University of Washington Tacoma UW Tacoma Digital Commons Journalist Communication Spring 3-22-2006 Journalist March 2006 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Moscow State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/journalist Part of the Journalism Studies Commons Recommended Citation University of Washington - Tacoma Campus and Moscow State University, "Journalist March 2006" (2006). Journalist. 11. https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/journalist/11 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Communication at UW Tacoma Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journalist by an authorized administrator of UW Tacoma Digital Commons. 22-24 MarchI 2006 Moscow State University I Department of Journalism N!10 (1447) University of Washington, Tacoma The Ledger • news Be Young and Shut Up! Three years of war March 24 is the third anniversary of the US­ French youth are rioting again led invasion into Iraq . U.S. President George W. Bush was quoted on the BBC website as Burning cars, damaged shops and saying, «We are implementing a strategy that wi!! lead to victory in Iraq . And a victory in Iraq closed universities. Skirmishes with will make this country more secu re and will police, Molotov cocktails and water help lay the foundation of peace for genera­ cannons. Thousands of young French tions to come». Yet, in fact, three years after people are involved in strikes all over the launch of the war that ousted Iraqi dicta­ the country. Paris has already tor Saddam Hussein the situation in the experienced this-38 year ago. May country Jemains complicated and some crit­ 1968 became a chapter in the history ics claim ~at occupation isn't much better books with it's famous slogan: «Be dictatorship. A press conference in RIA «Novosti» on young and shut up». They didn't want March 24 was devoted to the situation in to keep silent then and today young Iraq . The leader of the professor league of the French are fighting for their rights Iraqi university, Isam Kyazim AR-RAVI, again. described his views based on personal lived experience. But today, there are no leftist slogans, red According to AR-RAVI. a lot of problems banners or portraits of Mao that character­ are unsolved . The government isn't attentive ize the 1968 protests. Modern French have to people's necessities. Iraqi people can't feel fears about their professional future . It's all safe because the hostage-taking, explosions, about the First Employment Contract (CPE) and vandalism have became common in the which is a new measure proposed by Prime country. The Iraqi people still do not have the Minister Dominique de Villepin as an answer rights or liberties they were promised three to the immigrant riots in November 2005 . years ago. According to this contract, every French AR -RAVI is concerned with the fact that company that has more than 20 people on many cultural centers, churches, universities, staff must.hire a n~w (unqualified) worker and libraries have been damaged or com ­ under age 25 every year. However, employ­ pletely destroyed . Human rights have been ers are allowed to dismiss young workers forgotten. The best doctors, professors, writ­ _ during a two-year trial period without giv­ ers have been killed during the war, and may ing any explanation. That is the point of the p~ol!ie remain in prison without clear accu ­ struggle. sations. Officials treat it as a solution to the March 13,2006 The United Nations didn't approve inva­ unemployment problem, but students are sion, yet the U.S. decided to invade anyway. Students of College de France are holding positions inside their university while special forces begin an assault. After certain that employers wi!! use it to fire them The ttlira anniversary of the war drew millions indiscriminately. So, now instead of the immi ­ several hours of intense fighting with stones, bottles, teaf gas and police batons, youth had to retreat. of protesters shouting chants «stop the war» grants' riots in 2005, France must deal with allover the world . Despite these calls for French youth damaging cars and businesses. tear gas and cleared the building in less Grenoble and Nantes. The education ministry mostly peacefully through French towns peace, seven people were killed in a bomb On March II, two days after the CPE than 10 minutes. stated that not only students took part in the and cities in protest of the CPE . However, in attack on the anniversary date. was approved by the parliament, approxi ­ On March 13 College de France - one of strike. Parents and several thousand teach­ Paris the strike didn't come without vio­ mately 400,000 students across the coun­ the most prestigious French high schools was ers - between 7 and 15 percent of the coun­ lence; masked demonstrators hurled pro ­ Anna Chukseeva try joined the revolt. Sorbonne University blockaded . Approximately 600 students try's education workers-also took part in the jectiles at police and set cars ablaze . The was seized by the students. They made bar­ clashed with police. Police used batons and protests. protestors declared March 18 as a Day of ricades and decided to become a new sym ­ tear gas and students answered by throwing On March 18, between 500,000 and General Strike. ETA terrorists bol of justice, much like 38 years ago. But, paving stones and bottles. Peaceful marches 1.5 million people, including students, police stormed Sorbonne with batons and also occurred in Paris, Rennes, Marseilles, workers, pensioners and families, marched See FRANCE, page 3 take off weapon According to the BBC, the militant Basque separatist group ETA which has killed more RAN'S atomic program is a curse than 800 people and terrorized Spanish soci ­ I for every journalist. Just try to ety for nearly 40 years, on Wednesday pronounce «iranian uranium» Enriching Iranium announced a permanent cease-fire. Three without breaking your tongue. But ETA members later appeared on Basque pub­ this topic always breaks the news lic television, their heads covered with white and many wonder why. From the first cals are becoming stronger», said Vladislav antee that nuclear fuel producers won't play Bush's administration is currently devel­ veils and black berets, to read the statement Zaytsev, a Middle East studies professor at with you over price or other things?» oping plans to design a new arsenal of refur­ to the public. «The objective of our decision sight it's as simple as checkers: Iran Moscow State University. Russia's enrichment program has been bished or replacement warheads for an aging is to advance the democratic process,» the defends its right to peaceful nuclear Had Iran accepted an earlier proposal giv­ endorsed by the United States recently. In his nuclear fleet. A new generations of weapons, statements said. «Overcoming the conflict is activities, US accuses Iran of a lie. ing Russia control of the enrichment process, 2006 State of the Union address, President such as the 'bunker-buster: has already been possible, here and now. That is the des ire and NICK PRZYBYCIEL and ANDREY then Security Council deliberations would George Bush unveiled his plan for a Global designed. The GNEP would give Washington the will of ETA». BARANOV dug through headlines have been unnecessary. Nuclear Energy Partnership where partner the capability to implement these plans. The president of the Basque region, Juan and conspiracy theories Recycling bombs nations will work together to recycle nuclear We need a war? Jose Ibarretxe, welcomed Eta's declaration to find another side of the coin waste. Russia's reprocessing industry would as an «enormous relief to all of the Basque The Russians proposed that Iran be allowed fall under this plan . The GNEP would allow The GNEP, although developed partly as a society», according to the item from The The main battle is now in the United Nations to engage in a joint venture to convert ura ­ partner countries to sell the materials to solution to end the Iranian nuclear stand-off, New York Times. «It opens a window of hope Security Council. The United States, along nium ore into the gas which is then spun to developing countries. This would give coun­ is indicative of the United States' so-called that nobody should close,» he said. A with Great Britain and France, have taken a produce the enriched uranium needed for tries like Iran the opportunity to develop Broad Middle East policy, according to spokesman for Batasuna, the banned politi­ hard line against Iran: they are demanding a nuclear fuel. However, the enrichment nuclear power but not nuclear weapons, Zaytsev. cal wing of Eta, called on the governments two weeks ultimatum for Iran to suspend it's would be done in Russia Iran would save since the GNEP will only provide low-yield «The total aim ofthe U.S. is not only about of Spain and France to help his party join in nuclear activities and lobbying for serious face - look, we can convert uranium-but plutonium that cannot be used in weapons Iran but the whole region of the Persian the political process. Spain Prime Minister sanctions-eventually, it can lead to the use the mystery of enrichment will remain production. Gulf», he said. «The aim is to put the Middle Jose Zapatero has said previously that a per­ of force-in case of noncompliance. At the unclear for the clerical state. For everyone There is concern that the GNEP is a East under total political, economic and mili ­ manent end to hostilities by Eta is a condi­ same time Russia and China have refused to involved it should have looked like a fair smoke screen that will allow Washington the tary control.