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Page 8
The Battalion
Monday, April 20, ■
Leader to form rebel-Islamic government
Continued from Page 1
No violence was reported Sun
day in or around Kabul, which
was shrouded by mist and rain.
Masood has announced plans
to form an Islamic government
comprising all rebels — including
Hekmatyar's group — as well as
militia commanders and a
high-ranking general from Na-
jibullah's old government. Ma
sood held talks with Foreign Min
ister Abdul Wakil outside Kabul
on Friday and Saturday.
Masood, whose faction was
backed by Washington and Saudi
Arabia, is known for his fierce re
sistance during the nine-year So
viet occupation that ended in
1989. His Jamiat-e-Islami faction
is considered one of the best orga
nized groups among the muja-
hedeen, or Islamic holy warriors.
"The situation has changed,"
Masood told journalists at his base
about 40 miles north of Kabul. "I
think there is no need to create a
neutral government. It is better
that a mujahedeen government
comes to power."
Vijay Sethi, a Hindu money
changer at the Kabul bazaar, did
not appear worried about the
prospects of rebels taking charge
of the city of 1.9 million. "They're
already here," he said.
Ethnic diferences also compli
cate the situation. Masood, 39, is
from the minority Tajik group.
Some rebel groups have vowed
they would not participate in a
coalition that excludes the Pash-
tuns, or Pathans, the tribesmen
who have dominated Afghanistan
for nearly 300 years.
Afghanistan's civil war — once
a major proxy battle between
Washington and Moscow-has
claimed two million lives and
forced more than five million to
flee homes to neighboring Pak
istan or Iran.
In the capital, former vice presi
dent Abdul Rahim Hatif took con
trol of the government, state-run
Kabul Radio announced.
Hatif was never a member of
Najibullah's Communist-style rul
ing party and was not associated
with its brutal past.
Diplomatic sources said they
hoped his appointment would
pave the way for broader talks be
tween the government and the
mujahedeen.
Official suggests aid to Afghanistan
Continued from Page 1
Department official on Central Asia Paul Goble
said: "We ought to recognize that our ability to affect
the immediate outcome is nil. We're not going to pre
vent the overthrow of whatever is left of that govern
ment and I don't think we should."
Goble said the administration ought to be think
ing about an aid package.
"This is a country that has been desolated by a ter
rible war whose prosecution was arguably extended
by American assistance," he said. "We have a moral
obligation to do something."
Afghanistan — whose war was a relic of the Cold
War — lies across the trade routes from Pakistan to
the newly independent republics that formed the
South Central Asian tier of the old Soviet Union —
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan.
Martha Brill Olcutt of Duke University has trav
eled widely in those former Soviet republics, which
are predominantly Muslim, giving them religious
ties to Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.
Olcutt recently attended a conference in Tehran
and was invited to participate in a session at the for
eign ministry at which Afghanistan was discussed.
She said that, like the United States, the Iranians
want to see Afghanistan remain united under a coali
tion government.
The United States would ignore Iran's potential
role at its peril, she said.
"This is Iran's back yard," she said. "We don't
have to like these guys and we don't have to support
them. But if we define ourselves as anti-Iranian as
opposed to pro-American, we're really going to get
ourselves in trouble."
State tries "Peace Corps' solution in colonias
Continued from Page 1
than 50 percent in the communi
ties.
"I don't think anyone is confi
dent about the numbers," he said.
"It's tough to say just how large
the colonias population is because
so many residents have fallen
through the cracks."
State officials estimate 800 to
850 colonias exist in Texas, total
ing about 450,000 residents.
Officials also estimate the aver
age income in the communities at
between six and eight thousand
dollars for a family of at least five
people.
Colonias originated in Texas in
the!950s when Mexicans settled in
rural areas to avoid paying for
municipal services like water and
sewage.
Consequently, the communities
became unhealthy as well as un
sightly.
Health officials estimate nearly
80 percent of the residents will be
infected with hepatitis-A by the
time they are 35.
"It has become quite obvious
that the colonias merit our imme
diate attention," Commander said.
"We have chosen to respond with
a Peace Corps-type program that
involves people helping people
while participating in the search
for the elements of a comprehen
sive, coordinated solution."
