European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse The and Lpes vol. 52, no. 212 500 tuesday november 18,1993 d 8693 a just try Naftal Clinton says escape clause gives . Option of Back out he says / of to. 11.__ __2.1 lit Oil a with sup porters saying his presidency is on theline president Clinton pleaded with con Gress on monday to give his divisive three nation Trade Deal a Chance know see related t to by on Page 14 ing the pact can be scuttled after six months. If we Don t adopt this we will never know How Good it could be Clinton told a group of Small business owners and operators. Noting that the North american free Trade agreement has an escape clause Clinton said if All the naysayers Are right the treaty gives us the right to withdraw after six he added the argument that is being made Here that we should t even try. Is really very very bad for our in a speech at the museum of Ameri can history Clinton urged the business people to Tell lawmakers before wednes Day s vote that the Trade Deal would open markets for american businesses. Tel them you know we can compete and win if we have enough customers Clinto said. Rejecting the Deal would signal the see Naftal on Page 2 44 lawmakers hold key to passage Survey shows president Clinton Speaks to Small business owners and operators monday in washing ton asking them to urge their lawmakers to support Naftal. Washington a with the showdown vote Only two Days away an associated press Survey shows the Fate of the North american free Trade agreement is in the hands of 44 House members who say they Haven t made up their minds. Opponents Are close to the votes the need to defeat the president s Trade plan the Survey shows but backers still say they will eke out a Victory. / i think we re within striking Dis Tance White House communications director Mark Gearan said monday. Behave a lot to do in the next 48 however he would not comment on the see Survey on Page 2 some gis sceptical of Somalia Effort Kevin Doughert staff writer Mogadishu Somalia hunkered Down in a austere makeshift compound just outside Mogadishu some of the 1.700 army soldiers who make up taskforce 1-64 say they Don t think american troops belong Here anymore. Since the famine that killed tens of thousands of so Malis is essentially Over the soldiers contend there i Little for America to gain by staying. . Soldiers situated at seven compounds in an around Mogadishu believe they Are unnecessarily risking their lives for a nation that will plunge into anarchy after March 31, president Clinton s deadline for withdrawal. We need to take care of the trash in our own backyard said army sgt. Lance Mcmahon of the 43rd engr in fort Stewart s battalion is Well acquainted with Somalia. The unit came to the East african nation for two months see Soma a on Page 2 some is attack 2 soldiers As talks near Oakley by Kevin Doughe Tyand v1nce Crawley staff writer Mogadishu Somalia .envoy Robert b. Oakley was slated to arrive in Mogadishu this afternoon to Start another round of talks with clan leaders but there Wasno scheduled meeting with somalian faction Leader Mohamed Farra Hadid a senior . Diplomat said monday. Also two american soldiers came under fire sunday afternoon As they were guarding three vehicles belong ing to a .-based government con tract firm. No injuries were reported. Oakley president Clinton s special envoy to Somalia will try to jump Start a diplomatic process that has stalled since his trip to the Region last month. That Mission led to a cease fire but subsequent efforts to Advance the peace process have failed to produce an end to the civil War. I personally think it is a mistake to accentuate the negative said the . Official who asked not to be identified. What is going on Here is political reconciliation is the see soldiers on Page 2
