Bush Says US Policy on Iraq Cannot Be Changed

The Observer VOL. XXIII NO. 13 WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 12, 1990 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY’S Bush says US policy on Iraq cannot be changed WASHINGTON -(AP) Presi stand up to aggression, and incentives for domestic oil and dent Bush said his heart went we will,” he said. gas exploration, fuel- out to the families of the hun “And one thing more — in switching and acceleration of dreds of Americans held pursuit of these goals, oil drilling in Alaska “without hostage by Iraq, but he de America will not be damage to the wildlife.” clared, “Our policy cannot intimidated,” Bush said. “Vital change, and it will not change. issues of principle are at Bush used the speech to ex America and the world will stake. Saddam Hussein is plain anew the high stakes for not be blackmailed.” literally trying to wipe a the United States in the oil- The address was Bush’s country off the face of the rich Middle East. third appearance before Earth. We do not exaggerate. He said Iraq, by itself, con Congress during his 20 Nor do we exaggerate when trolled 10 percent of the months in office. He was we say, Saddam Hussein will world’s petroleum reserves greeted by prolonged fail.” and doubled its holdings by applause from those invading Kuwait. If Iraq had assembled in the House Bush told Congress there gone unchallenged, Bush said, chamber, including the were high costs involved in it would be able “to intimidate Congress and his Cabinet. Also the showdown that and coerce its neighbors — in the audience were the “conservation efforts are neighbors who control the ambassador from Iraq, Mo- essential to keep our energy lion’s share of the world’s re hamed Sadiq Al-Mashat, and needs as low as possible.” maining oil reserves. the ambassador from the con He also hinted that the “We cannot permit a re quered nation, Kuwaiti United States could dip into its source so vital to be Ambassador Sheik Saud Nasir Strategic Petroleum Reserve dominated by one so ruthless. Al-Sabah. “if conditions w arrant.” The And we won’t,” the president reserve is the nation’s 590 said. Bush said that if the United million-barrel stockpile of oil. He said there was an un States had not reacted swiftly Bush called on Congress to precedented level of world co AP Photo to Iraq’s invasion, it would pass legislation this month to operation against Iraq, with President Bush is shown working on his speech in the Oval Office of have been “a signal to actual spur domestic energy produc armed forces from many the White House Tuesday. Bush addressed a joint session of and potential despots around tion and foster conservation. countries united to deter any Congress on the Persian Gulf crisis Tuesday night. the world. ... America must In particular, Bush cited tax attack on Saudi Arabia. ‘Teach-in’ announced by peace coalition By CORINNE PAVLIS the former national head of SMC Editor Sane Freeze who now works at the Notre Dame Peace Institute. The coalition for Peace and The goal of the panel discus Justice, a conglomeration of six sion is to invite experts on the local peace groups, has an subject, such as historical ex nounced that a “Teach-In” will pert Patrick Gaffney, to come in be held on Sunday, September and share their knowledge. 23 to discuss the crisis in the The Teach-In will run from Middle East. 1:30-6:00 p.m at the First United Methodist Church on The Coalition was created Main St. in South Bend. when Pledge of Resistance, Peter Smith, a Saint Mary’s NOW, S ane-Freeze, WILPF, Cit mathematics professor, has izens of Hope, and the UN As been actively involved in the The Observer/Eric Bailey sociation merged to address the planning and execution of the crisis. Coalition events. Smith, head of The Teach-In will include Members of the Coalition for Peace and Justice held a protest march Friday in South Bend. The coalition hoped to bring attention to the need for UN involvement in the Middle East conflict to replace U.S. forces. leaders from the six groups and see PEACE/page 5 Russian parliament endorses sweeping economic reforms MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s throughout the Soviet Union. Ryzhkov addressed the na parliament voted overwhelm Shatalin’s plan calls for tional legislature in a cav ingly Tuesday for a radical transferring most economic ernous marble hall at the economic reform program, authority from the national Kremlin, the centuries-old and Soviet President Mikhail government to the country’s walled fortress that is the seat Gorbachev