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November 18, 1996
JECNN may have effect on deployment of troops
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Not long
ep taking office, Secretary of State
arrou Christopher said U.S. deci-
\bns on committing troops to save
fes in distant lands would not be
.®ted by television’s graphic im-
r eslof human suffering.
CNN, he said, would not be
ie ‘north star” guiding U.S.
jlicy decisions.
But U.S. officials said this week
he CNN factor” in no small way
fluenced President Clinton’s pro-
sional decision to send thousands
l troops to Central Africa to help
. opect and funnel aid to more than
jLfnillion refugees.
■he crisis in Central Africa,
ased largely on enmity between
utu and Tutsi, traditionally antag-
inistic tribes living side-by-side in
\;veral countries, festered all sum-
ler. The worst problem was in Bu-
—mdi where thousands were dying
ach month in tribal bloodshed.
Bhe Clinton administration, in-
uenced by electoral considera-
ha
tions and bitter memories of when
the Somalia intervention turned
sour three years earlier, was content
to let the United Nations play the
leading role.
The situation took on a new di
mension last month when fighting
flared again and forced hundreds of
thousands of Rwandan Hutus to
flee U.N. refugee camps in Eastern
Zaire, where they were sheltered
from the horrors at home.
It became obvious that a major
humanitarian disaster was in the
making, and the administration’s
steadfast resistance to committing
troops to Central Africa began to
melt — a process accelerated by
televised images of desperate
refugees bereft of the most elemen
tal human needs.
“The folks upstairs spent a lot
of time worrying about it,” said
one official, alluding to the im
pact those scenes had on policy
makers in seventh-floor offices
at the State Department.
Contributions pledged to the
multinational force that is to help
refugees in Zaire:
United States: Plans to send 1,000 troops to
secure the Gonut, Zaire, airfield and another
3,000 to open an air bridge of relief supplies.
Canada: Canada will contribute about 1,500
troops.
Portugal: Is expected to decide Monday on
chief of staff's recommendation to send one
special operations commando, an airborne
brigade and an infantry battalion.
France: Pledged 1,000 troops.
Britain: Pledged at least a battalion.
Italy: No firm commitment, but may send
about 800 soldiers.
Egypt: No firm commitment, but may send
about 500 troops.
Spain: Is sending 300 Spanish Legionnaires.
South Africa: Has offered technical support
but no troops.
The Netherlands: Decision expected this week.
Brazil: No decision announced.
Zaire update
The U.N. Security
Cottnet I tt non imously
approved a multi
national force to aid a million
refugees in central Africa
\ ® Refugee camps
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of Hutu
militia
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Route of
refugees
Gisenyi
RWANDA
Kigali©
A 43-member American
team of security, medical,
engineering and civil
affairs personnel landed
Thursday in Kigali to
assess security needs for
the U.S. troops.
10 miles
10 Km
Road ahead not without bumps for Gingrich
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judging from ap-
earances, it’s hard to tell the winners from
ie losers as newly elected members of the
lopse gather to elect leaders for the Con-
ress convening in January.
■laving just led Republicans to their first
ack-to-back triumphs in almost seven
ecades, Speaker Newt Gingrich will be renomi-
ated Monday despite being under strong fire
( rom some of his own troops.
Having just lost the House for a second con-
ecutive election, Democrats appear ready to
eaffirm their entire high command, beginning
-f, 1T , dth Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, with-
•MtKzmGQt' lUt a hint °f struggle.
o ttli-K EVES This stands in sharp contrast to two years
r OF YoolJi go, when Gephardt had to fend off a conserva-
rou WANT 7 ' ive’s challenge while chants of “Newt, Newt,
IT AND MYftrUewi” filled the House chamber as Republicans
Gingrich.
T^his time, Gingrich is struggling against a
uati
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backdrop of ethics charges and a persistently
bad public image. Some rank and file Republi
cans seem chastened by searing re-election
campaigns in which many were attacked as
puppets whose strings were pulled by their un
popular leader. Others chafe at the power Gin
grich has accumulated.
The sniping got to the point last week that the
party’s hierarchy, minus Gingrich, issued a re
markable statement supporting his re-election.
“With last Tuesday’s election, House Republi
cans won re-election to the majority for the first
time in 68 years,” it said. “It took an entire team
to win this historic victory, but no one deserves
more credit than our speaker, Newt Gingrich.”
The statement, issued under the name of
Majority Leader Richard Armey and 14 other
Republicans, said ethics charges pending
against Gingrich are part of a “political as
sault” by Democrats.
With the panel still deliberating, they’ve ob-
' Bonfire
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Eddings said the arrests at
Bonfire have decreased since
BAAC became active.
