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Pope Proposes Prayer for Peace
V A TICA N CITY (A P )— Pope
John Paul II, concerned about the
continued impact on humanity o f
the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, in­
vited representatives o f the w orld’s
religions to com e to Assisi, Italy on
Jan. 24 for a daylong prayer for
peace.
In his w eekly appearance at St.
Peter’s Square, the pontiff invited
leaders o f all faiths, but particularly
Christians and M uslim s, to “pro­
claim before the world that religion
should never becom e a motive for
conflict, hatred and violence.”
“In these historic m om ents, hu­
manity needs to see gestures o f
peace and hear w ords o f hope,’’ the
pope said.
Assisi, a pilgrim age hilltow n in
central Italy, is the birthplace o f St.
Francis, the founder o f the Rom an
Catholic Franciscan order. The pope
has twice before invited leaders o f
various faiths to gather in Assisi to
pray for peace.
During his appearance, the 81-
year-old pontiff also asked C atho­
lics to fast on Dec. 14 and pray to
God for justice and an end to the
many conflicts in the world. He
noted that the date coincides with
the holy month o f Ram adan, the
monthlong holiday o f fasting and
purification for Muslims.
Pope John Paul II
T he pope has spoken out sev­
eral times about the Sept. 11 attacks
and has decried terrorism in the
past several weeks. But while the
Vatican has acknowledged the right
o f legitim ate defense against ter­
rorists, it has m ade clear that any
“ju st w ar” needs to avoid harming
innocent people.
T he pope, appearing in rela­
tively good form, spoke to a crowd
o f several hundred in St. Peter’s
Square on a drizzly Sunday after
celebrating M ass at a newly built
parish on the outskirts o f Rome.
In his hom ily at the M ass, the
pontiff recalled the w ords o f Jesus,
w hich he said gave believers faith
that their lives, “despite dramatic
upheavals, rem ain connected to the
hands o f G od.”
As he left the parish on his way
back to St. Peter’s, the pope waved
good-bye with his cane to the d e­
light o f the crowd.
His visit came after a formerCIA
counterterrorism chief, V incent
Canmstraro, warned in an inter­
view published Sunday in the daily
La Repubblica that the pope re ­
m ained a target o f terrorists, and
suggested that they might strike
during the holiday season that starts
this week, with the Am erican holi­
day o f Thanksgiving, and Christ­
mas on Dec. 25.
Vatican officials have previously
dism issed reports o f particular
threats against the pope, and did so
again Sunday.
The pope first proclaimed a day
o f peace on Oct. 27, 1986 and in­
vited representatives o f the world’s
religions to Assisi. H e brought to­
gether Christian, M uslim and Jew ­
ish leaders in Assisi on Jan. 9-10,
1993 to pray for an end to the
Bosnian war.
Some of the town ’ s famed basili­
cas, including the basilica o f St.
Francis, were badly dam aged fol­
lowing tw o earthquakes that jolted
central Italy on Sept. 2 6 ,1997.They
have since reopened after m ajor
restoration projects.
Metro
clave - key
continuar o s u s p e n d e r los
d iálo g o s - continue or sus­
pend the dialogues
c o ra z ó n - heart
c u m p lirse - to expire
El gob ierno colom b ian o -
T he Colom bian governm ent
f a lt a - fa u lt, flaw
im p o n e r - to im pose
la c a d e n a R a d io n e t -
the R adionet channel
m ism o s - the sam e
p la z o - tim e
se cto res o b re ro s - w orking
secto r
sello - stam p, seal
s u r d el p ais - south o f the
country
tr e g u a - truce
v is lu m b ra r - to catch a glimpse
of
zona desm ilitariza -dem ilita­
rized zone
T he Portland O bser-ver’s
com m itm ent tocultural di­
versity includes the en ­
couragem ent o f a m ulti­
lingual society. R eaders
can learn Spanish on this
page by reading the w ords
and phrases in bold print
and gaining understand­
ing o f its m eaning with
this com panion glossary.
los m ism os términos o la definición
de nuevas reglas que perm itan
guiar las negociaciones hacia una
tregua.
