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ILLUSTRATION BY CHRIS ASSAF SHEMZA I DAJLY SUNDIAL. President Bush has been granted the power to finish what Bush Sr. started.With the possibility of dec~ng war on Iraq, the Sundial dissects issues of war, conflict and the aftermath. 2 • The Daily Sundial • CSUN • Wednesday. October 23. 2002 War?

War on Iraq may Maestro Horta have consequences on Israel, Jordan By LINDA I. HADDAD can." Douek said. "But moment, Israel is not SUNDIAL STAPF today, we have similar con- involved on the forefront, cerns as we did have during but if it comes down to ith Iraq as the the Gulf War, and that is a defending ourselves, Israel number one prior- possible attack by Hussein will do so." W ity on America's (on Israel), and the fact that "'No nation is going to sit list of fighting the War on it could be a biological one." there (and) get attacked the Terror, there are many con- "I believe there is a second time around," cerns within the Middle good possibility that if Djavaheri said. East of what might happen (America) goes to war with If Iraq does attack Israel, safety-wise, politically and Iraq, Israel will get hit," they have the right to defend economically to America's said Shushana Djavaheri, themselves, because it close allies. founder of the Students for would be a frivolous and During the Gulf War in Israeli Public Affairs unjustified attack on 1991, Iraqi president Committee and a senior Hussein's part, she said. Saddam Hus ein launched political science major. Ami Cohen, vice presi- 31 scud missiles into Israel. Douek said if Israel is dent of SIPAC and a sopho- David Douek, spokesper- attacked by Iraq like in more CTVA major, is wor- son for the Israeli Consulate 1991, depending on how ried that a negative chain in Los Angeles, said in 1991 severe the attack is, Israel reaction will occur if there is Hussein attacked Israel's has the right to defend it elf a war on Jraq. major cities with scud mis- and is ready to do so. "I am behind America in siles, but caused only one "This is a war on terror wanting to change the Israeli casualty at that time. being led by the United regime of Iraq and dismantle "If America goes to war States, and (Israel looks) to any chemical weapons KRISTA BAERTSCHI f DAILY SUNDIAL with Iraq, we will support America as the leader in this Juan Horta, a Michoacan native mask maker.demonstrates his craft to CSUN students Tuesday. America in every way we war," Douek said. "At the See ATTACKS, page 10 Iraq not always a U.S. enemy By KRISTIN CROSLEY "He was in dire straights from a SUNDIAL STAFF political perspective," he said. "(Hussein) put a lot of his legitimacy th President George W. and reputation at stake when he Bush pushing toward a war attacked Iran and at the end of eight W with Iraq, the Middle Ea~t years he didn't have any conquered has been in the headlines more often territory, hardware or anything to than it has since the 1991 Gulf War. show for it." While there is conflict between Iraq and Instead, Iraq had thousands of pris- the United States, many do not under- oners of war in Iran, had lost a lot of stand the history of the conflict or the hardware and manpower, and was reasons these problems exist. heavily in debt to Saudi Arabia and There is a multitude of aspects, Kuwait, Kamrava said. including economic, religious, cultural, In 1990, Hussein tried to conquer historical and other factors that exist Kuwait, an easy, wealthy country to SADDl .... between the two countries. defeat. Hussein telt he could get rid of a ·~ c Many Middle Eastern countries country to which he owed billions of gained their independence in the 1950s dollars, but could also obtain an oil-rich ARABIA after becoming free from British and tenitory, Kamrava said. French control, beginning an era of The United States, which had nationalism, said Dr. Mehran Kamrava, throughout the 1980s supported the political science department chair. Iraqi government, rushed to the lib- 'The military became the main insti- eration of Kuwait, which began the tution in government," Kamrava said. Gulf War. There was military rule in Iraq and In the aftennath of the Gulf War, the military constituted the state, mean- the United States was faced with a undermine American interests in the said religious studies professor, Dr. on toes," she said. "Saudi Arabia has ing colonels and generals were the pres- dilemma: How to prevent Iraq from Middle East by causing pro-American Amir Hussain. said they don't want force used in Iraq. idents of countries, Kamrava aid. disintegrating as a territorial and geo- countries such as Saudi Arclbia, Kuwait, ·•we talk about potential threats," which is one reason for the United "Throughout the 1960s and '70s, a graphic entity, while ensuring the Egypt and Jordan to lose the fragile base Hussain said, pointing out that there ~t~~es backing off a bit from (Bush' ) man by the name of Saddam Hussein leader is weak enough not to pose a of popularity and legitimacy they have are both real and potential threats m1tial gung-ho attitude. In '91 we did- rose through the ranks of power, but threat to its neighbors. among their population by looking like from other countrie too, including n 't go unti I we had all of the Arab he had never officially served the Throughout the 1990s, the United compijant U.S. lackeys. North Korea. countries on board, and we don't have Iraqi military," Kamrava said. "He States pursued a policy called dual con- The United States,' "you' re with "But North Korea doesn't have t~at same _unity of opinion on this par· had gone through the institution of the tainment designed to contain Iraq and u or without us," rhetoric to the oil," Hussain said. ncular act10n.'' political party." [ran, first loosely articulated by former United Nations, and the position, Israel is our client state in the Middle . T~e. War on Terror in Afghanistan In 1977 and 1978, Hussein came to President George H.W. Bush's adminis- "you follow suit or we'll go it alone," East. Hussain said. It allows us to do is oftic1ally said to protect Americ~ power through a bloodless coup, tration and then more thoroughly by the is likely to increase resentmenc. things we want to do in order to secure but really because the United StateS Kamrava said. Because Hussein had Clinton administration. heighten anti-American sentiment the oil we want wants to_ build a pipeline to oil never actually served in the military and President George W. Bush's admin- and give rise to future Osama Bin "Oil is certainly important to us," reserves m Afghanistan and to the needed to prove himself as a capable istration didn't have a very coherent Ladens, Kamrava said. said Rachel Howes, an assi rant history north, Hussain said. profes.sor. "Saudi Arabia has something military leader, he invaded Iran in 1980, policy toward the Middle East and did- Kamrava advocates that United "If we can control the leade rs h.1p. we Kamrava said. n't really know what to do with Iraq, States works with regional powers that like 100 years worth of reserve (oil) if can control the oil," Hussain said "He counted on a quick and decisive Kamrava said. have a greater familiarity of the situa- they continue pumping at the rate they Pan. of the reaso n f-or a war aoaul.51· . Ira victory because Iran was in tunnoil, but Then the Sept. 11 attacks occurred. tion and sponsor a pro-American coup. are now. Our '91 actions were very . q ts that Israel wants us to go to" war that victory never really materializ.ed, The war on Afghanistan gave Bush "We need to work through the Iraqi much to protect our Saudi Arabian with Iraq, Hussain added. interest and less to protect Kuwait." Usually, America d h . and the Iran-Iraq war dragged on unti I a much-needed mandate in foreign pol- military to bring about a quiet regime oes w ac 1 "The other aspect is that we prefer 1988,'' Kamrava said. "At the end of icy, and the War on Terror served Bush change," Kamrava said. best for. America • H ussam . sa1. . "d to keep relations with Kuwait and except the case (the war), Hussein didn't have anything very well, Kamrava said. The United States' interest in invad- . m ot· our unque _· to show his military commanders." Kamrava feels a war on Iraq would ing Iraq at this time comes down to oil, Saudi Arabia and we don't want to step uoned suppon for Israel. The Dal)' Sundlal • CSUN • Ylednesday. Oeder 23. 2002 • J War? President Bush: 'In the Man behind the mask. name ofpeace, we call upon Saddam to disarm' Wi ll the world community follow the United States' lead? Or will the U.S. strike unilaterally? B KELLY DUGGAN will shape the way America leads The hard-lined statements SUNDIAL STAFF and is perceived in the world coming from the Bush adminis- arena, Wallis said. tration are part of a political tac- ince Congress authorized ''It's a test of American identi- tic called floating, where policies the use of force against ty, a test of who we are and what are put before the public to test SIra q. President George W. we stand for." Wallis said. reaction, Wallis said. When a Bush has devoted much of his A few weeks ago. Bush gave country tests the public's reaction energy toward the United to military policy, the govern- rallying world Nations a ment has less control over the support on the choice: Ignore reaction of other countries, he floor of the Saddam said. Unit ed Hussein's vio- "This was highly used during Nations. lations of the Clinton era, but there is a dif- As the U.N. resolu- ference between (floating) social debate for tions and issues and military policy," milit ary become irrele- Wallis said. engage ment vant, or stand When the Bush Administration ensues. CSUN with the took an aggressive stance against students con- United States Iraq, the Arab Nations voiced thing and do another." Hashimi some of the most advanced mili- sider how the and overthrow stark opposition, and said an said. "The United States went tary weaponry in the world, Jed United States' Hussein. attack against Iraq would lead to into Afghanistan in the name of Link, a communications graduate stance on Iraq S o m e greater Middle Eastern instability freedom and liberty and promised student, said America's success in affects the CSUN stu- and violence. to rebuild the county's infrastruc- gaining world support is key to world com- dents. like ''There is a lot of hatred ture, but in reality, ever $ince the the success of the war effort. munity. Michael towards America since the U.S. bombing in Afghanistan, there ''The actual war that will be "Will the We II i ngton. attacked Afghanistan and has been very little security and fought is subservient to the war United States senior psy- declared North Korea, Iraq and hardly any reconstruction." being fought to gain public sup- try to conquer cho Io g y Iran the axis of evil," said Daniel Hashimi said the contradiction port - the war of language," the world or is major, said the Hashimi, vice president of the between America's words and Link said. ''The United States has the U.S. United States Muslim Student Association and actions affects the way America set a goal to remove Saddam from unique and is "throwing senior electrical engineering is viewed by the rest of the world. power. The world sees that Bush simply just President George W. Bush its weight major. "Why do people in other parts is trying to gain the support of trying to around ... and America is seen in a negative of the world hate us?" Hashimi many nations. but has not been make the world free?" said threatening action to gain world- light around the world because asked. "'America pursues oi I and successful... William Wallis, professor of pub- wide cooperation against Iraq. U.S. actions carried out in the natural gas in the name of free- The lack of world cooperation lic policy in the political science "Countries fear us," name of freedom are viewed by dom. It gives a bad name to lib- could undermine intelligence department. Wellington said. "Money brings many as modern colonialism. erty and everything we stand for sharing for the War on Terror, and The course of action the power. and we have plenty of Hashimi said. as Americans... potentially jeopardize U.S. bases United States takes toward Iraq money." ••American leaders say one While the United States has in the Middte East, Link said. Resolutiori passes to use military forces on Iraq By ROBERT JORDAN tion with a vote of 296-133. mittee, Wood said. issued, the senator said the have the United States go at it SUNDIAL STAFF A possible war with Iraq is Sherman's resolution would United States couldn't let alone. Bush's next step in the War on have authorized the use of force Hussein become a nuclear power. In her statement to the floor, ongress granted President Terror. The United States alleges only if Hussein interfered with a Feinstein also said she voted yes Boxer said she could not vote for George W. Bush the that Iraq's leader. Saddam robust inspections program and if on the resolution with the hope unilateral action and she could authority to use military Hussein, is harboring weapons of he continued to try to lock the the United Nations would rise to not vote for a go-at-it-alone C mass destruction. In September, the challenge and form a coalition force on Iraq, without the United inspectors out of his presidential approach before some questions Nations support, on Oct. I I. Hussein agreed to allow weapons palaces. with the United States rather than were answered. The Senate passed the resolution inspectors back into Iraq, but said Congressman Robert Matsui, with a vote of 77-23. The day key presidential compounds D-Sacramento, voted against before the House of would be off limits. Bush's resolution. s~ Representatives passed the resolu- In California, House represen- .. Basically, he (Matsui) builds as possibility tatives are mainly democrats, thought that unilateral was not a who voted 28-20 in favor of the way to go... said Nick Drews, a resolution. representative from Matsui's of war looms ahead Congressman Brad Sherman, office. ··He thought that multilat- By JESSICA SEGURA D-Sherman Oaks. was one of the eral was the way to go with the SUNDIAL STAFF democrats to vote yes on the res- security. He felt it would be best olution. if a multilateral approach was ith the possibility of President Bush announcing the "Congressman Sherman voted used through the United Nations United States wjll go to war with Iraq, psychologists yes because it was the next best and then if that did not work out, speak out ~t tbe different anxiety and Stress disor- thing to his own amendment,,, then they could come back and W ders. family members and soldiers migbt suffer in a dme of war. said Kerri Wood, pre.;s secretary vote whether to attack or not." "Anxiety level is what might be expected by a boyfriend or for Sherman. "The president said Barbara Boxer and Dianne girlfriend or any family member that gets sent away to fight a that his focus was to disarm Iraq Feinstein, the two democratic war," said Richard S. Miller. Ph.D., director of training for without war. Congressman senators from California, were University Counseling Services. "'But you could also expect Sherman thought that it (Bush's split on the decision. Feinstein them to suffer from depression, drug and alcohol abuse." plan) would be a plausible solu- voted in favor of the resolution Symptoms of anxiety are low levels of nervousness, sweating, tion." and Boxer voted against it. vigilance and shortness of breath, Miller said. On Oct. 3. Sherman offered an A representative from '7he mOSI important aspect of anxiety disorder is how we deal amendment similar to Bush's to Congressman Brad Sherman, Feinstein's office referred to a with them," Miller said. "People can deal with anxiety destructive- D-Sherman Oaks, voted for the the International Relations statement Feinstein issued on resolution against Iraq. Committee, but the amendment Oct. 11. See PSYCHOLOGY, page 4 did not make it out of the com- In the statement Feinstein 4 • The Daily Sundial • CSUN •Wednesday, October 23, 2002 War?