said he favored it 15 constituent republics. The of communist power. over a moderate plan republics could then move proposed by his prime rapidly to free prices, He charged that the Shatalin m inister. privatize government plan would lower living stan industries, legalize private dards by 30 percent, force one Gorbachev’s surprise state ownership of land and take out of every four collective ment undercut the authority other steps toward a market- farms into bankruptcy, and of Prime Minister Nikolai based economy. cause rapid inflation by Ryzhkov and added decontrolling prices on about AP Photo momentum to calls for The national Supreme Soviet 75 percent of basic consumer Keeping informed Ryzhkov’s resignation. legislature and the parliament products. It also increased the chances of Russia, the largest of the 15 Ryzhkov called for retaining An American soldier trying to catch up on current events and the latest that the radical plan, drafted republics, met separately central control over the econ- sports scores gets some help translating an Arabic newspaper largely by economist Stanislav Tuesday to consider the Monday at a Saudi supermarket in Al-Khobar. Shatalin, will go into effect competing proposals. see REFORMS/page 6 page 2 The Observer Wednesday, September 12, 1990 I n s i d e C o l u m n W e a t h e r Forecast for noon, Wednesday, Sept. 12. Who said Lines show high temperatures. Notre Dame is homogenous? Yesterday’s High: 7 4 Yesterday’s Low: 6 2 Nation’s High: 11 7 Confession: I’m in ■ (Borrego Springs, way over my head. As Calif.) a writer, I make a Nation’s Low: 6 2 great cartoonist. In (Pinedale, Wyo.) desperate need of a F o r e c a s t: topic this afternoon, I Cloudy and warm today went to the Huddle. with a 40% ch an ce of My hope was that the thunderstorms. The high students there would will be 80. C ontinued inspire me. As I sat in Hosier cloudy tonight with a low my booth, the ideas in the mid-60's. Thursday slowly began to pre Staff Cartoonist will be cloudy with a high cipitate. expected in the mid-80's. The first thought I had was to write about FRONTS: the guy sitting directly to my right. This re fined young college male sat there shoveling WARM STATIONARY food into his mouth in an appalling porcine COLD ©1990 Accu-Weather, Inc. frenzy. This topic, however, seemed a little Pressure off-color so I decided it had no place in my © (D E 3 a F a AX article. HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY Fortunately, this culinary cacophony did make me look up from the blank sheet in Via Associated Press GraphicsNet front of me. Suddenly I saw the Huddle like I had never seen it before. I was surrounded by various camps of Notre Dame students. The first that I noticed was a group I call O f I n t e r e s t the Eco-chic (EC). These granola chomping, nouveu-environmentalists have become Earth’s mega-hip saviors. Of course, they 1990-91 CSC Van Drivers’ seminarw ill might be sincere. Oops! Maybe not. I just Women United for Justice and Peace be held at the Center for Social Concerns on today and will hold its first meeting tonight at 7:00 pm at the Center saw one of them throw an aluminum can Thursday, Sept. 12, at 4:30 pm. This class is mandatory for Social Concerns. into the regular trash. (Honest) for everyone who plans to drive a CSC van during 1990- Across the way, two tables of the J. Crew 91. If you took the class during 1989-90 there is no need Crowd (JCC) are sitting around discussing Campus bands and musiciansin te r e s te d to repeat it. in playing on the quad Sept. 28 should sign up in their latest mail-order mania. Their lives Montgomery Theatre tonight from 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm. are simple; look ultra-swanky and hang out The Notre Dame Technical Revieww i l l with your own kind. Near them are sitting Any musicians who are not in bands can sign up for our hold an organizational meeting for the 1990-91 academic musician register at this time. five Polo-people (PP). year tonight at 6:00 pm in the Cushing Hall Auditorium. These folks are a little more aloof than the JCC. That’s because their clothes cost more. Le Cercle Francais th e N D /Saint M ary ’s Student Union Board will hold an French Club - will have its first meeting of the year The JCC knows this and they spend their organizational meeting for the Music Commission in the tonight at 7:30 pm in 115 O’Shaughnessy. Refreshments time kissing up to the PP (the JCC secretly Montgomery Theatre of Lafortune Hall from 7:00 pm to will be served.

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