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Eritrea claims 12,000
Ethiopian soldiers
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killed in fighting
F NAIROBI, Kenya
* (AP)Eritrean forceskilled or wounded 12,210 Ethio
piansoldiersin recentfightingin the 13-month border
war between the two nations, the Eritrean news
agency ERINA said Monday in a faxed report.
+ Ethiopia and Eritrea have been fighting over dis
puted parts of their 620-mile border since May of last
year.
. While neither side will confirm its own casualties,
Western intelligence sources estimate tens of thou
sands of soldiers and hundreds of civilians have been
killed in the fighting, with a half million lefthomeless.
. The state-run agency said the casualty report cov
gred a three-day period from Thursday through Satur
day. It also said two Eritrean MiG-23 jet fighters were
shof down on Sunday.
' O Saturday night, Eritrean state television re
ported that 2,300 Ethiopians had been killed and
another4,2oowoundedin thesamefighting Thursday
and Friday atthe Mereb Setit frontin western Eritrea.
!I‘herearenobownsofanyimportanceinthearea.
+ Ethiopian government spokeswoman Selome
Tadesse on Monday called the figures “a complete
fabrication,”and saidnoEthiopian MiGshad beenlost.
. Thereisnoway toindependently confirm any of the
i OnSunday,Selomesaid Ethiopiantroopshadkilled
or wounded 7,800 Eritreans during the same three
days.
i Mediation efforts by African countries, the United
Nations and the United States have so far failed to
bringresolution tothecrisiswhichhasspilled overinto
pther Horn of Africa countries.
1 Ethiopian forces haverecently penetrated deepinto
southern Somalia in an effort to combat Ethiopian
g)bels who have allied themselves with powerful
mali warlord Hussein Aidid.
' Eritrea has reportedly sent the Oromo Liberation
;Ffiont rebels as well as large shipments of arms and
ammunition to Aidid.
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coverage, see page 14A. .
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bond fees; the Workforce Invest
mént Act, etc. All of these issues
wilk be discussed in great detail
during this convention.
“We (elected officials) are in po
sitjens of leadership; the people
expect us to lead. But, without
infarmation on the issues that
affect their daily lives, we cannot
adequately lead or represent
thetn,” said Brooks, a life-long
civi] rights activist.
Theconvention will kick offwith
an ppening reception on Friday,
Juare 25, at 6 p.m. at the Ralph
Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
at46o Martin Luther King Boule
vard, and end with a worship ser
vi¢e on Sunday, June 27, at 11
a.fr. at St. Phillip Monumental
AME Church on Jefferson at the
cotner of Park Avenue in Savan
ngh. The registration, workshop
and meetings will be held in the
Savannah State University School
of-Business. For more informa
tior, contact Rep. Brooks at (404)
656-6372 and (404) 753-3361.
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South African President Nelson Mandela, right, greets Libyan leader
Moammar Gadhafi in Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, June 13, 1999. On his
first foreign trip since sanctions against Libya were suspended, Gadhafi was
accorded a 21-gun salute and a warm welcome Sunday from Mandela. (AP
Photo/ObedZilwa)
WASHINGTON
(AP) Despite his role as the main architect of
racial reconciliation in South Africa after long
years of white supremacist rule, President
Nelson Mandela often has been a troublesome
figure for the United States.
He once gave Libyan leader Moammar
Gadhafi South Africa’s highest award for a
foreigner, and he also sided with Libya in the
United States’ dispute with that country over
thebombingofPan Am Flight 103 adecadeago.
He has maintained friendships with Cuban
President Fidel Castro and has had close ties
radical Arab states other than Libya.
At one point, in a comment aimed at the
United States, Mandela said, “The contempt
for blacks is still deep-seated.”
But as Mandela prepares to leave office on
Wednesday, Clinton administration officials as
well as private analysts say the positive aspects
of his five-year term overwhelm the disagree
ments. They believe that the relationship will
deepen under Mandela’s successor, President
elect Thabo Mbeki.