be his decision to fight a war, sleep disorders," Miller said. "A PSYCHOLOGY rather then getting drafted. But, lot of what we know in psycholo- Continued from page 3 overall, I would constantly worry gy comes from studies done from about him." the military.'' ly or constructively:· The United States should have Soldiers deal with the issue of Whether a per on chooses co a strong military. Woodard said. whether they will ever come back deal with anxiety destructively or Woodard might worry, but to their loved ones, said Dee L. constructively also depends on others might deal with anxiety Shepard-Look, psychology pro- what type of health condition they destructively by going out fes or. are in. drinking (alcohol), doing drugs "Am I going to come back, can "If a person is healthy, they and in some cases, ev,en becom- I be courageous_to fight this war will most likely deal with anxiety ing extremely controlling. - all issues of their own identi- more constructively, by maybe Miller said. ty," Shepherd-Look said... As for spending time with family mem- "Depre sion is another way kids. anxiety can raise from the bers." Miller said. "Another form that many people cope with anxi- pressure of raising a family alone. of constructively dealing with ety or stress." Miller said. Not having anyone to talk lo, che stress or anxiety is by cleaning "'Although, it is not constructive." person will face issues, such as, and organizing one's home." The military has support •Am I going to be able to face William Woodard, an English groups set up at military bases new roles for myself as a caretak- major and father of three - and communities for family mem- er provider?"' including one on who wi 11 soon bers during times of war. Dealing with the fact that a be 18 -said he would be worried. "We still have military men loved one might not come back about his son, especially if he was suffering from the Gulf War is one of the hardest things to drafted to fight overseas. Syndrome," Miller said. deal with. You can use anxiety ALLAN DE LA ROSA I ONLY SUNDIAL ul would want him to fight for Miller describes the symptoms in a positive way. Shepherd- Professor Hiller emphasizes the importance of dealing with anxiety in of soldiers who have gone to war Look said. his country, but like any parent I a constructive way. would be worried," Woodard said. suffering after returning home to .. If your partner is gone fight- "My son wi II soon turn 18 and is their families. ing a war, get your mind positive ··easically the best way to cope mentally, join a gym. take deep thinking about signing up for the ·"Common disorders are night- by writing letters and sending gift with anxiety is to take care of breaths and take care of your body Air Force. I would prefer that it mares~ memory flashbacks, and packages," Shepard-Look said. yourself, psychologically and by eating healthy... V.P. or not V.P.

