Battiilion N ATION ^Page^Q^^WednesdaVj^Segtember^lQQ^ 12 Puerto Rican rebels gree to clemency deal o other jailed nationalists expected to reject deal WASHINGTON (AP) — TXvelve p>14 jailed Puerto Rican nation- J sts agreed yesterday to a polit- lly sensitive clemency deal of- ed by President Clinton but posed by his wife, prospective w York Senate candidate lary Rodham Clinton. The Puerto Ricans, jailed on 'alons and sedition convic- ns. are members of pro-inde- ndence guerrilla groups that rrit d out a wave of bombings th( United States in the 1970s d|980s. Tie nearly month-old offer is i nditioned on statements from ch independence activist that L, sywill not engage in violence if CpMeased. The activists had until ‘ ida\’ to take or leave the deal. imprisoned activists are pepted to reject the clemency Ter, the White House said. Two tiers, who are not in jail, have lothei week to respond. If they ;ree to the White House terms, eir tines will be reduced. ‘The president expects all those who accept the conditional clemency grant to abide fully but its terms, including refraining from the use of. advocacy of the use of violence for any purpose and obeying all the statutory con ditions of parole, - ” White House press secretary Joe Lockhart said in a statement. "/ think its enough. Its already a lot And its time for him to come home to me." — Deadina Ortiz Mother of jailed nationalist At a news conference in San Juan, activist leader Luis Nieves Falcon confirmed that 11 mem bers of the Armed Forces of Na tional Liberation and one leader of the Macheteros separatist group had accepted the three- week-old offer even though it re quired them to formally renounce violence and agree not to associ ate with felons. “The conditions are terrible,” Deadina Ortiz, mother of New York City art teacher Elizam Es cobar, who has been in jail in Ok lahoma for 19 years, said. “Clin ton’s crazy. How can somebody say, for example, that two sisters can’t see each other just because of their beliefs. However, I think it’s enough. It’s already a lot. And it’s time for him to come home to me.” The Armed Forces of National Liberation, known by its Spanish initials FALN, carried out more than 100 bombings in the United States between 1974 and 1983. The bombings killed six and wounded dozens. The imprisoned nationalists were not convicted in any of the bombings but were found guilty of seditious conspir acy and possession of weapons and explosives. S! ...ticMcMcL.asttie This the famous £aie you have waited for, "Remember the routine? We will be closed Wed. until 2:oo pm and the savings start at 55% off and every 2 hours the percent of savinj Increases.... 55% 2-Vpm 6o%