underlined height- ened tensions just days ahead of a visit to South Korea by Secretary of State Colin Powell to discuss the standoff over the North's nuclear program. South Korea protested the intru- sion, the first by air since 1983. SPACE CENTER, Houston NASA officials still investigating crash Just how the foam insulation was applied to the fuel tanks of NASA's space shuttles is getting special attention by the board investigating the Columbia accident, officials said yesterday. One leading theory is that the insulation or the heavier material beneath may have damaged Colum- bia during liftoff, enough to trigger a deadly breach as the spaceship hurtled toward a Florida landing 2 1/2 weeks ago. The foam insulation is applied by at a Lockheed Martin plant in New Orleans. More of the foam is applied about a month before liftoff in several small areas of the tank needing touchup at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The investigation board has visited both sites and is going back for a sec- ond, harder look at the techniques - and safeguards - used. PHILADELPHIA Americans boyCott products from France Mon dieu, how some Americans are bashing the French these days! Americans galled by France's reluc- tance to endorse an invasion of Iraq are boycotting French wine and french fries and trading jokes and insults about all things Gallic. A Las Vegas radio station Tuesday used an armored vehicle to crush pho- tographs of French President Jacques Chirac, photocopies of the French flag, a Paris travel guide, bottles of wine and a loaf of French bread. In Beaufort, N.C., one restaurant owner took french fries off his menu and replaced them with 'freedom fries.' 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