Quality
staff tops
editor's
priorities
Continued from Page 1
"1 want people who know
what they are doing," she
said. "Without a good staff
things are not going to run
smoothly at all.' y
Other duties for Roth in
clude overseeing and regu
lating the staff, proofreading
all the pages that go to and
come from the publisher and
processing the payroll.
Roth said she will actually
design the yearbook from
cover to cover in addition to
choosing the fonts and page
dividers.
Hiring both a copy editor
and managing editor are two
of Roth's goals for next year.
The managing editor will
promote the yearbook and
oversee the business aspects
of it, she says.
Roth also plans to increase
the number of people who
take their picture for the
yearbook.
This is because the first
thing students do when they
receive their yearbook is Iook
for their picture, she said.
Roth describes working
for the Aggieland as a nice
place to go to get away.
"You are coming into
work, but at the same time
are getting away from the
rest of the world," she said.
"One thing I like the most
about the Aggieland is how
well the staff gets along."
After graduation in Au
gust 1993, Roth plans to fo
cus on a career in technical
writing or desktop publish
ing.
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Congratulations to the
following Intramural
Champions!
Fun Run
Men
Chris Frysinger
Freshman: Stephen Phillips
Sophomore: Todd Kiker
Junior: Keven Neie
Senior: Brent Ferguson
Homen
Mario Mata
Sophomore: Molly McKellep
Senior: Belia Gonzalez
F ac/Staff: Margarita
Ramirez
Race Walk
Men
Michael Jenkins
Freshman: Scott Perry
Sophomore: Matt Kreiger
Junior: Jose Martinez
Senior: James Johnson
Women
Lynn Show
Freshman: Danika Reese
Sophomore: Ginger Wilson
Junior: Kristi Kensing
Senior: Rene Stewart
Penberthy
Softball
Tournament
Men's A/B:
Men’s B/C:
Men's C/D:
CoRec B/C:
CoRec C/D:
CC Creations
IO Idiots
Landsharks
Attitude
Assorted Nuts
Archery Doubles
Class A
CoRec:
Jason Lowery
Shannon Cowles
Jason Lowery
Edward Hinojosa
Women's All-U: Shannon Riney
Shannon Cowles
Class B
Jana Carter
Tommy Spence
Raoul Rodriguez
Jonathon Aldis
Women’s All-U: Susan McGinn
Crystal Emanis
Class C
CoRec: Susan McGinn
Raoul Rodriguez
Men’s All-U: Richard Rubio
Men's All-U:
CoRec:
Men's All-U:
Badminton
Singles
Class A
Men’s Res. Hall: Matt Krueger
Men's Ind.: Pete Walters
Women's Ind.: Olga Figqeroa
Men's All-U: Matt Krueger
Women's All-U: Olga Figqeroa
Class B
Men's Res. Hall: Chris Govea
Men's Ind.: Uffe Wiil
Worn. Res. Hall: Kristi Peterson
Women's Ind.:
Men’s All-U:
Women's All-U
Class C
Men's Res. Hall: Chris Harris
Men's Ind.: John McDowell
Worn. Res. Hall: Stephanie
Hernandez
Men's All-U: Tim Chang
Women's All-U: Stephanie
Hernandez
Putt-Putt Golf
Doubles
Class A
Ginger Sackett
Phuong Hoang
James Melton
Kristi Peterson
CoRec:
Men’s All-U:
Monday, Apr. 20
Tuesday, Apr. 21
Wednesday, Apr. 22
Thursday, Apr. 23
Friday, Apr. 24
Saturday, Apr. 25
Sunday, Apr. 26
Entries Close
Baseball Hitting
Softball Hitting
Aggie Muster
Baseball Hitting contest
at 6:30 at Olsen Field
Softball Hitting contest
at 6:30 at Brock Field
Residence Hall IM Reps
Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
Parent’s Weekend
Mark Mannes
Chris Eklof
Gary Chapman
Ginger Sackett
Christy Burgess
Acknowledgments
Rec Sports Hi-Lites is a
CREATION OF JASON C. ROGERS
and Judy Reising.
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