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By The Associated Press Edited by Jennifer Mlratsky News Digest Iraq fails to meet disarmament goals UNITED NATIONS — In a blow to Iraq’s campaign to ease crippling economic sanctions, the top U.N. weapons inspector is re porting that Baghdad seems to be pursuing a germ warfare capabil ity. The report by Rolf Ekeus was distributed to members of the Se curity Council on Monday. The council was scheduled to discuss it Wednesday. Russia and France have pressed the council to ease sanctions on Iraq. But first, U.N. inspectors have to report that Iraq has helped de stroy its long-range missiles and other weapons of mass destruc tion. That’s one of the conditions in the Security Council’s resolution ending the 1991 Gulf War. Eco nomic sanctions, including a ban on oil sales that has wrecked Iraq’s economy, were imposed after its 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Ekeus already has said Iraq failed to accounted for 17 tons of material that can be used to breed bacteria. In Iraq last month, officials told Ekeus the material was for medi cal use. According to a diplomat who read the document, Ekeus’ report said his inspection team “has come to the conclusion that Iraq has not provided the full and comprehen sive disclosure of its past military biological program nor accounted for items and materials acquired for this program.” “With Iraq’s failure to account for the use of these items and ma terials for legitimate purposes, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that there is a high risk that they have been purchased and used for a proscribed purpose — acquisi tion of biological warfare agents,” the report said. Magazine cover upsets some Christian groups NEW YORK — A New Yorker cover depicting a business-suited Easter Bunny crucified on a tax form has upset some Christians. William Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, said Monday that the illustration is insulting to Christians and “particularly outrageous” during the week leading up to Easter Sun day. The illustration, by cartoonist Art Spiegelman, shows a white rabbit in a suit and tie. He is in a crucifixion pose — arms extended, head sag ging, legs together. His pockets are pulled inside out to signify his penury. The image is superimposed on one of Form 1040A. The title: “Theology of the Tax Cut.” In a statement, Spiegelman said his drawing was inspired by the fact that April 15 falls this year on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. “As a citizen, I don’t actually be lieve we are too highly taxed (al though I believe our taxes are not being well used). Nor, as a grownup, do I believe in the Easter Bunny,” Spiegelman said. “But, as a cartoon ist, I believe in the power of images to provoke thought.” Two years ago, Spiegelman’s Valentine’s Day cover of a Hasidic "... (A)s a cartoonist, I believe in the power of images to provoke thought. ” ■ ART SPIEGELMAN cover illustrator Jew kissing a black woman provoked anger among members of both groups. “The New Yorker could have en gaged in legitimate criticism of those pundits who treat tax cuts reveren tially without simultaneously offend ing Christians,” Donohue said in a statement. “That it chose not to do so shows not merely poor taste, it shows flat disregard for the sensibilities of Christians.” Officials of several other Chris tian groups either had not seen the cover or had no immediate comment on it. In a statement, the weekly maga zine described the drawing as “a pointed allegory about faith, fantasy and the politics of the moment.” Nebraskan Editor Jeff Zeleny 472-1766 Night News Editors Ronda Vlasin Jamie Karl _ __ ,, , FAX NUMBER 472-1761 The Daily NebraskanfUSPS 144-080) is published by the UNL Publications Board Ne braskaUmon 34, 1400 R St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0448, Monday through Friday during the academic year; weekly during summer sessions. u <£!ira9ed n° submit story ideas and comments to the Daily Nebraskan by phoning 472-1763 between 9 a m and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The public also has access to the Publications Board. For information, contact Tim Hedeaaard 436-9258 Subscription price is $50 for one year ’ ct fSSWEI «cMan^2stchan§esit0 the Dai|V Nebraskan, Nebraska Union 34.1400 R St.,Lincoln, NE 68588-0448. Second-class postage paid at Lincoln NE ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 1995 DAILY NEBRASKAN Arafat takes tough stance, arrests Islamic militants GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — In a move that could push Palestinians closer to civil war, Yasser Arafat cracked down on Islamic militants Monday after suicide bombings killed seven Israelis and an American col lege student. Arafat’s security forces arrested 112 followers of Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad group after Sunday’s deadly back-to-back bomb ings near two Jewish settlements in the PLO-ruled Gaza Strip. Washington