2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 11, 2003 NATION WORLD IMF, World Bank vow up to $600B to aid Iraq WASHINGTON (AP) - Leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank pledged yesterday to help provide bil- lions of dollars to rebuild Iraq. But first, they were sending fact-finding missions to uncov- er the mysteries of an economy that has been shrouded in secrecy for more than two decades. A day after U.S.-led forces swept through Baghdad, the Bush administration moved quickly to demonstrate that the Iraqi people stand to gain substantial economic benefits from the toppling of Saddam Hussein's gov- ernment. Treasury Secretary John Snow said he would use the spring meetings of the 184- nation IMF, which specializes in helping cri- sis countries, and the World Bank, the largest source of development loans, to begin gather- ing the resources needed to rebuild Iraq. Pre- liminary estimates of the cost of that effort have ranged from $20 billion per year for the first several years to as much as $600 billion over a decade. Snow and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan will lead discussions today among the finance officials from the world's seven richest industrial countries - the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada. In addition to lining up initial commit- ments from the IMF and World Bank, Snow said he would seek support among the G-7 countries for forgiving a part of Iraq's mas- sive foreign debt, estimated to be as high as $200 billion. However, the G-7 discussions could prove contentious given that two of the nations - France and Germany - actively opposed the U.S.-led war effort. They have also insisted that the United Nations take the lead in the reconstruction effort, an approach that is opposed by the United States, which is ready to install its own interim administration headed by retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Jay Garner. World Bank President James Wolfensohn said yesterday that Iraq would need to have in place a U.N.-sanctioned government before his institution would be able to extend new loans to the country. Both Wolfensohn and IMF Managing Director Horst Koehler said their boards, which include the United States and the other G-7 nations, would have to approve any new loan programs. That means the United States will need to resolve any disagreements over the reconstruction effort before it will be able to achieve IMF and World Bank backing. However, both officials said they expected any disagreements to be resolved quickly. They said even before new loans began flow- ing, the two institutions would join to send fact-finding missions to Iraq to begin the process of gathering data on Iraq's economy - although they will need to penetrate a veneer of secrecy imposed by Saddam's regime. WASHINGTON CIA: Bin Laden tape likely authentic The Central Intelligence Agency has determined that a new audiotape obtained earlier his week is likely an authentic recording of Osama bin Laden, a US. intelli- gence official said yesterday. The audiotape exhorts Muslims to rise up against Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Pak- istan, Bahrain and Afghanistan, which it claims are "agents of America," and calls for suicide attacks against U.S. and British interests to "avenge the inno- cent children" of Iraq. CIA analysts, after listening to the audio, were fairly certain the voice was bin Laden's, according to the intelligence official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The agency analyzed a brief excerpt from the tape after The Associated Press and other news organizations sought to authenticate whether the speaker was that of the terrorist leader. There was also no clear indication of when the recording was made. It refers to the outbreak of war in Iraq, so officials suspect it was a recent recording. However, the references are so general that it is conceivable it was recorded before the war, the official said. The 27-minute tape quotes extensively from the Muslim holy book, the Quran, and says jihad, or holy war in this context, is the "only solution to all the problems." WASHINGTON House OKs oil drilling in Alaska refuge The House last night endorsed oil drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge, setting up a likely confrontation with the Senate as Congress struggles to produce a comprehen- sive energy policy. An attempt to strip a House energy bill of a provision that would allow develop- ment of the refuge's oil was turned back by a 228-197 vote. Drilling opponents argued more oil could be saved with higher auto fuel economy requirements than the refuge could produce. Earlier, the House rejected a proposal to require a 5 percent reduction in fuel used by motor vehicles, including SUVs and pickup trucks, within seven years. Opponents to the measure said it would force automakers to make small cars. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), sponsor of the anti-drilling amendment, criti- cized the bill, saying if lawmakers are unwilling to improve auto fuel econo- my, "we have no right to jeopardize a pristine wilderness that should be preserved for the next generation," he said. But Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) said those who argue against developing the refuge's oil don't have the facts. Jordanian workers carry blankets outside the Jordanian capital of Amman Monday. The United States donated blankets and other items to aid Iraqi civilians. Congress passes child safety bill with ease The bill provides states and communities with grants used to alert citizens to child abductions WASHINGTON (AP) - Targeting child kidnappers, molesters and pornographers, Congress overwhelm- ingly passed a package of child safety protections, including a national Amber Alert network. The House passed the bill 400-25 hours before the Senate approved in on a 98-0 vote. The legislation now goes to President Bush, who is expected to sign it. The network, which will be main- tained by state and municipal govern- ments, distributes information quickly through radio and television broadcasts and electronic highway signs, about kidnapped children and their abduc- tors. "The safety and well-being of our children is a shared priority for all Americans' Bush said in a statement. "We must use every available resource to find and safely return missing chil- dren to their families and their homes and we must use every available tool to vigorously prosecute and punish those who would do our children harm." House Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin called the finished bill "the most important and far-reaching child protection legisla- tion in the past 20 years." Sensenbrenner and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R- Utah) shepherded the stronger criminal penalties through the House by attach- ing them to the popular Amber Alert kidnapping-notification legislation. That measure was sought by the family of Elizabeth Smart, who was recovered