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U.N. draft believed CSUN at night: Where's the light? to give weapons ...... ·~ ~ ~pectors more clout ITED NATIO S (AP) in Palis. Moscow and Beijing have the council convene 'fhe United States on while ambassadors from the immediately to discuss the situ- Tuesday pushed a revised U.N. five permanent Security ation - but U.S. officials have draft resolution on Iraq thal Council members met in New said this doesn't commit the give weapons inspectc.n more York Tuesday. Bush administration to wait for clout and puts Saddam Hussein There was no official reac- council action before it acts.. on notice that he faces ..serious tion from R~ but the ITAR- As in the original U.S. draft consequences.. if Iraq does not T~ and lnterfax news agencies resolution. the new one cooperare. reported Tuesday that Moscow demands that Iraq accept the But there were si~ thal was disappointed with the new resolution within seven Rus.sia and Frnnce - two veto- revised U.S. draft. Quoting days of its OOoptiol1 and declare holding council members - ~fied sources. they said it its program; to develop ruclear. were disappointed. differed little from previous chemical and biological "There is still a lot of work. to U.S.-British proposals. weapons and relared capabilities do," French Foreign Minister France. backed by Ramia within 30 days. Dominique de Villepin said and China. has led opposition to In order for a resoltfut to Tuesday in Luxembourg ·'There a U.S. resolution thal would ~it needs arniniRUJm of nine are some points thal need to be authorize the use of force with- ''yes" vctes from the 15 cooncil discu~ among ~ before we out first giving Iraq another members, and no veto by a per- have an accord" chance to meet its U.N. disanna- manent member. The new U.S. proposal. ment obligations. It favors a The lOelectedcouncil mem- drafted- with British support. two-stage approach that would bers haven't yet seen the text. includes phrases that could be give Iraq a chance to comply Council di~. said they interpreted as triggering military and mly authori7-C force in a expect negOOaliom in lhc full action, wording that that has second resolution if Baghdad cooncil to focm m new tenm raised disagreement from the oh;lructed impections. for impections. French and Russians. The United States. supported The new U.S. text keeps a ~~nt Bush, caqiaign- by Britain. Im circukfed a sin- key U.S. demand requiring utU• IDN SINDa. I DIUlY S&#llDMI. ing for Penmylvania gle resoluliol thal it says will Iraq to provide impectors with The " tr "or 80 .....e COlnplex is a bwan el laht far lost students at nlpt. Republicam, said the United allow lhc use of fon:e if SUlam immediale and unconditional Nalioos "nam be miOlval ID fails to comply. ~ to all sites - including deal with this person (Saddam). State Department presidential complexes which llllLSt resolve itself to be more ..esman Richard Boucher are currently exempt from sur- Fourth man sought in transgender slaying than just a debaling society. rmst said Monday lhc UnilrJcl Stiles prise searches, according to FREMONT (AP) - and Jaron Chase Nabors, then told Brown they had had resolve itself to help keep ider- W3IU to wrap up negOOaliom the excerpts. Police are looking for a 19. and Jose Merel. 24, both sex with Araujo, she said. national peace." with lhc new text. A propmal to let inspectors fourth man in the beating of Newark, were charged After about 30 minutes, ''lf the United Naliom can't ~ is the fext which will lake lraqisllld theirfmnilies out- and strangling death of a 17- with murder with a hate- Brown said she went inside make its mind ~ if Saddam acoo111plish our goals. idenlify- side the CtU'li)' for inrerviews year-old Newark boy who crime enhancement. They to see what was going on. Hussein won't disann. we will ing the violabons ofU.N. resolu- remained in the resoludon. went to a party dressed as a are being held without bail She said Araujo was sitting lead a coalitim to disarm him tions by Iraq. mandaliitg and though W1RD inspectDIS say girl and was found two and are expected back in on the sink and she opened forthe sake of peace." giving the impedois adloily to this ~ seriom problems. for weeks later buried in a shal- court Thursday. his legs and left the bathroom Instead of one reference. c3ny wt Slmng and lllftStrided example if an Iraqi being ques- low grave. Police believe a fight broke screaming: ..It's a man! Oh there are now two 1ela~ to inspedions and making cit-a' timed wnrd asylum. Witnesses told police a out at the party after Araujo's my God!" Iraq being in .. material breach" thal the axmdl is cbamined to The new draft also keeps a man named Jason was at the true sex was discovered. Brown told the Times she for violating U.N. resoUiom. a ensure that there will be conse- proposal for U.N. security Oct. 3 party where Eddie Nicole Brown. who was saw Magidson wrestle phra5e that some legal expedS qurn:cs ifIraq fU to con.,ay." forces or U.N. member saates to Araujo was allegedly killed. there. told the nmes that Araujo to the ground and she say could open the door for mil- he said proleCt inspectors in ~fly. ~ They did not release the sus- Araujo's gender was called left shonly after. itary a'ction. Another recalls I.at wee~ Washington drive zones - but leaves it in pect's last name. into question by the sus- Police are still trying to Security Council warnqs dial backed down from its demand brackets as it was in the original "There is a Jason," pects. When Araujo didn't piece together what hap- Iraq would face ·'5erious ~ that the resolmion Uhoril:e the draft. meaning it is still being Alameda County Deputy answer whether he was a pened next. Last Wednesday, quences, •• as a result of its mn- use of "all necessary means" if ~ the diplomats said. District Attorney Theodore man or a woman, Brown two weeks after the party, tinued violaliom of • obliga- Iraq failed to comply and Many curred and former U.N. T. LandsWick told the Los said she encouraged the oth- police said Nabors confessed tions, according to ex~ of agreed instead to let impectors inspectors oppose being acconr Angeles Times. "We will ers to find out. and led them to the body, the draft obtained. by The to report go Iraq and any viola- panied by security fon:es and find him." She said Magidson then buried about 150 miles east .AssclClatled ~Tuesday. tions to the Security Council diplomals pmlict this provision On Friday. Michael went with Araujo into the of Newark in a remote area of The draft The draft was being slUdied new U.S. would lhen will be dropped. Magidson. 22, of Fremont. bathroom. Others at the party the Siena foothills. 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rom World War II to Vietnam, the Salvadoran Civil War to a possible war on Iraq: Six individuals who have seen, experienced or been affected by war shari Ftheir personal tales, shedding light on events, which are more than dates and history to many. By ANGIE VALENCIA EDITOR IN CHIEF EL PUEBLO. THE URBAN GUERRILLAS AND EL SALVADOR he possibility of a left- "I saw my peers experi- was at stake. All was fair. the financial support the rillas ambushed helicopters _ was never any talk of solutions ist takeover in Central ence violence; death squads By that point. Magana Salvadoran Army received and government buildings. to poverty. enhancing educa- TAmerica frightened killing anybody considered said the Salvadoran govern- from the United States. Countries in Central tion, or even respects of human the United States. Eyes all an opposition to the govern- ment had lost legitimacy and With the American gov- America model their political rights, Magana said. . around the world were set in ment," he said. " During the was being challenged by the ernment on its side, the system on El Salvador where political. citizens whose only answer Salvadoran army grew from the United social and economic turmoil to social injustice was tak- 12,000 troops to 60,000, States, but upset the stability of the ing military action. Magana said. At the begin- there's a dif- Massachusetts-sized nation ning of the war, the army ference prior to the civil war in 1981. went into combat with between for- Five revolutionary orga- weapons used during wwn, mality and nizations preparing for but by the middle of the con- reality, guerilla warfare and demand- flict, they had more sophisti- M a g a fi a ing implementation of cated weaponry, helicopters said. human rights organized and even jets, he added. "What Frente Farabundo Marti de While the Salvadoran would you do if you saw ··auerrillas were naive," Liberacion, the military ann Army was fighting a con- families get massacred, Magana said, referring to of the Salvadoran left. ventional war with heavy friends dumped in the the FFML surrendering of During the pre-civil war nights, units came to the operations and bombard- streets and you know weapons to U.N. Forces. years, the Salvadoran gov- houses of these leaders ... ment, guerrillas dispersed you're next?" Magana said. "They thought that the rul- ernment repressed social and kidnapped them. They MICHAEL EVANGELISTA I ONLY SUNDIAL throughout the country. "This justifies any course ing group learned a histori- organizations, such as didn't only kill them, they Hector Magana Urban guerrillas were able of action." cal lesson." opposition political groups, tortured them as a warn- to travel in and out of the Even after the signing of "What were we fighting unions, peasants. students ing for the rest of them." country easily due to the the Peace Accords in 1992, for?" Magana asked. and the leaders of the No one was safe from Urban guerrillas gained country's high density, ending 12 years of ci vii war, ••Human rights, economic movements, said Hector bloodshed. The ruling momentum with the support Magana said. the fate of El Salvador rights, civil rights? These Magana, CentraJ American approved the killings of of its desperate citizens. The "Either the army was remained unclear. citizens were entitled to studies professor, adding priests, nuns1 housewives FFML held its own and incompetent or the guerrillas The peace agreement ended these rights, but (the rights) that such oppressive acts and children. The ideology in fought a civil war lasting outsmarted them," he said. armed conflict but never meant went against the interest of date back to l 971. which the country operated more than lO years despite Strategically, urban guer- to restructure society. There the ruling group." BEING A UNION LEADER IN A TIME OF WAR ,too, was fighting for They hardly made ends meet didn't know anything - we killed. Soldiers would also Unfortunately, four months streets of Apopa, El Salvador worker's rights in the with the allowance the union weren't guerrillas." show Manuel maps of El later, soldiers saw Jesus in the and murdered him. H arly 80s. He wasn't provided for them while on Jesus suffered the worst, Salvador, he said, and coerced scared to speak out against the strike. Regardless, they stood Manuel said. They electrocuted him into pointing out secret government and its injustices. their ground until the military him, burned body parts, poured camps he knew nothing of. Courageously, he joined a broke their picket line and both freezing and burning The recurrent torture, union and led a strike that last- obligated them to work. The water on his naked body and Manuel said, continued until ed nine months. Those are the workers obeyed. beat him with bats. He was his mom, Seferina, asked the words Manuel Valencia says About two months later, interrogated daily and when he office of Red Cross about his dead father, Jesus. around 6 p.m., masked mili- didn't provide them with the International to intervene. Jesus was a manager of a tary men raided Jesus' home answers they expected. they Seferina was able to get a factory specializing in painting and kidnapped him and continually beat him, threaten- glimpse of the men entering the supplies. At the same time, he Manuel. His leadership posi- ing that they would kill him facilities. When the Red Cross was the secretary of finance for tion during the strike classified slowly if they had to. workers searched the place his union. He was one of the him as an urban guerilla. They The military men beat where the prisoners were held most outspoken members of were both prisoners. Manuel as well but were more captive, they had been hidden. the union and earned the "Everyday they beat us in interested in taking him into the After nine days in captivity, respect of other members as search of some answers," streets and having him point the soldiers let them go. They they joined in solidarity and Manuel said. 'They asked us out and identify urban guerril- told Manuel and Jesus to run as stood up for their rights. to lead them ro the guerilla las. Anyone identified as an fast as they could because they COURTESY OF MANUEL VALENCIA For nine months they pick- camps and identify other lead- urban guerilla at this time, he would be killed if the soldiers Manuel Valencia, left, and Jesus, third from left, were eted in front of the factory. ers in the movement, but we said, would be automatically caught up to them. mistaken as urban guerrillas in El Salvador. &OVERNMENT DOES 'T COVER ANYTHING UP OR DOES IT?

