US Wrong on Iraq, Weapons Inspector Says

An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner THE Filling YoUDee's shoes, Football chooses new Bl team captains, B8 250 University Center University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 Thesday & Friday • • FREE Volume 130, Issue 4X _ l~ ' Wiv.review.udel.edu April 30, 2004 US wrong on City appro_ves Iraq, weapons new Galleria inspector says restaurant BY NICK NEBORAK you shouldn't go around con BY JEl'l. I WRIGHT and is taking the ncccs~ar: steps to StaffReporter necting them," he said. Staff Reporter a\·otd trouble m the tuture. The United States should Kay criticized the United The ewark City Council "The dress code a~ well as the admtt it was wrong about State for not examining the approved a new adult commumty pnces \\ ith he a general deterrent.'' weapons of mass destruction in reliability of the evidence it to be built, as well as a new restau he s:.ud. "and althouuh I do not Iraq and correct the intelligence received from defectors. which rant to moYe into the Main Street antictpate any problem~ wtth gathering efforts of the nation, a was approximately 80 to 90 per Galleria Monday night. underage drinkers. I \\Ill haYe the former weapons inspector for cent of its information. It would David M. Dietz, owner of mo_t ltigh tech lD scanner avail have given the entire country the United ations said to an Brandywine Brewing Compan). able." audience of approximately 600 confidence that weapons of said he is planning to open a new Dtetz also reque~ted an exten people m Mitchell Hall mass destruction were a reality re·taurant above Grotto· Pizza. ton to hand in the liquor license Wednesday. in Iraq. He said he has not vet decided application, '' hich the counctl David Kay. former U.S. Kay discussed another sus on a name for the ne\~ establish approYed based on hts record of no chief weapons inspector in Iraq, picious circumstance regarding ment, but it will be an upscale pre\ ious alcohol 'iolatton with focused his speech for the weapons of mass destruction. seafood restaurant. other restaurants he owns. Global Agenda Lecture Series When the United States ques "Unlike the prev10us estab \1a\ or Vance I'unk Ill said on certain aspects of working tioned Saddam Hussein, he lishment, The Brickyard. we ''ill Dietz ha~ had zero alcohol 'iola with the enem) -intrusive acted foolishly by "throwing not have liYe bands, happy hour or ttons 111 the p <~>t I 0 :ear . and local inspections. open his doors and saying they even try to appeal to the same e tabltshments t) pic all: ha\ c three He discussed topics such as didn't have weapons of mass crowd," he said. '·Thi establish to four each 'ear the proce s of probing for destruction." THE REVIEW/Ben Andersen ment will be more for the families De;tz sa;d he plans to op,:n the weapons and the problems and The United States focused David Ka}, former chief weapons inspector in Iraq, in ewark." restaurant b\ _ O\ I. issues that arise with intelli its effm1s on the external facts says the United States must admit it erred in its asser Councilman Karl Kalbachcr. In othc~ busme~s. the council gence-gathering efforts. regarding Iraq without going 3rd District, satd he ·~ concerned appro\ ~d the cn:atwn of a new in 1998. when the United inside to find the truth, Kay said. tion that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. student will associate the same adult community. \\ htch ill\ ol\ es States did not find any weapons Iraq's 0\\11 mil1tmy officers venting wars in the future. get beyond where we are today, location wtth the preYious estab offictall) rczonmg the propen: of mass destruction in Iraq, Kay thought they still had weapons "We must acknowledge someone has to admit that we lishment·s atmosphere. from the clnsst ficatlllll of aid. an entire countrv was baf of mass destruction, as did the that we blew it." Kay said as he made a mistake. and that's the ·'We had many instances with Cni\ erst!) Rm' l'r Tcm nhousc to fled at how so ma~y people entire United States. he said. It ended his speech to· a standing president." he said. "\Ve ha\·e to the pre\ to us owners because of the an Adult Communi!) tone. could hm e been mistaken. was this belief structure that sus ovation from the crowd. admit that we made a mistake, location of this restaurant" he satd Jeff Brugm. a re p rc~cnt a tl\ e ka} said it was a major tained Hussein's power for so Freshman Paige Fitzgerald mend fence. and get on with tt. "How are you going to shO\\ the from the Commonwealth Grl)U p. intelltgence failure, as well as a long. id