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Somalis Resentftd Of UN Presence Thursday, September 30,1993 - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Page3A Continued From Page lA directs his growing band of supporters against foreign domination of the small east African nation. U.S. President Bill Clinton, who has 5,000 troops in Somal ia, said that he wants to "stabilize" the country and "leave Its people In control of their own destiny." But Aldeed has written a letter to former President Jimmy Carter seeking an invitation to New York to put his case before the formal UN body. Aldeed has avoided capture by adopting what one source called a "village lifestyle" that has made him almost invisible to sophisticated el ectronic detection equip ment and massive ground searches. He hopes to win a war of attrition and his techniques are said to in clude traveling by donkey Instead of automotive cara vans and employing women as messengers Instead of us ing electronic devices to communicate with his troops. Since June 5, almost 50 UN peacekeepers have been killed in Somalia's capital city of 1 million. Peacekeep er strength In the country for operation "Restore Hope" now numbers 25,000 strong. Sources say, Aldeed heads a guerilla military and politi cal clan faction that also numbers in the thousands and his ability to outsmart the forces is making him a folk hero. Western forces use high- tech armaments, such as hel icopters that use night- vision sights firing automat ic weapons and 2.75 milime- ter rockets to fight against Somalis loyal to Aideed. Since the June Incident of lo cals striking against the UN, Aldeed has been labeled a "fugitive warlord” and re cently the U.S. sent 400 Army Rangers there with the express purpose of capturing him. Many of the Rangers are reported to be members of the elite anti-terrorist Delta Force. During the Rangers' first operation, they were dropped by ropes from The Queen Gets A Key - - Iv; i, + *, N/ j^iiS PHoi'b^Aul'Wa.iJAMs at R&B legend Aretha Franklin (left) was presented a key to the city Wednesday by Charlotte City Council member Ella Scarborough. Franklin played to a packed house at the Blumenthal Center. More on the show can be found on Page IB. U.S.’s Future Likely To Be Colorftil By Tim Bovee ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Hispan- Ics will eclipse blacks as the nation's largest minority group in the year 2010, the government said Tuesday in a report that predicts a con siderably different America by the mid-21st century. By 2050, the U.S. popula tion will be almost evenly di vided between minorities and non-Hispanlc whites, the Census Bureau said. The bureau's new projec tions also forecast faster general population growth than previously expected, es timating that the U.S. popu lation will reach 392 million by 2050. That's 52 percent more than the 258.7 million Americans today. It's also up 9 million from a projection Issued just last year. The projection was changed to account for the return of military people from abroad, updated birth and death sta tistics, and information showing how new Immigra tion rules have affected the population, said Jennifer Day, a Census Bureau demog rapher and author of the re port. Minorities will Increase their share of the popula tion, the report said: • Hispanlcs, from their present 9 percent of the popu lation to 14 percent In 2010 and 23 percent in 2050. • Blacks, from 12 percent today to just over 13 percent in 2010 and 16 percent in 2050. • Asian Americans, now 3 percent of the population, to 10 percent at mid-century. They will remain the fastest growing racial group. • American Indians, from a little below 1 percent to slightly above 1 percent. Al though their share barely changes, their numbers will double from 2.1 million to 4.3 million. The growth will affect America's non-Hispanic whites, the group that has dominated the nation's poli tics, economy and culture throughout most of its histo ry. Their share of the popula tion will drop from 76 per cent now to 68 percent in 2010 and 53 percent in 2050. Their number will Increase from 188.6 million to 205.8 million. The explosion in the His panic American population is projected to center around a baby boom. Births account ed for about two-thirds of the projected Hispanic increase; immigration accounts for the rest. The number of Hispanic births will double by mid- century, the Census Bureau said. Presently Hispanic women age 14 to 49 on aver age bear 2.9 children apiece over a lifetime. hovering helicopters and badly damaged two buildings inhabited primarily by for eign white aid workers and arrested eight UN civilian employees by mistake. These relief workers, and other supporters at the UN building, protested and la beled the raid "extremely ag gressive." Troops from Can ada, which show the Confederate flag as their symbol, have also been cau tioned by their superiors for their "aggressive" treatment of Somali citizens. With the developments in Somalia, Elder Yehudah Ben Sibba- ciah. Chair of the Afrlkan American Organization, has asked for "a halt to all mili tary action in Somalia" and the "withdrawal of all UN and U.S. imperialistic forces from the country." U.S. sen ators are asking Clinton for a "reevaluatlon" of the U.S. role and purpose in Somalia. Clinton, who sent 40 spe cially-trained soldiers from Ft. Benning, Ga. to Mogadi shu to help clear mines, has said that he wants to reduce Apartheid's Allies Are Behind Violence By Tina Susman ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A mob used a sledge hammer to smash Into a black workers' hostel and then opened fire with assault rifles, injuring three people, police said Wednesday. Early Wednesday morning, a local leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party was killed as he left his home near Johan nesburg for work. Police said Samuel Motha was shot in the head, and his wife found his body when she went to investigate the sound of . shots. The late-night attack on the metal factory hostel south of Johannesburg was the sec ond in six weeks and ap peared linked to political fighting that has killed scores of blacks in the area. On Aug. 22, 12 blacks sitting outside the factory hostel were killed when a group of men opened fire on them. Police Lt. Deon Peens said as many as 20 men smashed a hole in the hostel wall at about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday. The gunmen, armed with au tomatic rifles and pistols, then began firing randomly at hostel dwellers. Three residents were hospi talized with bullet wounds. A fourth was injured when he jumped off a balcony to es cape, Peens said. The gunmen fled back through the hole and es caped. The Inkatha Freedom Party accused the rival African Na tional Congress of carrying out the attack and said most hostel dwellers are Inkatha supporters. The ANC denied it, saying the hostel is occu pied mainly by its support ers. In other recent violence, po lice also reported finding the bodies of seven people, in cluding two police officers, in townships around Johan nesburg. All had been shot to death Tuesday or Wednesday, they said. The Charlotte Post ISSN 9655-00 Published Weekly At 1531 Camden Road Charlotte, N.C. 28203 Phone (704) 376-0496 Second class postage paid at Charlotte, N.C. Subscription Rates $21 Yearly $18 Senior Citizens The Publisher Is not responsible for the return of unsolicited news, pictures or advertising copy unless necessaiy postage accompanies said copy. POSTMASTER Send address corrections to P.O. Box 30144 Charlotte, N.C. 28230. American troop strength in Somalia, but wants to do it without an Increase in vio lence. 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