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Gas explosion in Former Israeli southern China leaves 48 dead security chiefs urge peace talks JERUSALEM (AP) — Four former Israeli security chiefs sharply criticized Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's policies toward the Palestinians on Pri- day warning in unusually BEIJING (AP) — A gas explosion in it coal mine in southern China killed‘48 ' - ' The unprecedented warning comes as Sharon's government weighs how to approach the new government of Pales- tinion Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia An expected meeting between the leaders would be the first such encounter in months The four former security chiefs respected for their combined 8 years experience as leaders of the Shin Bet ' intelligence agency culled on the Israeli government to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza Strip as the only ' way to avoid more violence after more than three' years of ' fighting “It is clear to me that we are heading toward a crash" said Carmi Gilon one of the group ' Their Comments came two weeks after army chief of staff '' ' 'AP photo Palestinians returning to their homes after the Friday prayer at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque climb over a concrete barricade marking the current border of Israel and the West Bank in the Abu Dis section of East Jerusalem on Friday Four former heads of Israel's vaunted Shin Bet security service on Friday warned of a catastrophe for Israel if a peace deal with the Palestinians is not reached quickly and said Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is not trying hard enough secure an agreement from for their cooperation But thespiritual leader of Hamas ruled out any prospects for an immediate end to attacks bn Israelis We have no objection to any dialogue with the (Pales- tiriiah) prime minister Sheikh Ahmed Yassin told a Palestinian militants to halt attacks on Israelis in anticipation of a broader truce with Israel'' : Israel’s security services are reportedly divided on! whether Lt Gen Moshe Yaalon said to accept a truce The military the government needed to believes a cease-fir- e is a step ease restrictions (hat have in the right direction and is increasingly angered Pales- ready to halt targeted killings" '" tinians Another of the four of Palestinian militants the Yaakov Perry said it was no MaariV' daily reported Friday coincidence that those closest The current Shin Bet chief is to the conflict came to the-- ' concerned that armed groups samecoriclusion will iiseihe lull to reorganize “Why is it that that everyfor more attacks one Shin Bet directors chiefs Egyptian intelligence chief of staff former security periOmar Suleiman whohas sonnel become the advo-- " played a key role in mediating ' cates of reconciliation with previous truce efforts will the Palestinians?" Perry-saimeet with Qureia and Pales- 'We know the material the - tinian leader Yasser Arafat bn people in the field and surpris-- : Monday Palestiriiah officials ' said It was undear if he ingly enough both sides’ would meel with Hamas and Qureia the Palestinian ' Islamic Jihad leaders to ask prime minister is trying to : d r ' day“We are willing to listen toany proposal We will give - but in the cur- him answers rent situation we can’t talk about any cease-fire- " The formef Shin Bet direc- tors recommended far more than a cease-fir- e saying Israel needed a true peace agreement ' i ' as soon as passible ' The four rr-- Ami Ayalon' v ' Avraham Shalom Perry and — -' in an interGilon spoke view with the Yediol Ahroriot dailypublished Friday: "We are taking sure steps U) a place where the te - Fully assembled Lifetime Warranty SANTA CRUZ Bolivia (AP)— - At a summit o( Latin Ameri- Kofi Annan urged : can leaders Friday UN Secretary-Gener- al ' world support to bolster what he called the ‘‘vulnerable” - - - summit typifies that Bolivia-ousteits president following outpourings ofpublic anger the fifth country in the region'' to do so in the past five years ' The leaders from Latin Amer- ica joined by officials frbnit Spain and Portugal meet at a time when disillusionment runs high in Latin America oyer Ibero-Americ- an : US-back- ed cies (hat many countries imple- -' mented over the last decade along with other persistent problems jike corruption and ' growing social inequality “It is clear to me that the challenges facing the region A try tor help: Bolivian Carlos need deep and sustained atten- Medina sfjokesnian for the so- - tion’ said Annan who Was alternative summit a special guest at the summit ' gathering of labor and social “This visit is a sign of mygroups removes his hat at the intention to pay greater aUeri: inauguration of the 13th Iberb-- lion to this region” Summit participants planned American Summit of leaders in to discuss ways to help Bolivia Santa Qmz Bolivia on Friday recover from the crisis along ! with