overage of Since the late 1970s, In Nicaragua, the money tional, descriptive and highly he added. said. "Camera crews limited Nicaragua and El U.S. policy has supported went to finance the Contras, motivated to explain them- ''The bottom line for the themselves to safe zones ... C Salvador democra- a counter-insurgency force selves," St. Cyr said. "Their average Sandinista soldier doing stand ups;• he said. during the cy and armed and trained by the leadership tended to be ideal- was that he was fighting to While the Sandinistas were revolts rein- has been United States. During this istic and what we would now liberate the land, liberate the more cooperative. the Contras forced the com- terrified time, the United States most- call humanist. They saw. country," St. Cyr said. "For offered a different scenario. mon field of com- ly ignored Central America, themselves as doing some- Sandinista leaders, liberation reporter belief muni sm. depending on military dicta- thing of great positive value for the country meant libera- See MEDIA, page 7 that just In the tors like the Somozas in for the average Nicaraguan tion from a b e c a u s e '80s, the Nicaragua to ensure U.S. who they tended to see as repressive gov- H"ONOURAS Washington Reagan interests were taken care of. peasants more than a small ernment. It also says something adminis- During the time of the businessman or woman. " meant liberation is a certain tration, movements, St. Cyr was Sandinistas ousted the last from misguided way, it doesn't fearful of night city editor of The San of the Somozas in Nicaragua U.S. policy in mean it really another Diego Union. He edited and with help from Cuba. The Nicaragua." is, said journal- C u b a , supervised stories being pro- Sandinista victory propelled Americans ism professor po u re d duced by one of his reporters leftist guerrilla movements received reports Charles St. Cyr. billions and a photographer. Both throughout the region. from field Washington KRtseoL.01s10A1LYsuN01AL of dollars were on the scene in El Sandinista leaders had read reporters that were policy makers Charles St. Cyr worth of Salvador and Nicaragua. ' and been influenced by mostly from sec- always have their arms and 'The cooperation with the socialist literature, St. Cyr ond-hand or even own acts to grind and facts economic aid into El Sandinistas in Nicaragua said. But few voiced sympa- third-hand infor- rarely get in their way, he added. • Salvador and Nicaragua. tended to be open, conversa- thy with communist ideology, mation, St. Cyr The Dai11 Sundial • CSUN •Wednesday. ~ 23, 2DO'l 7 Faces

country's future, St Cyr said. what they experienced, and region, SL Cyr said. Reporteis wea mo.re fearful. ~ f* a Slater MEDIA The Contras simply spoke in with Bureau reporting what ''If a reporter was able to "Units ... weat into com- tlmit to dim sait; Continued from page 6 terms of being anti-communist sources in Washington said," latch on to a Sandinista fighting bat with guerrillas, emptied ty,"besaid. Their philosophy and methods With the few reporters that St. Cyr said. unit, they could do a reason- villages of men and women '"lbere we~ many of warfare were deliberately covered the conflict in The Reagan policy was ably good job of capturing the and killed them," St Cyr said. that the CIA was playing kept secret for as long as pos- Nicaragua, the American reader based on Manifest Destiny flavor, tone and nature of com- "El Salvador was a case of direct role in military in death sible, he said. Coverage for was presented with D"KR infor- and the philosophy that bat and politics." he said "But greater extremes. The govern- squads, supp y of bltelligence them created two difficulties: mation from the Washington America has an overriding reporters struggled to capture ment was more repressive." and ammunition.•• access and disclosure. Bureaus. The Sandinistas, he role to play in Central and the tone of the country." The Salvadoran govern- Puring Vi~ the "On some occasions they said, were accused of commu- Latin America so that any This wam't always the cme. ment, in an attempt to control American people war. would harass and intimidate nism and that became the main domestic revolt tends to be His reporter WU able to stay with citizens fleeing the country, With the wars in El Salvador reporters," St. Cyr said. theme of the movement seen as a threat to ~from start to end. had officials patrolling the and Nicaragua. there was a The Sandinistas expressed "There was conflict Washington's economic and The Salvadoran civil war border. They would go as far lack of visual imagery, thoughtful commitment to the between field reporters and political influence .in the received less coverage. as killing them. Cyr said. The Vietnam War, a dog and only a couple of memories bombing near Bien scared, not for her family's stand the dangers," she briefly pauses before Masequesmay said Hoa in South safety necessarily, but about the said. switching her tone to cyni- "We want oil. We want A Vietnam caused her family dog. After South Vietnam fell cal, .. Let me see. Lots of capitalism so we can exploit family to escape to the coun- "What if the communist to communism, people died, there are more tryside. They packed up get him," she thought. "Are Masequesmay and her family poor people in the country quickly and left everything they going to kill him?" legally returned to France, today, the rich are getting behind without hesitation, Gina Masequesmay, their homeland. A few year bribed, officials are mak- including the family dog. Asian American studies later, one of her aunts spon- ing m_ore money and The li ttle girl became professor, can't remember sored the family and they inequalities still exist. No vividly what living arrived in the United States. democracy. No equality." in Vietnam in Such perception of war times of war Civilians don't have a is the reason why she's meant. Her memo- choice against a probable war on ries are blurry and Masequesmay said she Iraq. limited to times didn't have a choice grow- "I'm against a resolution other countries' spent in the family ing up in times of war. The to go to war," she said. " resources," she said. repair shop busi- same, she said, will happen It's not Bush who'll be in "Freedom - that's B.S." ness and a couple to the people of Iraq if the the battlefield, but the poor "Bush doesn't under- of bombings and United States declares war soldiers, the people of color stand the consequences shootings that against the country. fighting for his interest." of his action. How can frightened her So what did the Vietnam The United States disre- people who want to go to mother to death. War resolve? gards countries in conflict war think that in order to "I was too "War in Vietnam, until it somehow affects its have peace you need to ~llEL OLIYARD I ONU' SUHOW. young to under- hmm," Masequesmay own interest, have war?" Gina Masequesmay VIETNAM WAR: Smiles came cheap

teered and made a was hanging by a thread than go inside. They were was make light of the situa- remembered all the times vow to keep the ser- being carried in a stretcher. that na'ive, she said. tion and tell jokes. she had heard the men talk vice men's morale She asked the person carry- Her second mortar "We never could cry," about how many days left and spirits high, ing him to quickly get some- attack was in Lai Khe while Stone said. " I don't they had before going back despite the situa- one to care for his arm. He playing poker with some of remember crying. I'm sure I to their families. tion. As a Red responded by saying, "Don't the men in a recreation cen- did, but you would Cross worker, she worry because he's already ter. Those more experi- never show it." was these men's dead." Morgues had been set enced knew the attack was When Stone cheerleader, moth- up in the hospitals for those incoming. Her er, sister and friend, situations. inexperience Letters sent home to her made her and ~ ...... : ~ she said. Even if it was all family never told the whole others believe it about forgetting the story behind Vietnam, she was outgoing, war for one hour, said. To her family, Stone and perhaps not he wanted to smile at Stone said, these would be fine and out of as bad. While him, but could not find volunteers gladly organized danger. They never knew the rest headed Shis eyes. Filled with tournaments, volleyball that across the road from her to their bunkers, both pity and horror she games and scavenger hunts a man was killed running to she and others stared longingly searching for these men. Red Cross his bunker or that a general from her desig- for them. His face had been workers maintained recre- of an entire camp lived next nated bunker completely deformed by an ation units for the military door to her. crouched down explosion. FinaJly, when she men. They also operated Her attitude between the in the 'recreation found his eyes, she realized • mobile recreation programs. first mortar attack and her center because he had been staring straight She vividly remembers last changed drastically. For they had no other option. returned home at her all this time; he saw Eddie. Since there weren't safety, the women and mili- "Our bunker was not fin- she found her terror, her pain and grief. enough beds in the military tary men had been instructed ished, it had no ceiling," she something that Linnie Stone, an inter- hospital in Lai Kai, they chat- to head to the bunkers. said. had been taken preter fo r the National ted on the floor. She wasn't As they entered the After the attack, the oth- from her for Center on Deafness, was not there to save his life, but bunker in what was her first ers came back for her group one year in Vietnam to cry. As a Red rather just to comfort him. attack, they noticed a dead and squeezed them into their freedom. Cross worker from 1966 to Momentarily she tuned rat. Immediately she and bunker. They couldn't see a realized how 1967 in South Vietnam dur- out their conversation as she others decided they'd rather thing - it was pitch black. lucky she was COURTESY OF LINNIE STONE ing the war, she had volun- saw another man whose arm be exposed to the attacks All they could do, she said, to be home and Linnie Stone, left, gets creamed.