applauded Arafat’s tough stance. “We expect the Palestinian au thority to take this type of concrete action against those within its juris diction who seek to destroy the peace process through acts of violence and terror,’’ said State Department spokes woman Christine Shelly. But angry Islamic militant leaders raised the specter of civil war, appar ently trying to force Arafat to back down. “If he (Arafat) practices this be havior, we will defend ourselves by all means,” warned Mahmoud Zahar, a leader of Hamas, the most powerful group opposing the faltering Israel PLO accord. Despite the tensions and anger, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin told negotiators to resume talks with the Palestine Liberation Organiza tion. The peace talks concern arrang ing Palestinian elections and an Is raeli troop pullback to ullow Pales tinian self-rule in the West Bank. The bombings wounded more than 40 people. The dead included Alisa M. Flatow, a 20-year-old junior at Brandeis University on vacation for Passover. She was wounded in the head while traveling to a beach resort at a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip. After doctors declared her brain dead, Alisa’s father Steve authorized an operation to remove organs for donation. In a statement, he said his daughter loved Israel and “her last ing contribution to the people of Is rael is that her organs were donated for the saving of lives in need.” The mood in Israel was somber with funerals held for the vctims. “Stop killing the soldiers,” wailed Pnina Regev as the body of her son, Staff Sgt. Yuval Regev, was carried on a jeep to a cemetery south of Tel Aviv for burial. Arafat’s police chief, Maj. Gen. Nasr Yousef, said more militants would be rounded up and some would be put on trial. A military court convened in a hastily arranged all-night session Monday. The three-judge panel im posed a 15-year sentence on an Is lamic Jihad activist for recruiting suicide bombers. It was the first time a militant had been sentenced to jail, and Palestin ian sources said Islamic Jihad leader Sheik Abdallah Shami would be next to stand trial.' J ' News... in a Minute Georgia Democrat switches parties GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Rep. Nathan Deal, a conservative Demo crat who often voted with the Republicans, switched to the GOP on Monday, just three months after pledging to resign if he changed parties midterm. Deal becomes the third Democrat in Congress to switch since the Republicans seized control of both chambers in the Nov. 8 election. The others were Sens. Richard Shelby of Alabama and Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado. “During the last 100 days, I have observed my party at the national level simply not be willing to admit that they are out of touch with mainstream America,” said Deal, a former state senator elected to a second House term in November. Deal, 52, represents a northern Georgia district that is 95 percent white and heavily Republican. It also abuts the district of House Speaker Newt Gingrich, architect of the Republican takeover. “There’s no question we strongly endorse him and are delighted...” Gingrich said at a luncheon in Atlanta on Monday. The switch came three months after Deal told WSB radio, “If I choose to switch during the term, I think the honest thing to do is to resign and have a special election.” Deal did not immediately return a call seeking comment on that statement. Deal’s move increases the Republicans’ House majority to 231-203, with one independent. “I hope this is the last of the Newtniks in the party,” said Rep. Cynthia McKinney, one of Georgia’s three Democratic representa tives. It was not immediately clear, how ever, whether the sweep was win dow-dressing or whether Arafat meant business this time. The arrests tar geted prayer leaders, intellectuals and political activists while the under ground gunmen remained at large. Islamic militants were defiant Monday. “(Arafat) will face a popular up rising against his behavior toward the holy fighters,” Zahar added. Zahar said all contacts between the Palestinian authority and the Is lamic groups broke Off last Week: U.S. produces the most waste WASHINGTON — This country probably produces more waste than any other in history, a private group says. A study of the environment in nine ofthe world’s leading industrial coun tries found the situation worse in all of them over the past two decades — most of all in France, and least in Denmark. “The United States is arguably the most wasteful — that is, waste-gen erating — society in human history.” said the report made public Monday by the National Center for Economic Alternatives, a private group funded by American foundations. This is due to the huge size of the U.S. economy. For example, Ameri can families and small business pro duce 180 million metric tons of city waste a year, more than all the coun tries of western Europe together. 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