“Ever since we (BAAC) start-
At the tables, students can
Answer a five question
'ue/false quiz about alcohol
^d Bonfire facts. If a student
I nswers questions correctly,
wiI1 receive a Free T-shirt,
‘he quiz can be taken an un-
would be jniited number of times,
il that Id' Pens, posters and stickers will
Iso be handed out at the tables,
lip would; r Eddings said they realize some
University tridents will want to drink, but
year covefllWy are requesting that they wait
oard. mtil after Bonfire,
school musf A We’re not against alcohol,”
tip’s language said. “We’re just saying
Tidal. Please keep alcohol and prob-
oman at tliGms associated with it from ru-
:e Davis, sai a ing our tradition.’”
>sed scholar BAAC was established in
leeply intoa ,1 989 in response to the commu-
life. dty’s complaints of alcohol
buse at Bonfire.
Prior to 1989, the number of
Icohol-related arrests during
onfire had increased.
ed, MIPs (Minor in Possession),
drunken driving and problems
associated with alcohol have
fallen dramatically,” he said.
Lt. Bert Kretzschmar with the
Crime Prevention Unit at the
University Police Department,
said the tradition is now more
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inclusive of families.
“They have really done a fan
tastic job with getting students
educated that alcohol and Bon
fire don’t mix,” he said. “During
the past few years, from the po
lice officer’s standpoint, it has
become more of an atmosphere
where people can come and
bring their families.”
Drinking alcohol at Bonfire
may present a negative image of
A&M, but it is also illegal to
drink at the site.
Bob Wiatt, director of the Uni
versity Police Department, said six
years ago they started to enforce a
“a very firm zero tolerance” for stu
dents consuming alcohol or intoxi
cated at Bonfire.
He said he has seen a notice
able decrease in alcohol abuse
at the site in the past few years.
“You can see families coming
with grannies and kids ... it’s (Bon
fire) an enjoyable thing instead of a
dadgum zoo,” Wiatt said.
Wiatt said students who choose
to drink before or at Bonfire are
taking the risk of being arrested or
receiving a citation.
“I’d say to them (students
who drink at Bonfire) ‘Hey, if
you want to go to jail instead of
watching Bonfire go ahead.’
We’re not taking any mercy,”
Wiatt said.
Eddings said students should
imagine themselves 20 years from
now with their families at Bonfire
when considering if they should
drink or not. He said most stu
dents would not want their chil
dren to see drunken and disor
derly students.
Today’s students should have
respect for the former students
who will be bringing their children
to this year’s Bonfire, he said.
“Try to think of A&M as a
whole,” Eddings said.
Tooskie Quintero, a BAAC
member and a sophomore ele
mentary education major, said
alcohol can ruin Bonfire.
“Bonfire is one of our most
important traditions,” Quintero
said. “With alcohol, things hap
pen that ruin it and put a
damper on the mood.”
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viously also become a source of concern for
some Republicans.
Rep. Christopher Shays, a moderate and
longtime ally of the speaker, said he didn’t
want to vote for Gingrich on the House floor
until he could see the panel’s report on the
subject. Shays watched in dismay this
month as his Connecticut colleague, Rep.
Nancy Johnson, chairwoman of the ethics
committee, was almost beaten.
Gingrich is “damaged goods,” said Rep. Peter
King of New York. “It’s important that Republi
cans be able to pursue their agenda without
having to worry about Newt’s problems.”
Rep. Steve Largent, a conservative from
Oklahoma, kicked off the public expressions
of concern by telling a television interviewer
it might be a good idea for Gingrich to step
aside while the ethics charges are resolved,
with Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry
Hyde becoming temporary speaker.
In Celebration of Children's Book Week,
MSC Literary Arts presents...
Children’s
Literature:
The Books Adults Have
Grown to Love!
Dr. Lynne ValLone will give a
lecture on children’s literature as
literature and its importance to to
day’s literary world
Nov. 19, 1996
8:30 p.m.
MSC Room 228
Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. We request
notification three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our
abilities.
In celebration of Children's Book Week,
MSC Literary Arts presents
“j^enicC ZX. Sector
Monday, Nov. 18
Carl Baggett - Student Body President
reading “If I Ran The Circus”
Michael Lemonds - Class of 2000 President
reading “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish”
Tuesday, Nov. 19
Chris Williams - MSC President
reading “The Lorax”
Gen. M.T. Hopgood - Corps Commandant
reading “The Cat in the Hat”
Wednesday, Nov. 20
R.C. Slocum - A&M Head Football Coach
reading - “Oh The Places You’ll Go!”
Michael Landauer - Battalion Editor
reading “The Butter Battle Book”
Thursday, Nov. 21
J. Kahili - Food Services
reading “Green Eggs and Ham”
Jesse Czelusta - RHA President
reading “Go Dog Go”
Friday, Nov. 22
Kathy Mathis - PTTS
reading “How The Grinch Stole Christmas”
/ 2:30 IR.ucCdeAi 0 ?ou*tt<zcct
If weather is bad, readings will be held in the MSC Flagroom
260-2660
726B University Drive
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