One senior official dismissed South Africa’s
penchant for friendships with countries on the
U.S. terrorism list. This is a small consider
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On a continent where ethnic tensions
often turn into armed conflict, South Af
rica under Mandela’s leadership has be
come a model for ethnic reconciliation,
theofficials say. And theyalso are hopeful
that the rest of Africa will look to South
African democracy as a worthy alterna
tive to the one-man rule that has been so
prevalent on the continent.
Salih Booker, of the Council on Foreign
Relations, says Gadhafi has visions of
playing the role of power broker on the
continent, and that the administration
hopes South Africa will assume that role
instead. .
“The United States would much rather
see South Africa as a regional power, as
thedefiner of continental values,” Booker
said.
Healso predicted that Mbeki will be far
lesslikely than Mandela toindulge in the
kind of rhetoric that offends American
sensibilities. Vice President Al Gore and
Mbeki have worked closely over the years
as co-chairmen of the U.S.-South African
Bi-National Commission, which oversees
ment and a variety of other areas.
Firefighter
From page one
courses Chief James attended pro
vided more than just a good mark
for the position’s application pro
cess, it allowed him toformulate a
plan for when he assumed the
position. A bigger picture.
“Alot of people think that train
ing is only training the firemen,
but it is also training the public,”
ChiefJamessaid. “The publicare
the first ones to recognize an
Media takes a hit
From page one
Ronnel Williams, 16 of Reiser
Court in Underwood Homes. The
shootings occurred June 11 about
6 a.m. near the public housing
complex, according to Lt. John
“Jack” Francisco of the Richmond
County Sheriff's Department.
Theßev. Otis Moss 111, pastor of
Tabernacle Baptist Church, said
the newspaper’s publicity choice
has caused some concern among
his 500-member congregation.
“Along with this particularinci
dent, we've also been discussing
ways of offering a better way to
projectimagesin our community,”
said Rev. Moss, adding that the
photo display “perpetuates a cer
tain stereotype.” Along with em
phasizingthatthe alleged actions
by the suspects “arenot condoned,”
the Morehouse College graduate
said church members will meet to
discuss ways toensure fairnessin
reporting remains priority not
only with the Morris Communica
tions-owned paper, but with other
local media outlets including tele
vision stations.
Cynthia Green of North Au
gusta, said she was taken aback
upon seeing the youthful faces of
the suspects which appeared on
page nine of the Chronicle’s A
section.
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emergency. They are the first_
ones to dial 911. So, we need to,
train them on how to respond to !
certain situations.” -
Chief James plans to begin pub
lic education through churches'
and schools. It is his hope that~
publictraining will have adoming
effect with the public educating'*
each other, in addition to training"’
the fire department provides. He
believes that the better educated -
everyone is, the better the ben:“
efits reaped by the public. o
pened, but I'm sorry for all the*
familiesinvolved. Ijustdon’t think:
it was necessary to splash their:
faces in the paper — just one day.'
after theincidenthappened. What
ever happened to innocent until
proven guilty?” asked Ms. Green,
who’s also the mother of two'
school-aged children. b
Bert Maxwell is a local activist™
who helped organize protests
againstlocal police after the shoot-!
ing death of Alfaigo Davis in Feb
ruary 1998. If the suspects are:
guilty, they should suffer the con- -
sequences, said Maxwell. He also
said he’s not surprised by the:
Chronicle’s coverage. ’
“Maybe they just don’t realize:
how insensitive they can be to-.
wards theblack community. Idon’t,
really think anyone has expressed
how they (Chronicle) are perceived, .
by many ofus,” he added. “Butyou ,
can’t justify their (suspects’) be- .
havior in any kind of way,” Max- .
well added. £s
As co-founder of Blacks Against .
Black Crime, Barbara Thurmond .
says she wishes the photos had
not been published. “Not todimin
ish the gravity of their alleged.
behavior, but that image (young,
black criminal) has been perpetu-._
ated for years. Clearly, we'’re not.
condoning their behavior, but I
think the photos were biased,”.
primarily based on their ages, she
said. i