MIXED FRUIT COCKTAILS, POWS AND A WW II VETERAN

is mission during - they were used to eating the stories the POWs told him he said, was sought after There are no parallels at WWII veteran said. World War II in Japan pure rice." after their escape. The POWs, during those days when all between WWII and Iraq, "Bush may defeat the Iraqi Hwasn't to drop bombs. Lockwood, now in his 80s, Lockwood said, were more mostly all that was avail- he said. army and the population, but he All Ad Lockwood had to do flew five missions in 1944. interested in telling him how able was rice. "We were attacked," will infuriate the rest of the was drop food and clothing The memories of war and its they survived, rather than talk Lockwood said. "We haven't world," Lockwood said "No one for the prisoners of war held aftermath are clear in his about the pain endured. Vet to Bush: Stupid, been attacked by Iraq! can control individuals who are in captivity. mind, yet some are clearer The POWs deliberately stupid, stupid They're not an imminent dan- mad as hell to kill themselves." "The army was big on than others. volunteered to unload ships "WWII was quite ger to us!" "I don't see very much of mixed fruit cocktails," He remembers Tokyo and so they could steal a fish or unavoidable" Lockwood Lockwood calls Bush the administration to look for Lockwood said laughing. how after all the bombing, it two, Lockwood said. They said. "I was not surprised. I and his administration a dis- negotiating decisions. War "The pri oners of wars' stom- had been completely burnt to would then trade the fish was horrified the Japanese aster. Declaring war on Iraq with Iraq would be stupid, achs couldn't handle it though the ground. He remembers for extra liberties. Protein, had attacked." will only buy trouble, the stupid, stupid," he said. 8 • The Daily Sundial • CSUN •Wednesday, October 23, 2002

n Oct. 11, George W. Bush won Congressional support fer a olution that could lead to war on Iraq. However, behind scenes and . between the lines, a separate war is alreacl' b fought - the war for public approval in America and abroad.

uring World War II, this was Baker Schena. a lecturer with the When a country goes to war, it media and public policy. ••pR stream media? D called propaganda. The modem CSU T joumali ·m department and faces the challenges of gearing up the firms are hired to deal with polit- Cole says that the name for the art and science of e tab- owner of her own PR agency. 'The military and arousing the people to ical i sues and the people don't her media and public 1i hing a favorable relationship same principle that are used to raise upport the war, says Stephen A. get that connection." write in their papers between a product and a con umer is awarene s of a new hamburger are the Bourque. a retired Army officer who Some, like Schena, say PR ..never watch news public relation. . The PR indu try func- exact same strategies of raising aware- teaches military history at CSUN. sway. public opinion about war same way.·· tions to create. manipulate or spin pub- ness of the benefits of going to war "People provide the passion, the just as it does with products. Belt believes PR lic awareness of a product by influenc- with Iraq" bodies and the funding. How do "Americans don't know ing the media. However. PR is not unique to you arouse the people's passions? they're being manipulated with But i war a product? modem America. You arouse them with propaganda," respect to war ... '' says Schena. 1he White House seem to think so. "Every administration will seek to he says. •'The same branding that goes "From a marketing point of view, you persuade their public that their war into 'Go buy a Volkswagen don't introduce a new product in stance is the correct stance to take," Awareness Beetle' is the same branding for Augu t," White House Chief of Staff says Charles St. Cyr, an assistant pro- Let's go get Saddam in Iraq.'" Andrew Card told The New York Times fe sor of journalism at CSUN who The American government draws When PR makes its way into about why the Bush admini tration was has covered war in Nicaragua and El resources and support from the public news, the information becomes waiting on its PR often ive about the Salvador. "And as war escalates, during wanirne. but the average per- less objective. possibility of war until after Labor Day. expands, the enemy's point of view is son may not be aware of its PR efforts. "Media is not as strong as it demonized, diminished and eventu- .. There's fluidity between the used to be," says Schena ••Now How is war sold? ally rendered irrelevant. Winning the adverti ing world and the political PR i running the media. . .. war becomes everything, including world," . ays Alexandra Cole, an Media people have backed down .. Ifs like selling a car or a the war of words intended to win assistant sociology and political sci- on being the watchdog." McDonald's hamburger," says Lori people:s heans and minds." ence professor at CSUN who teaches The problem with this is the quality of discourse goes down, according to Todd Belt. a gradu- ate studies professor of political methodology and international relations at CSUN. "In a democracy, more infor- mation is better," ays Belt. '"Sunshine i the best disinfec- tant,' that is, you get to the truth and you get the best answer when everything is aired in the public." Are American aware of PR- generated slant in their main-

Selling Ba One story stirred Americans' emotion military action in the Gulf War. But t

"I saw the Iraqi soldiers come Kuwait to bring in several "eye- into the ho pital with guns. They witnesses" to testify to atrocitie took the babies out of the incuba- they had witnessed in Kuwait. tors ... and left the children to Two days later, the council .et die on the cold floor," ·aid the Jan. 15 deadline for Iraq's Nayirah. a 15-year-old Kuwaiti withdrawal from Kuwait. girl to a public hearing of The rest is Gulf War history. Congre ' Human Rights Caucus Jn January 1992, Leslie on Oct. l 0, 1990. According to Fruman of Canadian Broadca'>ting the Caucus. her full name was Corporation. and John R. being kept confidential to protect MacArthur of Harper' Magazine, her family in occupied Kuwait. revealed that Nayirah wa'i not a Her written testimony was hospital volunteer, a she had pa sed out in a media kit pre- claimed, but rather a member of pared by Citizens for a Free the Kuwaiti royal family and the Kuwait, a group that promoted daughter of Kuwait', amba . ador support for military action to the United State . against Iraq. The girl's coached te. timon. Videotaped portions of the was the centerpiece of a I0. girl's testimony were used on the million campaign orche trated tBC ightly News and eventu- by PR firm Hill & Knowlton for ally reacheJ a total audience of Citizens for a Free Ku.,.,ait. 35 million, according to the which also induded organizing Columbia Journalism Review. "National Free Kuwait Day" ral- Prior to 1990, many Americans lies at universities aero the had never heard of Kuwait. In country, providing footage to the addition, former President Bu h U.S. media. thou.ands of pre· mentioned Nayirah 's story "·ix kits. and media training \l.ork· times in one month" as a reason shop .. according to papers tiled for firm action against lraq. with the Department of Justice. according to Douglas Kellner. After the girl' te tim ny. author of "The Persian Gulf TV several investigations \I.ere War." The U. . Security Council launched. According to report FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM I KJU" allowed Citizens for a Free by ABC ews, Amne t} The Daily Sundial • CSUN • Weclnesda)\ October 23, 2002 • 9

