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Page 4 The Battalion Friday, September 10,1993 r E RESEARCH PANIC VIP Research is conducting a research study on Panic Disorder. Individuals with symptoms of panic attacks are being recruited to participate in a 3 to 9 month study of an investigational medication for the treatment of panic disorder. If you would like more information, call VIP Research. Up to $400.00 will be paid to individuals who qualify and complete this study. UPCOMING FACIAL ACNE STUDY VIP Research is screening individuals 12 and older with mild-to-moderate facial acne for upcoming research studies. Call now for more information, v V (409) 776-1417 (800) 776-1417 (24 Hours A Day) J U.N. forces fire on Somalia; more than 100 die The Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia — American Cobra Helicopters fired on Somali women and chil dren Thursday in what the United Nations claimed was a “last-resort" effort to keep them from killing peacekeepers. Nearby residents said the street was lit tered with the bodies of as many as 100 Soma lis. A U.N. spokesman said a Pakistani soldier was killed and three Americans and two Pak istanis were injured. The peacekeepers had come under fire from heavy weapons by Somali militiamen and were trying to withdraw when women and children joined in the attack with grenades and small arms, said Maj. David Stockwell. Stockwell, the chief U.N. military spokesman, initially said a mob of women and children was swarming over the U.N. vehicles when the helicopters fired on them with 20mm cannons. Later, he said the women and children had joined militiamen in attacking the soldiers from behind walls lining the route of their withdrawal and were clambering over road blocks in their way. "The women and children were combat ants," Stockwell said. "When the helicopters came in they shot at the gunmen behind the walls, and the women and children who were actively engaged as combatants as well," Stockwell said. "Whoev er was behind the walls was shot at. "There were some people swarming on the roadblocks, but not directly on the vehicles ... and the helicopters shot down the middle of the road to persuade people to leave," Stock- well said. The incident was sure to fire the debate in the U.S. Congress over American involvement in Somalia and to add fuel to the arguments of some U.N. members that the United Nations has lost sight of its humanitarian mission in the country. Stockwell blamed the attack on the forces of fugitive warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, wanted by the United Nations for a series of assaults that have killed 48 peacekeepers and wounded more than 175 since May. Stockwell said he had no information on the number of Somalis killed or wounded, but told reporters, "What I am acknowledging is that if you go out there tomorrow, you may find some women and children casualties." The report of scores of Somalis killed could not be independently confirmed. Stockwell ac knowledged that U.N. troops and tanks, ar mored personnel carriers and helicopters used "heavy casualty-producing weapons" in de fending themselves. Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday that U.S. troops should stay in Somalia "for the foreseeable fu ture" to ensure the success of the U.N. opera tion there and to preserve America's credibili- ty - The U.N. road-clearing crew consisted of 100 Pakistani soldiers, three tanks, four ar mored personnel carriers and an American bulldozer. One of the tanks was hit by what Stockwell said was a 106mm recoilless rifle and set ablaze. "They got hit pretty hard," Stockwell said. Stockwell said a platoon of 30-40 soldiers from the U.S. Quick Reaction Force was called in, then swiftly withdrawn without engaging the militiamen when it became apparent it could not be adequately reinforced. Reporters who ventured near the fighting said they saw an American patrol exchanging machine-gun, grenade and automatic rifle fire with Somalis. Stockwell said the remaining two Pakistani tanks, the four armored personnel carriers and the bulldozer were withdrawing from the ini tial ambush when they were surrounded by the mob. The initial attack, he said, was by "a sizable militia force." It was the first time Somali militiamen have engaged heavily armored vehicles. After the helicopters fired into the mob, Stockwell said, the U.N. vehicles and troops withdrew into a nearby stadium that houses a Pakistani brigade. The MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness offers students the opportunity to conduct independent Research Abroad and to experience international and cultural programming through the Jordan Fellows Program An informational meeting will take place September 13, at 7pm in MSC 223J. Applications are available in the L.T. Jordan Institute Office, MSC 223F. For more information contact the L.T. Jordan Institute Office at 1^45-8770. MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness Persons with disabilities requiring assistance at MSC sponsored programs are requested to call 645-1515 to inform us of your special needs. Senate votes to tighten Clinton's military policy on homosexuals The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate branded homo sexuality an "unacceptable risk" to military morale and voted Thursday to tighten President Clinton's policy toward gays in the military. In the first floor vote on the issue’since Clinton unveiled his "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" policy in July, the Senate rejected a measure that would have left the matter to the president's dis cretion. The vote was 63-33, with members of the Demo cratic leadership, including Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell of Maine and Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia voting against the amendment. Part of the fiscal 1994 defense budget, the gays in the military measure overshadowed debate on billion-dollar weapons systems. The House ana Senate worked Thursday on the overall spending plan for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. The House Armed Services Committee has al ready adopted the same legislative policy as the Senate, and the full House was expected to pass it next week. Clinton could veto the legislation to eliminate the