" Y o creo que hay todavía una
leve posibilidad de que el proceso
se salve, tal vez entre un 5 y 10% ” ,
dijo a la A PC arlos Franco, analista
político de la Fundac ión Progresar
y ex guerrillero.
F ra n c o c o n s id e r a q u e lo s
prin cip ales o b stácu lo s p ara la
continuidad de los diálogos son
la falta de iniciativa de las partes
y la proxim idad de las elecciones
del 2002, donde los candidatos
consideran im popular apoyar una
salida negociada al conflicto.
El candidato liberal que puntea
las e n c u e s ta , H o ra c io S erp a,
aseg u ró
que
" re s u lta
suprem am ente inconveniente que
se siga hablando de paz y se siga
increm entando la violencia’ ’, por
e s o es u rg e n te " u n a c u e rd o
h um anitario’ ’ que conduzca a un
cese del fuego.
*’ Y o no quiero que este proceso
se acab e’’, aseguró el aspirante
presidencial este lunes a la cadena
Radionet, pero advirtió que las
negociaciones deben derivar en
m ejoras para la condiciones de
vida de los colom bianos,
L u is E d u a r d o G a r z ó n , el
a b a n d e r a d o d e lo s s e c t o r e s
o b reros y de
iz q u ie r d a
dem ocrática, co n sid era que es
necesario darle el sello de política
de E stado a los d iálogos de paz y
asegurar su continuidad.
* ’ L o que m e parece que va a ser
clave es que los acuerdos que se
p ro d u zcan ah o ra lo g ren ten er
continuidad en el proceso (de paz)
de cualquiera que sea que llegue
al próxim o gobierno’ ’, dijo Garzón
a la cadena Radionet.
En una sorpresiva visita a San
Vicente del Caguán, en el co razó n
de la zona de despeje, la candi data
independiente N oem í Sanin afirmó
el dom ingo que el proceso de paz
"n e ce sita firm eza, reglas claras,
verificación y treg u a” . A gregó
q u e " d e s p u é s d e l 11 d e
septiem bre el m undo cam bio” y
las FA R C tienen que negociar.
RFPNo.OlR-61-OGC
M etro is a regional governm ent responsible fo r urban growth
and tra n sp o rta tio n planning; the m anagem ent o f the Oregon
Zoo; St. Johns Landfill, Metro South Station, Metro Central Sta­
tion, M etro C om poster Facility; Oregon Convention Center and
Portland Center fo r the Perform ing Arts.
M etro is so liciting w ritten proposals for Tort Counsel Services
to be utilized on an as needed basis fo r future litigation. Pos­
sible future litigation includes defense o f any claim s which are
subject to the Oregon Tort C laim s Act, including em ploym ent
m atters, personal injury, and property dam age. It is also
possible th a t fu tu re litigation w ill not be referred to outside
counsel.
Proposals w ill be received at th e business o ffic e o f M etro, Of­
fice o f General Counsel, 6 0 0 N.E. Grand Avenue, Portland, OR
9 7 2 3 2 -2 7 3 6 , to th e attention o f Daniel B. Cooper, General
Counsel, until 3 :0 0 p.m. PST, December 3 , 2 0 0 1 . Proposals
subm itted prior to th a t date should be delivered to the Office of
General Counsel m arked “ Proposal - T o r t Counsel S ervices."
The RFP docum ents can be obtained by calling (503) 7 97 -1 53 0
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Gobierno y guerrillas ante semana clave para la paz en Colombia
B ogotá (A P) - El gobierno
colombiano enfrenta una compleja
semana para la paz, ya que mientras
espera que una guerrilla se decida
a co n tin u a r o su sp en d er los
diálogos, tam bién intenta que otra
a g r u p a c ió n
r e b e ld e
se
com prom eta a negociar.
