Show T A8 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday August 16 2002 fl World I I In brief THroops Fox cancels WASHINGTON — The United States is likely to keep troops in Afghanistan for MEXICO CITY ( AP) — Under pressure from critics who many years to guard against it becoming a haven for terrorsay his close friendship with ists again the American war 1‘rcsident Bash has not paid ofT commander Said Thursday President Vicente htx's cancelArmy Gen Tommy Franks lation of his trip to (lie US whose Central Command leader's Texas ranch has cooled troops are leading the anti-terrrelations with Washington but campaign in Afghanistan enhanced his power to get made no specific prediction at home done things about how jong US forces Fox has struggled with a hoswould remain there Noting tile Congress that has blocked that the United States has his proposals or modified them long-termilitary commitin and one beyond recognition in ments many countries case prevented him from trav' Franks out Korea singled the United States argueling to where tens of thousands of he that focas to needed ing American forces have been more on Mexico stationed for half a century Late Wednesday hours after “It does not surprise me that Texas ignored his pleas and put someone would say ‘Oh gosh a Mexican-America- n drug the military is going to be in smuggler to death for killing a Afghanistan for a long long Dallas police ofliixr Fox canceled his Aug 26-2- 8 trip to four ' time’ Sure we will be” Franks said at a Pentagon Texas cities and to visit Bush at his ranch in Crawford where he news conference with Defense Secretary Donald H Rumshad planned to pash the US1 feld at his side president for an immigration There are about 8000 US accord troops in Afghanistan as part of an international coalition that is hunting for remnants of may sttay years m visit to Texas or m ' Hamas militant ' Oisama bin Laden’s terrorist organization and leaders of the Taliban militia that harbored them The troops also are training an t Afghan national army and providing civil services Air Force Gen Richard Myers chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a public appearance in Savannah Ga on Thursday that the global war on terrorism may go on for years “It could last years and years so we must be patient” Myers tbld a conference of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States He said he is frustrated at the pace of progress but mindful that the goal is to destroy the network before it attacks Americans again Rumsfeld said he and ' Franks met earlier Thursday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and cautioned reporters against “jumping to conclusions” about whether they were working on plans for war in Iraq Both men disputed news reports of a clash between them about how to approach the Iraq problem “I have actually never one time sensed animosity" from Rumsfeld Franks said The defense secretary said “From my standpoint the relationship is superb" He and Franks whose headquarters is at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Fla speak by phone at least once a day Rumsfeld said In explaining why he Terror suspects attempt suicide at Guantanamo expects US forces to remain in Afghanistan for many years Franks did not indicate that he believes they will continue the hunt for and Taliban that long Instead he said the length of the stay will depend on how long it takes the new Afghan government to get on its feet “One would expect a maturation of the government inside Afghanistan one would expect the training of the Afghan far-flu- da national army border security forces police forces and so forth to come along in accordance with a plan” he said As those things progress fewer US troops will be needed Mgltoaiiniiisftaiin) SAN JUAN Puerto Rico (AP) — Four tenor suspects being held tf the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay tried to kill themselves in their cells a military official said Thursday One man tried to slash his wrists with a plastic razor and three others tried to hang themselves wife “comfort items” at Camp Delta fee prison in eastern Cuba where 598 men are being held said Army Ll CoL Joe Hoey a spokesman The suicide attempts occurred in July ana August “All of these men are monitored very closely and their attempts were not successful” Hoey told The Associated Press ' Since fee first detainees strived in January none have been charged by the US government which says it may try them in military tribunals send them home or hold them indefinitely Thes are being interrogated and are not allowed lawyers The legal Umbo has out-raged human rights activists and psychologists who say fee uncertainty fee men race is unbearable and counter- productive to interrogators seeking information “Once you’re in feat condition you're not rational” sad psychiatrist Stuart Graain of Harvard University in Boston an expert on confee affects of long-ten- n finement in maximum-securi- ty conditions Many of fee men have made statements feat they wanted to (fie or kill themselves Hoey said and several others have tried to harm themselves but the actions were not considered suicide attempts killed teenager — An JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli human rights group protested Thursday the shooting death of a Palestinian teenager "saying he was used as a human shield by soldiers who lent him to want a Hamas leader to surrender The teenager Nidal Daraghmeh was shot and killed as he approached the house of Hamas militant Nasser Jerar who used a wheelchair and was crushed to death when Israeli soldiers ' then bulldozed the house ' OWE TIME SPECIAL BUYS! 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