regional issues such as narrowing the gap between rich and efforts poor free trade education' and - Annan called for international leaders to help Latin American countries ease heavy debts now saddling many stagnant 2 economies saying “these countries need some breathing ' : - ' anti-terrori- : space1” v Only weeks ago thousands of Bolivians took to the streets nationwide id deadly demonstrations sparked by a government project to export the country's natural gas The upheaval left 59 oplc dead and forced former President Gpnzalo Sanchez de zada to step dow n uS special operations soldier killed —A US special operaJALALABAD Afghanistan (API ' tions soldier was killed Friday when his vehicle struck an sive device in eastern US Central Command said - explo-- 2 Afghanistan The soldier died in the incident near Asadabad in Kunar US-le- d coalition forces launched a large oper- I province where - ation a week ago Z The name of die soldier was withheld pending notification of his J family Central Command said in a statement from its head-- j quarters in Tampa Fla coalition launched Operation Mountain Resolve The US-le- d a week ago in Nuristan and Kunar provinces which border the province that includes the city of Jalalabad Also Friday the U25 military said suspected Taliban and al- -: Qaida insurgents fired two rockets at a coalition base in the tease eastern border region of Paklia province but there were no reports of casuahift The attack occurred late Thursday at a - base near Shku spokesman Col Rodney Davis said at Btgnm : air base the headquarters of the UJS military fn Afgwjgjp v T ' T' : : v i DENTURES SjKciiil "From the Lab tq You No Dentist- Visits Required" Tknywfk Mau§§i jU Nsw' Denture ’ off your when you buy 2 gift certificates Receive Natali taytair LMT Call Today 770-569- Save Hundreds at Dollars an vhwb iiAKKts S m:NiiiRKmsit:N WHIijm l lUrris-lurnsr(411) 712 4HI I UK'uiitl in llvdc Piark " Compared to Dentists Prices Relines repairs while you watt ' 5 1 help for ‘vulnerable’ democracies In Latin America "y': Annan urg 4 day they have shut dow n more than l54tX) small mines" across the country because they were dangerous 'accord--wer- e ' ing io Xinhua Even srr another 235(H) ' ' similar operations are still ruri- nirig Xinhua said citing Wiing Xiiirizheng director of ' the Slate Administration of : detainees The agency also' provides security for Sharon The group of former Shin Bet leaders said that fonts' own survival Israel needs to withdraw from the West Bankand Gaza Stripeven if leads to a clash with some of the 220000 Jewish settlers who live there No partical board ' ' ’ ed state of Israel will no longer he a democracy and a home for the Jewish people’ told the newspaper Ayalon ‘ The Shin Bet is in charge of preventing attacks bn Israelisruns a network of Palestinian informers throughout the West Bank arid Gazd and intemir gates Palestinian security " SolidWood Furniture ' ' China's coal mines-urthe world's deadliest: More than 4 (M) deaths ha e been report'- ' ed so far this year in evplo- sions fluids and cavedns Lax safety rules and hick of fire arid ventilation equipmpnl are'pftcn blamed! ' Chiiiew authorities said l'rf-- Cxal Mine Bureau which oversees the state-ru- n Jianxin mine said she did not have an ' exact figure of how many peo- - Production Safety tow Small nship coal mines pie were underground are "usually poorly-equipp‘It's the biggest mining accident we! ve had-- said the V rind employ untrained farmers woman who gave only her ' posing huge safely risks" Xinhua said famijy name Yang "We'iv Officials bn Friday were very sad The death toll is so ' high quoted by Xinhua as sayjng 611 between 5() or Gangs of the trapped miners had little people worked in shifts hope for survival because they Sadiikclv died of sufliiciititin from the explosion 'nn poisonous gas produced Telephone calls to the gov- cxPjos)’n- ernment offices in the city of Li ( hcngmin deputy chiefFengeheng about 800 miles engineer of the Tonghua Coal south of Beijirig were not ' Mine Bureau also said the answered s which an mine The annual explosion caused many caye: 01 ins which were lianipcring ros- has caPaciy Xmhua cue efforts- toppcdoperations In brioff democracies of the region The host of the twonday fragility Only weeks ago : 1 1 recovered it said' ' The cause of the explosion was- under investigation Xin- hua Said It was not immedi- ately clear how many miners working when the explo- sion occurred A woman who answered the ' telephone at the Fengeheng el 1 ' : News Agency said-- ' The blast occurred at :45 am in the Jianxin Coal Mine in Jiangxi province Xinhua " said All 48 bodies have been ' - high-lev- - workers on Friday and injured hold terms that Israel is head- not reach a peace deal soon said-- two others the official Minima ' ed for catastrophe if it does ' 2003 — A7 World Israeli ' 15 llrnlui-it- l (2nh) A4h-22I- 970 - 2003 Don't miss this |