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Show Friday, March 20, 1998, THE DAILY HERALD, WORLD By RANJAN ROY Associated Press Writer l,; NEW India defies tuberculosis lighting DELHI, 'ven model strategies in India U- - killing an estimated 750,000 people in the sprawling South Asian nation each year. In a shanty town on the jsouthem fringe of New Delhi, the poverty and overcrowding help explain why the World Health Organization singled out India and 15 other countries Thursday as a TB trouble spots. ' Take the case of (Tabassum, who live3 with a jfamily of 12 crowded into two rooms separated from the next hut by a alley. Doctors fear her family could easily to give her medication nd breaking a cycle of three doses a week for less than six months can be fatal. So they don't give medicines to TB patients in New Delhi that anymore, insisting Tabassum to like walk patients the nearest free clinic a half to get tablets, ;mile away "There are good drugs for j TB and 95 percent cure is possible, but people don't take medicines properly," says Dr. (Thomas R. Frieden, head of the WHO's TB program in India, The failure of India and 15 other countries to contain a ! ld two-fo- ot for-g- ; j i et worldwide tuberculosis epidemic will lead to more deaths this year than ever before in the WHO said history, Thursday. The TB trouble spots which also include Russia, Brazil and South Africa were singled out by the WHO for failing to tackle the infectious disease, overshadowing progress against the epidemic by nearly 100 other countries. Unless urgent action is taken, nearly one billion more people will become infected and 70 million will die by the year 2020, the WHO warned. of TB Nearly cases are in Asia, but the epidemic has also hit Europe, Africa and Latin America. And WHO warned that no country is safe as long as the epidemic is allowed to thrive in any corner of the globe. "World leaders have to engage this microbe, which is waging, in effect, a biological warfare against mankind Dr. and Richard win," Bumgarner, deputy director of the WHO's Global TB Program, said after a three-dameeting in London of public health and TB experts. Half of the 16 TB trouble spots identified by WHO are e middle- or income countries that the U.N. agency says have the financial TV, W i ! upper-middl- Israeli accused of Pentagon attack wins praise for computer skills this week and provided information that led to the arrest. Associated Press Writer The investigators wanted to question the suspect along with JERUSALEM An Israeli hacker accused of the Israeli police, but his lawyer most organized attack ever on refused, the report said. Police Brig. Gen. Elihu the Pentagon's computer syssaid the suspect was cooptem received high praise with investigators, who erating Thursday from Prime Minister believe he was not seeking perBenjamin Netanyahu. The suspect, who calls him sonal gain. This guy didn't act for what self "The Analyzer," was identi" call criminal motives, only we fied by the U.S. Justice for his curiosity, his ego, or any as Ehud Department not for money," other motive He was questioned Tenebaum. n "He's not so said. a special police Thursday by unit after being put proud (now) of what he's done." The Pentagon has said the under house arrest Wednesday. intrusions When asked what he thought appeared aimed at contained unclasthat comof Tenebaum, Netanyahu systems sified hacker's the personnel and payroll computplimented er skills, but quickly added he records. A spokesman described the Israeli hacker's work as the was "very dangerous, too." Two most organized and systematic Channel Israel's iTelevision said four FBI investattack the Pentagon has seen to igators came to Israel earlier date. By KARIN LAUB Ben-On- n . Ben-On- anti-hack- er -'- . f.f By HILARY APPELMAN Associated Press Writer After failing JERUSALEM to persuade the United States to shelve its announcement of a new Mideast peace initiative, Minister Benjamin Prime Netanyahu warned Thursday that "only Israel" can make decisions affecting its security. "The United States can and from our point of view propose different ought to of ways helping the parties to make progress in the process," Netanyahu told reporters. "But one thing is clear: it is Israel who will decide its security needs and only Israel can do this." The Clinton administration has rejected appeals from a Netanyahu emissary to hold off The Associated Press the initiative, announcing Epidemic: Munna La!, 40, left, receives instructions on how to take his tuberculosis