she was glad she attended public that this is going to be dif said the organization ts plannmg to systematic failure on the part of "The belief that Saddam sa otherwise we· rc gomg to be Lhe ledure because it was a ferent?" break ground and begin butldmg the V .S. intelligence-gathering still had weapons of mass bogged down with till~; mess for chance to gain knO\vledge about Dietz said he is aware of pre fountaim ic\\. nn adult wmmunit:- effort . destruction was an tmportant generations to come." an issue that affects everyone. vious problems with this locatton, The United States had a part of his political sunival." Reichle, who has attended "I was interested in hearing other Global Agenda lectures, see '\E\\ARK page A5 model of what Iraq was doing Kav said. because it was able to gather - In closing, Kay stressed someone talk about the weapons said they have all been impor program from an insider·~ point some evidence, Kay said, but that the recent era of intelligence tant but this one was especially of view." she said, "because stgnificant because of its wtde relied too much on defectors has not helped the Umted States most people ha,·e a lot to say but from Iraq. win wars. effect on the country. don't have an) aclltal knowl "It was a packed house These defectors began fab "Young men and \vomen m edge about it." tonight, he said, "so that shows ricating stories about weapons the Army help win wars.'' he Pentagon rejects She said she especially you that it was an important of mass destruction to other said. ''Intelligence helps you to liked Kay's reference to con topic that was well recei\ed.'' intelligence services in the prevent wars, and the U.S. has necting the dots because it The Global Agenda country and became prominent probably lost credibility in that helped-her understand President Lecture Series end May 18 sources of information. area." draft speculation George W. Bush's acttons m with a lecture titled " orth The reason the United Kay said the only way to Iraq. Korea: Last Bastion of States. was \vrong was because· improYe the intelligence gather Newark resident Bill Stalinism," wh1ch will be given it failed to challenge assump ing in the United States is to Reichle said he attended the by John Merril, a State BY A~DREW G. SHERWOOD ceed m the war on terronsm and in tions and ask questions when it acknowledge the errors that speech for one main reason: to Department Intelligence and Stafl Reporter Iraq came to weapons of mass were made and find ways to cor re earch worker. A reinstitution of the milnar: ''The senator belte\ es the destruction still being manufac rect them. If the United States learn. "The most compelling draft is not currently in considera nation ts in a generattonal war tured in Iraq, Kay said. does not do this, then the coun thing I !eamed was in order to tion, Defense Secretary Donald against tcrronsm.'' he satd. "Extra ·'If you don't collect dot try has lost a major tool in pre- Rumsfeld said last Thursda:r in manpO\\ er ts needed. re ponse to recent peculation that "Restonng a compulsor: mill the United States might consider tar\ ~ef\ tee '' ould force ctttzens to this policy. understand the intenstt) and depth However. during the peech at of challenges '' e face ... the ewspaper Assoctation of Kenn~th Campbell. political Students silent for gay rights America's conYention. he aid the science and intemational relattons Bush administration is looking to profc sor, said the draft is a defimte revamp existing troop levels. posstbilit:. The issue is controversial in ··st:\ months ago. l was sure it for those still silenced and happiness for those\\ tiling to speak BY JACQUELINE RIVA both houses of Congre s and mem wouldn't be constdered.'' he said. Staff Reporter OUL bers ha,·e que tioned '' hether long "but tf things continue 10 sptral Students kept their lips ;·ealed all day Monday as they took The Day of Silence ended enthusiastically with a 30 sec term possibilities of the war on ter down. the;. 're going to need more part in Haven 's Day of Si lence protest to show their support for ond scream and an open discussion session where the group rorism might call for reintroduction forces. and I'm not sure where the) the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community. shared their experience~ from the da)c. of military conscription that ended are gomg to get them from:· Alfred Lance, organizer of the event for Haven, said the A lthough the Day of Silence is for the homosexual com in 1973. ~La,~renc-e Dt Rtta.

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