congressional policy but he would also lose the entire defense budget. Clinton has signaled to Con gress that he finds this new policy acceptable. The legislative policy states that Congress has the constitutional right to make rules for the mili tary, that the armed forces are unique and "per sons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to en gage in homosexual acts would create an unaccept able risk to the high standards of morale, good or der and discipline' in the military. Clinton's compromise policy ended the practice of questioning recruits and service members about their sexual orientation, but allowed the military to continue to discharge homosexuals. The president's plan centers on the premise that orientation is not a bar to military service and calls for an end to witchhunts to ferret out gays. It also urges even-handed enforcement of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for heterosexuals and homosexuals, a provision sought by gay rights groups. The legislation makes no mention of orientation, witchhunts or the code, and says a future defense secretary could reinstate the policy of asking re cruits their sexual orientation. WELCOME BACK AGGIES! During the month of September present your current I.D. for discounts. Mon. - Fri. before 6 p.m. ifs 2 for 1 Mon. - Thurs. after 6 p.m. admission at Child's price. 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All we can do built for the destruction of Israel. "I'm wor ried that even if (Yasser) Arafat is rea sonable he may not have control of other fac tions such as Hamas and other Palestinian fundamentalist groups that will be satisfied only with the destruction of Israel," she said. Sernik said she is confident in Israel's decision and that they have taken a very bold step. "I, like all Israelites and Jews, am dreaming of peace and we hope and pray that everything turns out for the best," she said. Tarlow said the agreement could bring peace that has been missing from the Middle East for centuries. "Hopefully now they will put their energies into turning the Middle East into the Garden of Eden instead of the killing fields they've become," he said. International Student Association Saturday . .. September 11th, 1993 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. College Station Community Center George Bush Drive members $2.00 drinks and snacks nonmembers $4.00 provided DANCE YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD!! For more info, call 693-2152 Mideast Continued from Page 1 the agreement "a historical break through which was the result of the foresight, vision and courage of chairman Arafat and the lead ership of Israel." In Jerusalem, Rabin's 10-mem ber inner Cabinet voted unani mously to approve the mutual recognition agreement. Three hours after Arafat con vened the PLO's ruling Executive Committee to approve the recog nition and self-rule accords, the committee was still heatedly de bating the pacts. Holst was still in Tunis, awaiting the decision. PLO officials, speaking on con- dition of anonymity, said the PLO's foreign minister, Farouk Kaddoumi, boycotted the meeting in protest. Arafat still was be lieved to have the necessary ma jority of eight or nine of the 12 committee members still in atten dance. Holst was then to take the text to Israel for signature, said Yasser Abed-Rabbo, one of the Palestin ian officials closest to Arafat. Clinton, in Cleveland, hailed the accord as a "huge develop ment" toward Middle East peace and said "I am very, very hopeful about the future." The cautioned that "there are a lot of things that still have to happen" to continue the peace process. NAFTA Continued from Page 1 15 years there will be a move to wards free trade with the rest of Latin America. "Many Latin American com panies are familiar with Ameri can products, and that gives us the advantage over Japan and Germany," he said. "If the rest of Latin America follows in Mexico's footsteps, on the whole, the U.S. will gain more than the rest of Latin America gains." Other criticisms of NAFTA come from environmental groups who fear that the lack pf environ mental standards in Mexico could be detrimental. £ "A wholeiot of the controver sy boils down to the environmen tal standards in Mexico," said Charles Kennicutt, chief chemist at A&M's Geochemical and Envi ronmental Research Group. "Their regulations are inferior to those of U.S. companies, and they will have to conform to that." If the Mexican government doesn't begin to enforce environ mental standards, Kennicutt said, there will be a free incentive to export polluting technology. "U.S. companies will be able to save large costs by moving to Mexico where companies are not regulated by the government," he said. "These polluting technologies move into Mexico and dump their waste into rivers that drain into the U.S., and then the pollu tion has to be dealt with on the American side." But, Kennicutt said, the envi ronment by itself is not enough to stop NAFTA, even though it might hurt the issue. Aside from the controversies behind NAFTA, Caspar said, U.S. exports to Mexico are increasing. Caspar cited that in 1987, there were $8 billion in exports to Mex ico and last year there were more than $40 billion in exports. If free trade increases further, he said, the U.S. Department of Commerce estimates that each billion dollars increased by ex port generates 20,000 jobs in the United States. "NAFTA will have a positive effect overall for both countries," he said. "It will increase the number of jobs because of an increase in ex ports and economic growth." "By increasing exports both countries gain," Caspar said. "There will be an increase in jobs and an increase in income levels. The more Mexicans em ployed, the more their income in creases and the more purchases they will make of U.S. products, and that means more American jobs." Another benefit of free trade with Mexico is that as the level of Mexican jobs increases, incentives for illegal immigration decreases, Caspar said. "This means there is less pres sure on the border patrol and so cial programs," he said. Gely said the positives of NAFTA outweigh the negatives in the long run. "The main concern is how to get to that point," he said. "Who will pay the highest price is where the debate is now."