Packaging UnCle Sam From the head of the firm that prove he was the mastermind the Middle East. mp-s,tarted branded Uncle Ben's Rice comes a behind it. Last fall, the U.S. new spin doctor to sell the virtues In addition. Beers has celebrities Department released a fact sheet cat- was a lie. of Uncle Sam. Charlotte Beers, the and sports stars. including NBA star aloguing the crimes of Osama bin undersecretary of state for public Hakeem Olajuwon, lined up to do Laden and Congress set aside about al, and other human diplomacy and public affairs is up print and television campaigns. Last $30 million to create a radio network ups, no evidence was to the task. Appointed by Colin November she created a "Most to broadcast in the Middle East. support the story. Powell. her new mission involves Wanted Terrorists" poster that was Beers .has also been meeting ghts Watch called the cleaning up America's image and plastered in Arab countries when the with prominent American Muslims urky." vilifying bin Laden in the Arab $5 mi Ilion reward for information to gauge which messages might Know lton 's client. world. To step up the spin cycle, and arrest was upped to $25 million. have the most impact in promoting r a Free Kuwait, was Beers asked a House subcommittee The Iraq Public Diplomacy America favorably. -roots coalition as the for a 5 percent hike in the public Group, a U.S. interagency task The United States is, according plied, but instead a diplomacy budget to $595 million. force for countering negative for- to Beers, an "elegant brand" and the Kuwaiti government Her campaign includes a 24- eign press about U.S. policy on president and secretary of state are itizens fo r a Free page booklet available in 14 lan- Iraq, is also engaging in a wide- .. symbols of the brand." But Beers ceived $11.8 million guages that features graphic pic- spread PR campaign, targeting says, "sell might not be the opera- Kuwaiti government tures of the Sept. 11 attacks and newspaper editors and foreign poli- tive word" for what she does. to the fo reign agents uses quotes from bin Laden to cy analysts in Western Europe and -C.S. n unit at the U.S. t of Justice and only imprisonment, torture. kidnapping. and killing of its own citizen .. and also the from 78 individual persecution of its Kurdish 111inority. encan co ntributors. Buying Image 's former ambassador Saudi Arabia After Sept. 11, the government hired Burson-Marsteller ted States, Saud Nasir Why abolish human rights violations, when you can for crisis management, as both 0. ama bin Laden and 15 out of 19 alleged hijack- .denies his daughter ers were citizens of Saudi Arabia. Qorvis Communications wa - also hired to han- in the campaign. He pay a PR jinn to clean up your image? dle an ad campaign aimed at bolstering American perception of Saudi Arabia. The wanted to li e, or if we campaign featured images of U.S. leader. meeting with Saudi officials and quote · lie, if we wanted to China In 1989, after Tia nan men Square, the Chinese government hired PR from Bush and Colin Powell showing ·upport for the country. The ads depict . I wouldn' t use my firm Hill & Knowlton to help patch up relations with the West. Saudi Arabia as a close friend of the U.S. and carry mg lines "The People of Saudi o do so. I could easily Arabia: Allies Against Terrorism" and .. Allies For Peace.'' One of the Qorvis part- people to do it." Indonesia After seizing East Timor in 1975, the Indonesian govern- ners working on the project is Judy Smith, a former deputy press secretary to the Knowlton had I 19 ment hired Hill & Knowlton. Since the occupation, Amnesty International and the first President Bush. Qorvis was paid $200,()()() a month by the Saudi government. s in twelve offices United Nations allege that the gov~rnment has committed extraju

Politically. the Jordanian gov- ATTACKS ernment believe. a war on Iraq will continued from page 2 distract or divert attention from the Hu . ein L hiding. but I do not like Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which to even think about it if A meri ca is the heart of the Middle East•s goe. to war with Iraq because of problems. Kawar aid. what might happen to I rael and A war will only sideline those other urroundi ng countrie in the who want to work towards a peace region," Cohen said. process for Israel and Palestine. Cohen ha fami ly and cfo e and it will give more ammunition friend li"ing in I rael and i to encourage the radicals to act vio- alway worried about their afety, lently. he said. especiall y now w ith the current Kawar added that economically. Iraqi ituation. the region would highly suffer. If Hussein has biological Jordan currently relies on Iraq ·soil, weapons and u ·e them again t but if military actions do take place. hrael and then America attack Jordan will have to get its oil else- him. there will definitely be a chai n where. and maybe at a higher price. reaction becau e I rael will attack Ka war said jobs will be lo t and back. Cohen said. trade with other countrie wi II be Elon Kai erman, a UC Irvine hampered. alumnus in international re lations. "It will be a catastrophe if I. rael was born tn Los Angeles but is drawn into the conflict if a war i recently moved to Israel to join the taking place." Kawar said. army. He believes, though. that Iraq He said the common feeling does not have the capability to among hraelis is fear. yet they attack any country. have confidence that the United He said if there is an anack from States v.ill not let hrael become a Iraq on Israel, he hopes Pre idem target of fierce Iraqi retaliation. George W. Bu~h will be more "I feel a war on Iraq now i bet- LINDA I. HADDAD I DAILY SUNDIAL forceful with Israeli Prime Mini ter ter than later when (Hussein ) can Shushana Djavaheri, founder of Students for Israeli Public Affairs Committee and a senior political science Ariel Sharon to not anack back unlea h even more d angerous major, believes if America declares war on Iraq, Israel may be targeted next. because of what other countries in weapons on any of th eir neigh- Safety-wi e, the government i that feels a threat if a war on Iraq tling the Iraqi issue hould go the region will do if Israel attacks bor , " Kaiserman said. pa ing out ga · ma ks to all of its occurs is Jordan, an Arabic coun- through talks between the United in retaliation. Douek aid the I raeli govern - citizen and training them on how try, which ha friendly relation. Nations. In 1991, many Iraqis tled to Jordan ment i ready to defend it citizen to use them. Israeli officials have with both America and I rael. He said any military actions to escape U.S. bombings on Iraq. if an attack occur . i ued a decree to vaccinate hospi- Jordan is directly in the middle against Iraq would have devastat- Today, Jordan will not be "Like America'. o ffi ce of tal worker and all citizen in case of Iraq and Israel. ing results on the entire Middle accepting any more refugees. Homeland Security, Israel has a a biological attack takes place and Kareem Kawar, the Jordanian Ea tern region. "We really hope there is a Home Front Command, finding to air- eal ho me and bomb hel- ambassador to America, aid Kawar said if a war on Iraq peaceful resolution and that war is way to protect the ecurity o f ters. Jordan is strongly against any mi Ii- occurs, there would be negative the last resu It and not the first Israel," Douek said. Another country in the region tary action toward Iraq and et- political and economic outcomes. option," Kawar said. Associated Students 2nd Annual CSUN Pre-medical Conference Saturday, October 26, 2002 Sam - 4pm

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D i\ l LY No special treatment for American war criminals

