Monday, November 27, 2000 The University Daily Kansan Section A·Page 5 1 Nation/World For comments, contact Lori O'Otole at 864-4810 or e-mail editor@kansan.com New president wants North American union Mexico's Fox says U.S. should share the blame for drug corruption The Associated Press SAN CRISTOBAL, Mexico — Only days before his historic inauguration as president, Vicente Fox said America should deal with its drug habit and pledged to join the United States and Canada in what he called "NAFTA-plus." In an interview with The Associated Press before he takes office on Friday, Fox said the United States was too quick to write off Mexico as a corrupt haven for drug smugglers — and too reluctant to look in the mirror. "The United States year after year blames us. Why?" Fox asked. "Who lets the drugs into the United States? Who is doing gigantic business in the United States, then sends down millions of dollars that corrupt Mexican police officers and government officials" Fox said the two countries needed to "sit down and work this out together." Fox has promised strong measures against drug corruption, but his comments indicate he will continue — or increase — Mexico's long-standing complaint that the supply of drugs would not exist without demand in the United States. He also said despite a tepid reaction from both George W. Bush and Al Gore, he was confident he would persuade his northern neighbors to expand the North American Free Trade Agreement and eventually open their borders entirely to Mexican goods — and maybe even workers — along the lines of the European Union. "I am proposing a 'NAFTAplus,'" he said. "I'm proposing that 20,30 years down the road we form a North American common market in which we become partners, the United States, Canada and Mexico." Fox's election on July 2 was a historic change for Mexico, ending 71 years of rule by a single party. On Friday, the country enters a new era as Fox takes office — and takes on dire problems including crippling poverty, widespread corruption and rampant crime. Fox said he was aware of the giant expectations Mexicans have for him but said he wasn't worried about them. a farmer and former Coca-Cola executive, Fox pledged to treat the country as a CEO would a money-losing company and to build "a government that costs less and does more." "I would never throw cold water on that enthusiasm, on that hope," he said. "I dare say that this is Mexico's revolution of hope." Yemenis plan to charge USS Cole bomb suspects The Associated Press ADEN, Yemen — Yemeni investigators were ready to charge at least two people in the attack on the USS Cole, a source said yesterday, six weeks after an explosion torre through the warship as it sat in Aden's harbor. Charges were expected to be filed as soon as this week against the two suspects, the source said. They could be sentenced to death if convicted. Seventeen U.S. sailors were killed and 39 more injured on Oct. 12, when two suicide bombers steered a small boat laden with explosives alongside the Cole and detonated it while the destroyer was refuelling. U.S. and Yemeni officials have said that the attack appeared to be a carefully planned, well-financed operation, and that the bomb materials were expertly prepared. The Yemeni source close to the investigation would not identify the two men he described as main sus- peets about to be charged. But last week, other sources said authorities had detained six Yemen men they believed were key accomplices — including one who allegedly was in charge of the operation in Yemen. American officials have said they believed the operation was carried out by a network of small cells of two or three people, probably from one or more anti-American Islamic organizations, including Yemen's Islamic Jihad, Egypt's al-Gamaa al-Islamiya and Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden's followers. In the weeks after the attack, Yemeni investigators rounded up scores of people for questioning, from known Islamic fundamentalists to people who lived any of the Aden buildings the bombers used as staging grounds. Yemeni authorities also have detained lower- and mid-level Yemeni security officials — an embarrassing acknowledgment that some within their government sympathize with anti-American groups. The Associated Press Busy airports in some parts of the country yesterday made the trip home that much longer for Thanksgiving travelers. With the Air Transport Association predicting a record 2.24 million passengers, airport officials were bracing for the worst. "They're all coming back at the same time," said Nancy Castles, representative for Los Angeles International Airport. She said 205,000 passengers were expected yesterday, up from the estimated 195,000 to 200,000 on the day a year ago. "It's because the economy is good and people are traveling more," Castles said. San Francisco International Airport also was expecting a deluge of passengers. In the morning, fog forced cancellation of 20 flights and delayed others up to 2 1/2 hours. It was easy sailing for many travelers at O'Hare International Airport, despite the threat of cancellations because of labor strife at ON THE NET AAA: http://www.aaa.com Federal Aviation Administration Passenger Info: http://www.faa.gov/ passenger.him http://www.amtrak.com United Airlines. "It's been smooth so far," said Amy Wang before she boarded a flight from Chicago to San Diego. United Airlines representative Andy Plews said there had been 31 cancellations — 24 of them related to maintenance — out of 2,300 flights system-wide. No major delays were reported at airports in Miami, Atlanta and Seattle. And travelers were pleasantly surprised by the lack of long lines at Boston's Logan. "It's not nearly as bad as it used to be," said Linda Murray, a ticket salesperson with United Airlines. "People seem to have learned to leave a day earlier or a day later. So far, so good." Friday, December 1st - World AIDS Day KS Union & Wescoe Terrace Information Tables 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Pick up your free condom, red ribbon, and HIV testing information. Thursday, November 30th World AIDS Day Band Benefit, Hashinger Hall 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Three bands will perform to benefit the Douglas County AIDS Project. Twenty Bells Project at 2:00 PM The Campanile will ring the bells 20 times in recognition of 20 years of the epidemic. World AIDS Day Reception Spencer Art Museum, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Guest speaker Dennis Daily. The "Names Project Quilt" panels will be displayed Nov.17th- Dec.1st For more information, call 864-9573 Events sponsored by Watkins Memorial Health Center, Coca-Cola, DCAP, Jayhawk Communication, Student Development Center, and Kansas & Burge Unions Kansan Classifieds... 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