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THE BATTALION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1980 Page 9 world ar within a war still rages mong black Rhodesia rebels Gold prices rise; dollar up and down United Press International KEZI, Rhodesia— From the air, ^iiij Jjatabeleland is a picture of granite ills and green valleys. From the pen:'; ground, what stands out in this area ■tv of southwestern Rhodesia are the wbist scars and the hatred, niiiiij® The hate is not directed at white- led government forces who punished Qp black civilians for assisting guerrillas, T® but at Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe i Hffican National Liberation Army, -which for two years sought control / ' J -over a populaton loyal mostly to t JoshuaNkomo and his separate guer- ac rilla army. Speaking a different language, us- H^'ing brutality to counter civilian hos- umfei^ity- the Mugabe guerrillas — NLA for short — were much like reign occupiers. They were treated as such by Nkomo’s Zimbabwe Peo ple’s Revolutionary Army, known as ZIPRA. The British-sponsored Rhodesian cease-fire largely put a stop to the fighting, including the conflict be tween rival guerrillas. Spokesmen for both camps insist the battle be tween them has ended. But Rhodesian intelligence ex perts assert it has barely begun. The “war within the war” raged despite the technical alliance of the two armies within the Patriotic Front, formed in 1976. But attempts at military unity never got beyond the stage of rhetoric. One reason was a long history of tribal hatred. Another was personal rivalry be tween Nkomo and the Marxist- leaning Mugabe. Political unity was virtually ruled out when Mugabe’s party rejected Nkomo’s appeals for a joint campaign in the independence election sche duled for late February. Between last April and Decem ber, when the cease-fire went into effect, police recorded 44 faction fights in Kezi — Nkomo’s home dis trict — compared with 63 between Mugabe guerrillas and Rhodesian troops. For 10 months, police say, Nko mo’s men avoided conflict with Rhodesian forces, encouraged civi lians to report the movements of Mugabe’s guerrillas to the author ities and concentrated on flushing out Mugabe’s ZANLA forces. ZANLA’s thrust into Matebele- land began in 1977. Mugabe, com mitting three times as many men to the struggle as his rival, complained that Nkomo was not doing his share. The scores of ZANLA guerrilla di aries that fell into Rhodesian hands tell not only of clashes with Nkomo’s men but of systematic attempts to indoctrinate civilians politically. The political split goes back to the 1964 breakaway of a faction Mugabe came to rule. Mugabe charged that Nkomo was too soft on white rule. But an underlying factor was — and is — tribal. Mugabe’s adherents mostly are from Shona-speaking tribes which form the bulk of the population. Nkomo’s main support is from the Sindebele-speaking Matebeles and Kalangas. The Matebeles, an offshoot of the Zulu nation, invaded this country from South Africa in the 1800s, slaying men of the Shona tribes and taking their women as wives. Today Arab and Jewish women live in peace — in prison the Matabeles and Kalangas — Nko mo is a Kalanga— make up about 20 percent of the population. The Matebele raids still rankle among Shona-speaking tribesmen. “ZANLA kept telling us they would kill all the men and take the women just like the Matebele did,” said Shieka Buklalo, a refugee living at Kezi village. Mrs. Buklalo said she and her five children fled because of ZANLA harassment and lived three weeks in the bush — “like animals, covered with ticks” — until they reached the village. Lucia Moyo, another refugee, said, “I ran away because they made me sing from sunrise to sunset. I couldn’t sing in Shona. Sometimes I refused. I was kicked in the stomach and for two weeks I passed urine full of blood. ” Black nationalists blame a tradi- tonal white policy of divide-and-rule for much of the factional fighting. They point to former white Prime Minister Ian Smith’s attempts to wean Nkomo from the Patriotic Front alliance, once meeting Nkomo in secret. Mugabe made no attempt to conceal his anger when the news leaked. United Press International LONDON — The price of gold rose in Europe Monday, and the dol lar gained in some European coun tries and fell in others. Gold opened in Zurich at $707.50 an ounce, an increase of $15 over Fri day’s closing price of $692.50. In London gold opened at $718.50 an ounce, a $21 increase over Friday’s $697.50 closing price. “There was only moderate busi ness despite the rise in the gold price,” said Samuel Montagu, a deal er for bullion brokers. “The dollar eased on speculation that the central banks were selling dollars. This also pushed gold higher.” The dollar fell in West Germany, France and Britain, but increased slightly in Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and Italy. In London the pound sterling rose from $2.2985 to $2.3040. The price of gold closed at $698.50 an ounce today at the Hong Kong Chinese and Silver Exchange in quiet trading. Market sources said there were no fresh news develop ments to initiate an upsurge. MSC ARTS ACCEPTING ENTRIES FORTHE JURIED STUDENT ART COMPETITION MONDAY FEB. 11 — WEDNESDAY FEB. 13. CAT AGORIES INCLUDE: DRAWING, PAINTING & SCULPTING. RULES & ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE IN ROOM 216 MSC. STOP SCROUNGING for class notes, readings and quizzes. Ask your prof if his/her notes, etc. are on file at KUVKO'S — all copied and ready for you — or call us to check. KINKO’S COPIES 846-9508 201 College Main 4<t Copies ed 4 United Press International RAMLE, Israel — Inside Israel’s Inly women’s prison, Lt. Col. Raya Epstein looked fondly at a color snapshot of a smiling Palestinian ter- irist. This is Rima,” she said. “Rima 'as definitely one of my favorites. ” Rima Tannous was one of two 'alestinians left alive after Israeli oops stormed a hijacked Sabena anZi - jetliner at Tel Aviv’s Lod airport in 1972. She was released from Neve irza women’s prison in a prisoner sxchange last year. Epstein, 57, a lieutenant colonel in Israel’s prison service, has been lirector of Neve Tirza prison since 1968, ushering through its imposing green gates a stream of women cap tured by Israel for guerrilla activity. “As soon as these .girls .forpe toil tve to through the gates, they become just ilain human beings,” Epstein said. We have to forget what they’ve done as terrorists.’ A locked gate and fence separate |he building housing security prison- • •••• ers from those sentenced for other offenses like prostitution, drug abuse and theft. Security is as stringent for the 70 women now locked inside its high walls as at the men’s prison next door, Epstein said. Visits by outside observers are rare. One of 20 current security inmates is Zakia Ashamut, 33, stirring a pot of potatoes in the prisoners’ kitchen. She is serving a life sentence for helping plant bombs in crowded Haifa streets in 1971. Her five chil dren, one born in the prison, are wards of the United Nations. The only security prisoner cur rently at Neve Tirza who is not Israeli or from the occupied territor ies is Brigitte Schulz of Heidelburg, West Germany. She was captured in 1976, part of a group that tried to shoot dqwp an El Al jetliner jn Nairo bi, I^enya. For her first 18 months in the pris on, beginning in June 1977, she was isolated from other prisoners. An Israeli military court sentenced her to a 10-year prison term in Septem ber. 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