SUNDIJ-\1 hat were the Europeans Ed;tor in Chief thinking? The European ANGIE VALENCIA W Union gave the United States a great deal on lhe new Managing Ed;tor International Criminal Court. Not KRIS BOLDIS . only is the U.N. 's newest major body on the fast track for assembly, Gty Editor but law-breaking diplomats and mil- IVYYBUAN itary personnel hailing from the land . between the shining seas are exempt Opinion Editor from prosecution in the court. so TONY SEYBERT long as the United States puts them Sports Editor on trial in their native land. MARCUS VANDERBERG Of course, this agreement, made at the beginning of this month, is Wire Editor only between the 15-member CHRISTY COURTER European Union and the United States. Extradition from other Photo Editor nations of accused war criminals CLAUDE SABLE who are American soldiers and diplomats is still OK. For now. Assistant Photo Editor Don't they know that war ALLAN DE LA ROSA criminals can face the death penalty in the savage United Arts & Entertainment Editor States? Those courts-martials can SHANNON SINDORF get a little rough. Feawres Editor But is deportation from other CAROLYN SINCLAIR countries really a realistic sce- nario? It's certainly possible that a Art Director foreign government will catch a CHRIS ASSAF SHEHZA G.I. or two during one of these undeclared wars the United States year's 50th bombing run on Iraq by they? They're usually equipped The solution is simple. Let the Online Editor likes to wage, but what are the oddS either countries' allied airplanes with something called "diplomatic International Criminal Court try to TAHRAHY DYSON captured Americans will ever make was conducted on Oct. 15 - and immunity," but whether ifs from a do its job across the board. prose- it to the court, let alone out of the presto, Ritter can be formally high white blood cell count or good cuting enemies of peace and free- Copy Editors country in which they committed charged with a war crime. Would vaccines, we' II never know. Point dom the world over. Remember. SHERRI BASSO their war crimes? Hussein seriously hand him over to is. the government will have to fig- the international judicial system JENNY HOSSEHBEKKER Oh, let's say Saddam Hussein or the United States to face prosecu- ure out where to send those guys. hasn't fouled up yet. The American RIKI-MARIE NELSON one of his numerous doppelgangers tion? We don't think so. Think this through. America. Is judicial system has proven itself to MOLLY RUNDBERG manages to trap an American Then there's the problem of another set of courts really neces- be blatantly partisan at the highe t MORGAN THARP weapons inspector like Scott Ritter. putting these people on trial once sary? What would Jesus do? level. War crimes should be prose- News Staff Heck, let's say it is Ritter. Hussein they do wind up on American soil. He·d probably tell everyone to cuted to the fullest and Americans NATALIE BANKS accuses him of pistol-whipping an The military defendants would, mellow out and stop pointing guns should not be exempt from fair and ANDREA BARKAN Iraqi officer for blocking the naturally, go before a court-martial. at each other. just proceedings unclouded by KRISTIN CROSLEY entrance to an animal hospital Unless they suddenly are consid- All righty, now that religion has political interference. KELLY DUGGAN (chemical weapons development ered paramilitary or non-military, chimed in and is out of the way, it's CHRIS GERSTLE facility). Since the United States like "American Taliban" John back to the real issue: Enough of Unsigned editurials represmt the RAQUEL GUTIERREZ and the United Kingdom of Great Walker Lindh, things should go this haggling over international majority i·i"'4· of tile Sundial editorial board LINDA HADDAD Britain enforce the two infamous smoothly. But what about the law. No more leaving the sandbox and are not neassari/y those ofthe journal- ROBERT JORDAN ism department. Other ''il'lt'S on the opirrion no-fly zones by bombing Iraq, a diplomats? They're too good for because Hussein, Jiang, Blair or page arr those of the i11dil'id11al "'Titer. ANGELA MARGIE sort of war is still going on - this regular ol' federal courts, aren't Bush peed in it. ALEJANDRO QUINTANAR ANNA SANCHEZ JESSICA SEGURA WENDY SPENCE Would you rather invest with Bill Gates ... or Monty Burns? ESTHER SUH n an attempt to appear more Warbucks ( 4) Scrooge McDuck the later books. There also appears make as much as men. Only one MICHELLE YUSUF wealthy. I've taken to reading (5) Thurston Howell Ill (6) Willie to be much value in being bad. woman, Cruella De Vil. made the Wonka (7) Bruce Wayne (8) Lex While the top spots on the list went list and, when you look at the Production Staff I Forbes magazine. Forbes is a Luthor (9) J.R. Ewing (I 0) Auric to good guys. most everyone else numbers, she just barely made it. JODY DOYLE magazine about money: who has STAN ILYASHENKO money, how to make money, what Goldfinger ( 11) C. Montgomery is pretty evil. At least two are in the Doubtless it was her frustration GABRIEL SCHKLIAR to do with the money you've Burns ( 12) Charles Foster Kane energy business and likely made a and insecurities that led her to LORI STINNETT already made, where to take your ( 13) Cruella De Vil ( 14) Gordon killing in last year's California dream of a coat made of MARCY VENEGAS money on vacation. nicknames Gekko ( 15) Jay Gatsby. energy crisis. Dalmatian puppy fur. To add to you can give your money, stuff like A quick analysis of the list The list, however. is not with- Cruella's humiliation, C. Publisher that. It was founded by a guy reveals the value of being animat- out controversy. When I read the Montgomery Bums tried to outdo MANLEY WITTEN named Malcolm Forbes, who had a ed. Seven of the fifteen people on list in the Sundial newsroom, her by making his own jacket out lot of money the list are cartoon characters (yes, several people, including the of greyhound puppies. (Those not General Manager and rode all y e s . opinion familiar with the stories will be ELIZABETH WHIRLEDGE over the place Daddy editor and comforted in knowing that both on a giant Warbucks the pub- Burns· and De Vil's wardrobe Business Coordinator Certainly the agrarian Harley. Now has been a lisher, dis- plans were thwarted just in the KENDRA JONES he's dead. real per- economy of the p u t e d nick of time.) forbes' But what about Ro eanne? Production Manager llllJTBllmll But there's son, too, Smurfs has suffered assertion And how about Sanford and Son? TODD LANCASTER sti II a maga- but he zine about money with his name started out as small family farms that Santa Certainly the agrarian economy Sales Representative on it. Not a bad legacy. really. in a comic Clau wa of the Smurfs ha suffered as JODIE HANDEL So each year Forbes prints a strip). The are bought up and a fictional small family farm are bought up JUSTINE CHANG list of the 400 richest people in list also character. and con olidated by large corpo- JOSEPH ALFARERO the world and Bill Gates is usual- shows that consolidated by large As evi- ration . More mu t be done to ANNA MASSOVICH ly at the top of the list, followed there's corporations. dence, they help these fictitious poor people pointed to make a better life for themselves. Sales Assistant by a bunch of people I don't money in t Since the fictitious rich can't be CHITAN DOSHI know. Thi year, however, Forbes TV. Most g i f s TAHNEECE GASTON did something special. They of the richie Ii ted above have received last Christma . One told counted on to help, we need to SHERI WILLIAMS printed a Iist of the 15 richest been on TV eries at some point. a compelling story about a plate appeal to our fictitious govern- pretend people. This makes sense Meanwhile, poor old Jay Gatsby, of cookies left on the kitchen ment. Our fictitious president, The Sundial is ptjlllshed weekly by the because most real people have the only literary character on the table on Christmas Eve. who came to power in the ficti- Department of Joumalism at catifomia been losing money this year. In list. is just barely clinging to the Apparently, Santa ate them dur- tious election of 2000, hould State University. NQrthridge. CA 91330- case the mailman stole your copy bottom of the list. It's expected that ing his annual visit. authorize the spending of more 8311. The Sundial 16 a member of the California NewSpaPe' Publlshers of Forbes this month. here's how book people will disappear from More disturbing i the ficti- fictitious money to solve this fic- Association, lhe Assoeiated Collegiate the pretend people rank this year: the list altogether in another ten tious "glass ceiling" this list uuou problem. That is, of Press, and the catlfomia ~ ( 1) Santa Claus (2) Richie year , unle s Harry Potter stans a reveals. That's right, even in the cour e, if we can stop him from Press Association and Is a ~ to multinational corporation in one of pretend world, women still can't fighting a fictitious war with Iraq. The Associated Press. Rich (3) Oliver "Daddy" 12 • The Daily Sundial • CSUN •Wednesday, October 23, 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_!._~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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(AP) about the safety of all the peo- the scene of Saturday night's Immediately after Funds Available to CSUN students for - A bus driver was shot and ple in our region," Police Chief sniper shooting in Virginia Tuesday's shooting. police put innovative projects killed early Tuesday in an Charles Moose said Tuesday. suggested the killer wants a widespread dragnet into Guidelines & Applications available at: attack that bore the hallmarks ..We realize that the person severnl million dollars. place, clogging traffic on The University Corporation, of the serial sniper who has or the people involved in this Two other law enforce- Connecticut Avenue, one of 2nd Floor Bookstore Complex slain nine other people in the have shown a clear willing- ment sources told che AP the ·the main arteries inro Monday - Friday, B:OO a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Washington area this month. ness and ability to kill people letter also contained infor- Wa'>hington. just a<> the morn- Deadline for Submission of Proposals: Conrad Johnson, a 35-year- of all ages, all race~, all bl'f.m mation that ing commute began. old father of two, was shot as genders, all professions, <("'·'·'·'''*··. police interpret- The shooting happened S:OOpm Friday, November 15, 2002 he stood at the top of lhe steps different times, different ~ ed to be a vague near an apartment building of the bus shortly before 6 days and different loca- threat to chil- and wooded area along a.m., Montgomery County tions," he said. dren. One of the Connecticut Avenue. The police said. Moose, who had used three sources, who also spoke on bus was parked at a staging The location, 15 miles previous briefings lo commu- condition of anonymity, said area where drivers get ready north of downtown nicate directly with the person the letter was "lengthy." for their morning runs, state Washington, is less than a he hinted was the sniper, told Schools in the Richmond police representative Cpl. half-mile from where the reporters at a midday briefing area. near Saturday's shoot- Rob Moroney said. He did- rampage began Oct. 2. In all. he had no new messages to ing. remained closed a second n't know if anyone else was 12 people have been con- relay via the media. day Tuesday. on the bus. finned shot by the sniper in A senior law enforcement (f!ind your Maryland, Virginia and official speaking to The rhythm.) Washington. D.C.; three were Associated Press on condi- Terror suspect on critically wounded. tion of anonymity said 'We remain concerned Tuesday a letter found near trial in Germany ~:C:J' HAMBURG, Germany testified Tuesday that he last (AP) - A Moroccan student saw Mohamed Atta, the lead Perry carrying 51 accused of aiding the Sept. I l hijacker and ring- Hamburg terrorist cell leader of the Hamburg al Sinks in Caspian Sea involved in the Sept. 11 attacks Qaeda cell. in May 2000 testified at the stan of his trial "when I planned to go co BAKU, Azerbaijan not give his name. Tuesday that he attended a Pakistan, Afghanistan." (AP) - A ferry carrying The ferry sank at I 0:43 training camp run by Osama In later questioning by the 5 l people and a shipment a.rn. in stormy weather bin Laden in Afghanistan. coun.. el Motassadeq admitted ofoiJ sank in rough weath- about 80 miles from Baku. As the first trial of . . 9 he had attended a camp er in the Caspian Sea the company said. There a Sept. 11 suspect got ~~. -:~~· . i I outside the Afghan Tuesday. killing at least were eight passengers under way in a I · r a city of Kandahar. one person, officials said. aooard, along with 43 Hamburg state court, ·. ~ "I learned that bin Nine people were ·rescued. crew, and 16 tanks of oil in defense attorneys issued a · Laden was responsible The Mercury Il freight the cargo hold. statement saying Mounir el for the camp and had been at lilJTRAVEL and passenger ferry was A commission formed Motassadeq, 28. "continues to the camp sometimes," he said. www.st;atravel.com I making its way from the by President Geidar Aliev deny" charges of belonging to But. he added. ··1 didn't know onunE on THE l'HOnE on cnmPuJ' on THE J'TltEET pan of Aktau, Kazakhstan, to examine possible caus- a terrorist organization and that beforehand and I didn "t heading southwest to the es of the accident said one more th;,ill 3,000 counts of meet him either." Azerbaijani capital Baku death was confirmed and accessory to murder. El Motassadeq said he when it sank, said a repre- nine people were rescued El Motassadeq denied trav- had learned to use a sentative for CASPAR, the and brought to Baku, eling to Afghanistan when Kalashnikov rifle and did fit- shipping company that Azerbaijan state televi- police questioned him after his ness training. but had not owns the ferry~ who did sion reported. arrest last year. Bur his defense panicipated in training on 1he revised the account after he use of explosives. SE~ ready to charge Stewart with fraud NEW YORK (AP) - mal notice of its intent to file tating scenario for Stewart, agencies often work in tandem. Securities and Exchange civil charges, the source told who is accused of selling Stewart has denied any Commission lawyers have told The Associated Press. speak- shares of lmClone Systems after wrongdoing and has not been Martha Stewart they are ready ing on condition of anonymity. getting tipped off about negative charged, but the scandal has to file civil securities fraud Stewart's lawyers report- news surrounding one of its fractured her multi billion- charges against her for her edly have filed a response promising new caocer drugs. dollar empire. Her compa- alleged involvement in an with the SEC. The ImClone case is also ny's stock has tumbled 60 insider trading scandal, a In most cases, such a notice being investigated by the U.S. percent since she was linked source close to the investiga- "'leads to filing of a civil lawsuit Attorney's Office. The SEC to the scandal, and Stewart tion said Tuesday. by the SEC. move does not necessarily resigned earlier chis month The SEC recently gave the The possibility of civil mean criminal charges will be from the board of the New home decor entrepreneur a for- charges is a potentially devas- filed. though probers at the two York Stock Exchange. Bush says Hussein won't change WASHINGTON (AP) - lions that r ve described very strategically sent mixed other veto-wielding members President Bush says he'll try clearly in terms that every- signals about whether of the Security Council that diplomacy 0 one more time, .. body can understand - that in Hussein could remain in wou Id toughen weapons but he does not think Saddam itself would signal the regime power by changing the inspections and ensure there Hussein will disarm - even if has changed," Bush said nature of his regime. will be ..consequences .. if Iraq doing so would allow the Iraqi after a Monday meeting "We've tried fails to comply. President to remain in power. with NATO Secretary- diplomacy. Restrictions barring search- "We don't believe he's General George We're trying it es of Hussein·s palaces would going to change," Bush said Robertson. one more time. I be removed. State Department as skeptical allies debated U.S. policy, approved by believe the free representative Richard his proposed U.N. resolu- Congress and backed by the world. if we make up our Boucher said Tuesday. tion that would force Clinton and Bush administra- mind to, can disann this man The U.S.-British joint text Hussein to rid Iraq of tions. demands "regime peacefully," Bush said. "But was distributed to France, Weapons of mass destruction change" in Iraq - a phrase if not ... we have the will and Russia and China, the other or face consequences, possi- widely interpreted to require the desire, as do other nations, pennanent members of lhe bly military action. the ousting of Hussein. to disann Saddam." U.N. Security Council. and "However. if he were to In a rapidly changing As he spoke, U.S. diplo- will be given by lhe end of lhe meet all the conditions of the diplomatic landscape. Bush mats distributed a revised week lo the 10 other Council United Nations - the condi- and his top advisers have U.N. resolution on Iraq to the members. 14 • The Daily Sundial • CSUN •Wednesday, October 23. 2002