in March after being taken from her bedroom in Salt Lake City last year. "The overarching goal of this comprehensive package is to stop those who prey on children before they can harm children," said Sensenbrenner. The Senate never debated the bill before passing it as a House-Senate compromise The national network would be named after Amber Hagerman, a 9- year-old girl abducted in Arlington, Texas, and later found murdered. Israelihelicopters gun down commander of Islamic militant group HONG KONG China criticized for moving SARS patient A new accusation against mainland China collapsed yesterday when the fam- ily of an American dying from a mysteri- ous respiratory virus confirmed that they had requested he be moved from a main- land hospital to one in Hong Kong. Officials from the mainland - already criticized for their secretive han- dling of the fast-spreading SARS virus - had been accused of moving the American to avoid another foreign death. And Hong Kong's health secretary said James Salisbury, a 52-year-old instructor from Utah, was already dead when he arrived in Hong Kong Wednes- day. But Salisbury's eldest daughter in Utah confirmed what Chinese health authorities had said all along. "We heard the hospital in Hong Kong had specialists that were treating people with SARS and we thought there might be other things that could be done to help him get better," said Michelle Salisbury of Orem, Utah. SEOUL, South Korea North Korea defends need to build military North Korea said the Iraq war proved the need for it to maintain a strong military deterrent against the United States, as the communist nation's withdrawal from the global nuclear arms control treaty officially took effect yesterday. The North's comments came a day after U.N. Security Council mem- bers said they were worried by North Korea's standoff with Wash- ington, but refused to condemn it for pulling out of the Nuclear Nonpro- liferation Treaty. China and Russia had opposed condemning Pyongyang. Drawing parallels with the U.S. showdown with Iraq, North Korea said that bowing to demands to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons development would lead to inspections and disarmament, set- ting the stage for a U.S. invasion. BELFAST, Northern Ireland Britan, Ireland stall N. Ireland peace plan Dashing expectations of a break- through, Britain and Ireland withheld their new Northern Ireland peace plans yesterday after failing to get long-sought commitments from the Irish Republican Army, government aides said. Sinn Fein party leader Gerry Adams, a reputed IRA chief, insisted the out- lawed group was not responsible for the deadlock Yesterday, the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-brokered Good Friday accord, was the two governments' target date for announcing the new plans. The impasse, typical of the suspicion and recrimination that have dogged peacemaking efforts in this British terri- tory for a decade, raised doubts about a planned May 29 election for the mori- bund Northern Ireland legislature. Britain already postponed the vote once. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. 0 SUNDAY NITE LINE-UP! * Come to The 5:45 worship service * 6:45 Stay for free Spaghetti Dinner * Hang-out with other students for discussion * 7:45 Return to dorm refreshed GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli helicopters fired missiles at a car in Gaza City yesterday, killing a senior commander of a violent Islamic group, the second such air strike this.week in the region. The European Union expressed con- cern and called on Israel to show "ulti- mate restraint." "In such a critical moment for the region and shortly after the recent appointment of a Palestinian prime min- ister, we consider that extra-judicial exe- First Presbyterian Church 1432 Washtenaw (by the roci) Campus Minister- GrahamJBaird@aol.com bystanders. Palestinians charge that the air strikes are assassinations of their leaders. Human rights groups call them summa- ry executions without trial. Israel has killed dozens of Palestinian militants in targeted operations. Palestinian Cabinet minister Saeb Erekat called the missile strike a "clear attempt by the Israeli government to sabotage any attempt to revive the peace process." In Gaza, Islamic Jihad spokesman Mohammed Al 4 A cutions, which also caused severe casu- alties among inno- cent civilians, are rather unwise and counterproductive," said the announce- ment from the EU presidency, which is The European Union expressed concern and called on Israel to show 'ultimate restraint: Hindi said the killing of Zatme was a great loss to his movement but vowed to "fight till the last drop of blood in our bod- ies" held by Greece. It did not elaborate or identify which deaths it was referring to. A U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan is expected to be presented after the new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, and his Cabinet are sworn in, probably within weeks. The plan calls for creation of a provi- sional Palestinian state. Israel insists that first, all Palestinian attacks must halt, but Palestinians charge that Israel is trying to sabotage the plan. Yesterday's air strike killed a top commander of the Islamic Jihad, Mahmoud Zatme, 42, and wounded 12 In Beirut, the Islamic Jihad also issued a statement condemning the killing. But Israeli military sources said Zatme was behind a string of deadly attacks dating back several years, in which dozens of Israelis were killed. The Israelis made similar charges against Saed Arabeed, 38, a senior com- mander of Hamas killed in an air strike Tuesday along with six other people, including four civilians. Hamas is the larger of two violent Islamic groups responsible for attacks that have killed hundreds of Israelis dur- ing 30 months of violence. WAR Continued from Page 1 ping out of Iraq and to keep foreign fighters from entering. There were signs of difficulties ahead in efforts at building a new society. Two Islamic clerics were hacked to death by a mob in Najaf at one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines, witnesses said. One of the clerics killed, Haider al- Kadar, was a widely hated loyalist of Saddam, part of the Iraqi leader's Ministry of Religion. The other was Abdul Majid al- Khoei, a high-ranking Shiite cleric and son of one of the religion's most prominent spiritual leaders, who was persecuted by Saddam. They were killed at a meeting meant to serve as a model for reconciliation in post-Sad- dam Iraq. TTT q i~trr had flnni~x ~nnr- The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745.967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by stu- dents at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily's office for $2. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $105. Winter term (January through April) is $110, yearlong (September through April) is $190. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. 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