El próxim o miércoles se cumple
el plazo dado por las Fuerzas A r­
madas Revolucionarias de Colom ­
b ia (F A R C ) al g o b iern o para
levantar los controles m ilitares
im puestos en to m o a la zona de
distensión, que según los rebeldes
im piden negociar.
L as FA R C aseguraron que de
no cu m plirse sus dem andas el
proceso será "in su p erab le por el
m o m e n to ’ ’ e in c lu so p u ed e n
devolver el área desm ilitarizada
de 42.000 kilóm etros cuadrados
que les fue cedida hace tres años
en el su r del país.
H a s ta el m o m e n to , lo s
e s c e n a r io s q u e se p la n te a n
apuntan desde el rom pim iento de
las c o n v e r s a c io n e s h a s ta un
relanzam iento de los diálogos en
Request For Proposals
Tort Counsel Services
El anali sta y ex com isionado de
paz C arlos E duardo Jaram illo
ta m b ié n cree que este n u ev o
contexto internacional incidirá en
el curso del proceso de paz.
" E s ta
m ayor
p r e s ió n
in te r n a c io n a l
p e r m itir ía
vislum brar en el horizonte una
derrota m ilitar de la guerrilla y esta
p e rsp e c tiv a v a a im p o n er la
n ecesid ad de en tra r a n uevas
n eg o ciacio n es de paz con un
horizonte claro ’ ’, dijo Jaram illo a
revista Sem ana.
A d ife re n c ia de lo qu e o cu rre
co n las F A R C , e, in su rg en te
E jé rc ito de L ib eració n N acio n al
(E L N ) ha v u elto a se n tarse a
d ia lo g a r c o n el g o b ie rn o en
C u b a , t r a s tr e s m e s e s s in
c o n ta c to s .
A unque los diálogos se llevan
en m edio del herm etism o han
surgido voces de apoyo para que
se lance form alm ente un proceso
de paz, sobre todo porque los
rebeldes no estarían solicitando
u n a zo n a d e sm ilita r iz a p ara
negociar.
All bids m ust conform to the RFB fo rm a t and be com plete in­
cluding the use o f any required form s. M etro may accept or
reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, or waive irregularities
not a ffe cting substantial rights if such action is deemed in the
public interest.
M etro and its contractors w ill not discrim in ate against any
person(s) based on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual ori­
entation, age, religion, physical handicap, political affiliation or
m arital status.
M etro extends equal opportunity to all persons and specifically
encourages m inority and women-owned businesses to access
and particip a te in th is and all M etro projects, program s and
services.
Oregon University System
Request For Proposals (RFP)
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES
Responses Due 2:00 p.m. November 29,2001
Q ualified firm s are asked to respond to a R equest for Pro­
posal for p rofessional consulting services in the areas o f ar­
chitecture, landscape architecture, interior design, planning,
land use, surveying, appraising, environm ental assessm ent,
construction management, and various engineering disciplines.
From these proposals, a lim ited num ber o f firm s w ill be se­
lected to form a lis t from which the seven OUS universities
may select professional consultants.
For a copy o f the RFP, fax a req ue st to (5 4 1 ) 3 4 6 -5 7 5 7 , or
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Hall, 1 4 3 1 Johnson Lane, Eugene Oregon 9 7 4 0 3 , on the
University of Oregon campus. Responses received after 2 p.m.,
November 2 9 , 2 0 0 1 will n ot be considered. Any questions
regarding th is RFP should be directed to R obert Sim onton,
Director Capital Construction Budgeting and Planning, at (541)
3 4 6 -5 7 2 8 .
OUS may reject any response not in com pliance w ith all pre­
scribed public bidding procedures and requirem ents, and may
cancel th is solicitation or reject any or all responses upon the
finding o f OUS th a t it is in the public in te re st to do so. OUS is
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