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16 •The Daily Sundial• CSUN •Wednesday, October 23, 2002 Sports Play Ball! Matador softball arrives three months early in annual Fall Tournament

By CHRISTOPHER GERSTLE will not be determined until SUNDIAL STAFF Thursday evening, Jordan said. She is looking forward to their atador softball head coach contest against Big West confer- Barbara Jordan i looking ence foe Santa Barbara to be the M to this weekend's annual biggest indicator of their off season preseason tournament as the begin- improvement, as they had dropped ning of the new season and with two of three to the Gauchos last aspirations of seeing what this team season. can really do. "We can go 7-0, but the regular "This is the culmination of our season is still three months away, fall practice ," Jordan aid. "La t so I won't do back-flips if we do," year's team was young but (they) Jordan said. are coming back with experience In regards to the incoming play- and lessons learned. They have the ers, freshmen Jen Dishner, Jan potential to excel thi year," Jordan Moshier and Emilee Moores and said. tran. fer junior Shannon Acevedo. Jordan expects to see con isten- Jordan said. 'They have done well cy in play during the tournament. and come together on the team. and, more importantly, some win- They are constantly improving and ning. ready for the "You don't nex.t step. which play for fun, UP NEXT wi 11 be the actu- winning is fun," vs. LMU Oct. 25. I 0:30AM (DH) al competitive she. aid. at Matador Diamond action." "As a team I Team par- think we should do really well. ticipating in the annual fall tourna- We've been working really hard in ment, including a mix of both four- all areas," sophomore pitcher year universities and community Jenny Wheeler said. colleges, are Loyola Marymount. Wheeler. the returning . raff ace UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego. who went 16-7 with I. 72 era last Master's College, Long Beach City eason. said, "We had a workout College and Santa Ana College. chedule a a team (during the off All of the action will be taking season) and everyone closely fol- place at Matador Diamond. lowed it. I don't think endurance Admittance to all activitie will should be a factor because we have be free for everyone. Parking will been cnnditioning really hard." also be free for Saturday and In regards to pitching Wheeler Sunday's events. said they should perform well "as Tournament play will begin on long as we hit our spot ... e. pe- Friday, with two con ecutive cially with the defense we have to match ups between the Matador back u. up." and Loyola Marymount, the fir t al Jordan said she is going to treat I 0:30 a.m. After LMU. orthridge the tournament matches with the wi 11 face Master's Co Hege at 3 same aggres ive attitude as if it p.m. were a regular season game. The Matadors' lone match The starting lineup. including Saturday will feature play against the pitchers. will try to go the dis- Long Beach City College, at 4 p.m. ta nee. Northridge will contend in three Those with the most heart will games on Sunday, facing UC Sanla demon trate their character and Barbara. Santa Ana Co11ege and desire to win. The tarting lineup UC San Diego. COURTESY OF SPORTS INFO sciphomore sensation jenny Wheeler and her Cal State Northridge Matadors take the field this weekend. 17 year streak snapped vs. Aggies Matador Briefs B CHRISTOPHER GERSTLE formance . Heather Kirby led Stork said Utah State ultimate- SUNDIAL STAFF while hitting a team-high .520 ly brought about their own The Cal State Northridge with 16 kills. Erica Aere stepped demise through their numerous Freshman Inga Chilingaryan men's golf team, in frfth place efore last season's two up her play with 18 kills and nine unforced hitting errors. had a notable first tourna- losses, women's volley- digs. Jennifer McNees had 20 The Aggies' frustrations were ment as a Matador as she after an opening round 296. B ball had not faced the kills. Nadine Nickel had 54 made apparent after an on-court advanced to the quarterllnals slipped to a second round 326 Utah State Aggies since 1984. a ist and 11 dig . Libero verbal exchange between of the Cal State Fullerton and fell to 17th place at the But they looked content with Sevryn Demo had a game-high Cartwright and Jenna Jordan, InvitationaJ. Countrywide Home Loans the re ults of Saturday night's 15 dig. during which Jordan directed an Intercollegiate hosted by the conte t, which was an evenly "It was just a great team effort. ob cene ge. ture at her teammate. Chilingaryan defaulted in her Matadors at Wood Ranch G.C. matched, inten e battle for the The Matadors hit better than match with runner-up Ann in Simi Valley. majority of the evening. .300 in all three of their wins, UP NEXT Claire Ortiz-Luiz of Cal Poly The Matadors captured the 3-1 something that the Aggies failed vs. Fullerton, Oct. 25, 7:00 p.m. Pomona 6-0, 6-1 in the quar- For Cal State Northridge a sec- victory (32-30. 27-30, 30-16, 30- to achieve once. at Titan Gym ond round 314 got even worse 26) from a Utah State team that On the night, the Matadors hit terllnals. Chilingaryan started when junior Pete Sisich, who eemed like it just didn't want to .288 compared with their coun- off the rournament with a budge early on. We all played really well," NicJCel terpart ' . 155. dominating 6-1, 6-1 victory was tied for ninth at 145. was They fought for every point as said. The Aggies recorded 12.0 over Katrina Holmberg of disqualified for signing an incor- they fight to gain ground in the She said their on-court com- blocks to the Matadors 10.0, but Cal Poly Pomona. rect scorecard following the tanding . munication was the greatest con- had 23 hitting errors, whereas second round. The Matadors effectively con- tribution to their exceptional Northridge had only I 0. She reached the quarterllnals tinued their winning ways, as play. With the win, the Matadors The Matadors then had to take they eem to be back on track with wins over Amt Matador head coach Jeff Stork improve to 9~8 overall and 4-5 in Tranckino of Long Beach a 326 team score which with another victory Saturday said hi. team's peed of attack the Big West. State and Cal Poly's Reese dropped them to 17th place. evening. was really ma ing a difference. The Matadors wi 11 travel to The team worked together and In addition, he said they were Cal Stale Fullerton Friday and Galido. had a great howing, in additi n doing a good job of passing and then over to UC Riverside - Wire Reports to everal great individual per- hitting the block. Saturday.