UN Condemn Iraqi “Flagrant Violation”
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ed981105.qxd 04/11/98 20:05 Page 1 (1,1) Issue 947 - Weekly Thursday November 5 1998 500+ Stand up for their rights UN condemn charter and events from our Union site. Being the only Uni who’d done that, several other Unions in the country put links Iraqi Flagrant from their page to ours. Thanks to all those who worked so hard to get the pages looking so spangley. The book from Surrey will be Violation presented to our local MP at a The new Student Rights national lobby on November Charter was launched nation- 11th. If anyone’s interested in wide last Friday. The Charter coming along, we could organ- Once again Iraq has suspended co-operation with the The new resolution, currently being drafted by the British is an NUS drive to draw atten- ise a minibus to take people to United Nations Weapons Inspectors. The failure of the and due for completion on Thursday following late night tion to the many difficulties the Houses of Parliament for UN to lift sanctions imposed on Iraq following the inva- UN negotiations is set to condemn non compliance as a students often face during ter- the day. With many Unions sion of Kuwait in 1990 is again cited as the reason for this ``flagrant violation'' tiary education. It focuses on supporting the charter, and now all to familiar stand off. In February this year, an ear- issues such as Tuition Fees, some good publicity, the press- lier stand-off came close to initiating US and British mil- The resolution would call for the immediate resumption decent, affordable accommo- ing issues surrounding student itary strikes against Iraq. The UN Security Council recent- of co-operation with UNSCOM (UN special commis- dation, child-care provision, life and hardship will be high- ly promised to review Iraq's co-operation with the inspec- sion). UNSCOM would then be able to carry on monitor- the right to appeal against lighted and the government tion teams, known collectively as USCOM. However they ing the scrapping of declared nuclear weapon sites. unfair decisions relating to will have to take notice. Fees gave no indication of when sanctions against Iraq might British Secretary of Defence, George Robertson, said academic study and the huge may now be a reality, but let’s be lifted. This has angered the Iraqi leaders who say that "Saddam Hussein is a danger to his neighbours and there- problem of student hardship. not forget that Tuition Fees are sanctions are crippling their economy. The Council is fore a danger to the rest of the world. That is a message Last Friday showed just how only part of the story. Even if united in its condemnation of this latest Iraqi act of defi- that united the world earlier this year. If he is now going many students DO care what you collected your entire ance, however in a repeat of events earlier this year there to yet again defy world opinion then he must face the con- happens to them at University. financial entitlement, it still is conflict as to the best way to solve the crisis. Once sequences” wouldn’t be enough to live on again the United States and Britain have threatened to use Almost every Union in the - genuine hardship is a fright- force while China and Russia have both urged non con- country put on some kind of ening reality for many students frontational solutions. Russia, owed billions of dollars by event to launch the charter. across the country. Iraq, is openly in favour of an early lifting of sanctions Some Unions had students sit- while China has urged constraint from all parties. ting in baths full of baked Thank you to everyone who beans or handing over plastic signed up - we collected over The Security Council is currently wording a resolution cheques to vice-chancellors 500 names in one day which condemning Iraq, without using threatening language or and principles. Here at Surrey, kind of wipes out this notion in fact stating that Iraq has violated UN resolutions. This we decided to be a little more of apathy running through denies the US and UK a virtual green light for military civilised and stick to what we the Union at the moment. I action. This is in an effort to minimise an escalation of know best. From 10.00 a.m. always knew you cared. Due tension inevitably caused by a threat of force. until 7.00 p.m., the Union to popularity, we’ll be reception was covered with extending the times when The wording of the resolution is proving difficult, with all bright red and yellow posters you can sign up to the char- five permanent members of the Security Council (US, UK and flyers, advertising the ter if you didn’t have a Russia, France and China) empowered to use their veto launch of the charter. The chance on Friday. The book over any contentious points. reception was manned will be at the main Union throughout the day and stu- reception during the day for Other leading figures have been quick to promote their dents were encouraged to sign you to sign and pick up some opinions. The new German Foreign Minister stated that up to the charter and pledge information about the char- the situation should not become centred on the possible their support. ter. See Cathy between 9 use of force but instead on the total compliance of the a.m. and 5 p.m. and show Iraqi Government while King Fahd announced that he Surrey also caught the world your support from Surrey for will not let Saudi Arabia be used as a “springboard for wide web limelight with our this important initiative. attacks on Iraq” web page, giving details of the Saddam Hussein pictured last year TODAY- STUDENT COUNCIL - 18.00 - Main Union Followed by The Big Bang Fireworks Party News 2 n Features 3 n Music 5 n Entertainments Guide 7 . Ents 8 n Notices & Personals 9 n Reviews 10 n Surrey Pride 11 ed981105.qxd 04/11/98 20:05 Page 2 (1,1) 2 News Thursday November 5 1998 Editorial News in Brief International Disco, Comedian Middle East Peace Delayed But Diplomatic Relations Still Good Steve Best at his best, a fantas- tic Grease ‘Outrage’ night, a While the troubles between Israelis and Palestinians civil- where Jews wish to build homes,. In Ras-al-Ahmud for busy Toniq and a traditional ians continue in the West Bank, the countries respective example. Muslims vastly out-number Jews. The Israelis drunken meat market on the governments appear to be co-operating more than ever. want to erect a fence around their houses. Arabs chained Friday. Well the Union is back Yasser Arafat leader, of the Palestinians has given the his themselves to the settlers bulldozers to prevent the action. doing what it does best: counterpart the time needed to convince the Israeli cabi- They were joined by Israeli pacifists. Partying. the weather may be net and parliament to ratify the latest peace agreement. miserable, the exams may be Binyamin Netanyahu the Israeli Prime Minister called Palestinians want Israel to give up more land to their round the corner but why Arafat to explain what he called a technical delay. Both newly created country. Israel however must convince it’s choose that when you could leaders remain committed to the peace process, despite a citizens that this is the right thing to do, and reassure them choose from the above. recent attack on a Jewish school bus. that their security will not be sacrificed. To aid this the Palestinians are expected to act against anti Jewish terror- A suicide bomber drove his explosive laden car at the bus. ists. In fact the leader of Hamas, the group responsible to Which begs the question as to why I have been virtually tee- The car was intercepted by the bus’s army escort vehicle. the recent car attack has been put under house arrest this total all week (as far a I can remember). Well, my excuses, The car blew up when the two collided, killing the drivers week. none of which stand up to examination, fail to change the fact of both cars. This attack and the existence of two heavily that, stone cold sober as I was, I had a cracking week in the armed escort jeeps for every such bus every day is a sign The BBC's Middle East correspondent, Paul Adams, said, Union. of how far the peace effort still has to go. for the time being, both sides seem to recognise that a cer- Further evidence of tension was seen the sites of new tain degree of slippage is inevitable as they endeavour to Maybe I am getting old but the Union seems to be busy most Jewish settlements. Palestinians and Israelis clashed implement the deal. of the day and night and people are talking, enjoying them- selves and enjoying each others company independent of drink. (Friday excluded when I don’t think I have ever seen so Swedish Disco ends in tradgedy many drunk people in all my life). Don’t worry I have not On Monday night, 63 teenagers lost their lives after fire jumped from window ledges eight foot up while others given up the juice but I was just noting that as we approach the safety regulations were ignored in a Swedish disco hall. were unable to reach that high and were subsequently time that eighties nights will be replaced with nineties nights Emergency exits had been blocked with stacked chairs and trapped.