medication from which calls for an Israeli health clinic workers in New Delhi on Wednesday. from 12 to 15 percent more of the West Bank, accompanied means to tackle the disease but Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, the disease adequately more by stepped-uPalestinian secuhave delayed too long Sudan and Uganda. difficult, Frieden said. rity measures. The Indian government India is the most populous Brazil, Indonesia, Iran, Secretary of State Madeleine Mexico, Philippines, Russia, of the 22 countries the WHO is estimates about 1,000 people Albright is also demanding that South Africa and Thailand. targeting in a campaign to rid die of tuberculosis each day. Israel freeze construction of WHO suspects it could be Jewish settlement activity in The other half like India the world ofTB. don't have enough money to Though its strategy has twice that. One in every two the West Bank and east adequately fight the disease. been used effectively else- adults carries the germ and is Jerusalem. The United States is expect; They include such nations as where, India's population of a potential patient, the WHO ed to present its initiative soon Afghanistan, Ethiopia, nearly 1 billion makes fighting said. in an effort to break a year-lon-g deadlock in the peace talks. Natan Sharansky, Israel's minister for trade and industry, A pool of 56 diplomats was was making a new appeal Annan worked out with Iraq on By GEIR MOULSON Feb. was in drawn 23, upon agreed up in New York after 28 Thursday to Albright to try to Associated Press Writer response to Iraq's demand that countries responded to a call to keep the Americans from mak-show respect for put forward two candidates ing their proposal public. GENEVA The United the inspectors soverPalestinian negotiator Saeb and "national dignity each, he said. Nations chose 20 diplomats accused Netanyahu of Erekat eignty." Ryan Crocker, the former to Thursday accompany be won't The envoys to Washington sending diplomats U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, weapons inspectors to sensitive trained and will "to the U.S. initiative." obstruct merely ensure was chosen as the American sites in Iraq, fulfilling a key is "This the that that something that Iraq representative. procedures provision of a U.N. brokered been trying to has are Netanyahu upon implemented The list also includes Simon agreement that averted a U.S. agreed do for a while, with both the said. in faith, good Dhanapala Collis, a British diplomat based military strike on Baghdad. and American "We won't be millstones The team includes represenin Amman, Jordan; retired Europeanhe said. "He has chosen efforts," he around anybody's neck," Marcel settlement and the destruction French tatives from all but three of the diplomat said. U.N. of the foundation of the U.N. Security Council's 15 China's deputy Laugel; peace Dhanapala told a news con- ambassador Cui and accords." members and officials from all ference Tiankai, that the timing of visits A. five permanent members. The will be Erekat said any U.S. proposal at the discretion of Russian diplomat Kalugin. U.N. must include the three further Antonio the to to travel ordered Monteiro, group was U.N. the UNSCOM, special Bahrain this weekend. commission in charge of the ambassador from Portugal who withdrawals from the West and the chairs the U.N. committee that Bank promised in the Jayantha Dhanapala of Sri inspections, accords. U.N. chief Atomic Lanka, appointed by International Energy overseas sanctions against Also Thursday, Jerusalem Kofi Annan to organize the Agency. Iraq, was also on the list. The other countries conMayor Ehud Olmert accused The diplomatic group is to group, gave no indication when submit its own report on the tributing to the team are Netanyahu's government of quithe inspections will begin. The group will accompany visit, but it will be forwarded to Hungary, Romania, Japan, etly freezing construction in a U.N. weapons inspectors to Annan via chief arms inspector Italy, Sudan, Brazil, Gambia, Jewish neighborhood on disputed land in east Jerusalem, eight Iraqi "presidential sites." Richard Butler, who will be able Gabon, Argentina, Canada, The action, included in a mem- to comment on it "if he sees fit," Germany, Slovenia, South apparently to appease the Americans. Korea, and Sweden. orandum of understanding Dhanapala said. pull-bac- k -' p Diplomats chosen to inspect Iraqi sites ; -- Israel-Palestini- News. Gossip. Pizza. Only 100 a minute. 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