The Observer VOL. XXV. NO. 72 MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1993 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S In Bush’s last days, U.S. mounts strikes on Iraq WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House spokesman Mar­ ■ Clinton reaction / page 6 w illing to h it him close to home. w ith m issiles fire d fro m U.S. United States on Sunday un­ lin Fitzwater said the United Like last Wednesday’s warships in the Persian Gulf leashed a punishing shower of States had targeted the non-nu­ possibility of further U.S.-led hostilities, it was a limited and Red Sea. Each missile was Tomahawk missiles against an clear cruise missiles at a raids. U.N. officials want Iraq to action unlikely to expose U.S. armed with a 984-pound non­ Iraqi military complex just eight nuclear fabrications plant in allow unconditional travel into forces to much risk. nuclear warhead. miles from .downtown Baghdad, response to a series of weekend Iraq by U.N. weapons in­ Baghdad was lit by bright The plant has been dormant, forcefully delivering “the politi­ military provocations by Iraq. spectors and guarantee their blasts of anti-aircraft fire from according to International cal and diplomatic point” that Defense Secretary Dick Ch­ safety. Iraqi gunners. It was not imme­ Atomic Energy Agency Iraq must comply with United eney said Iraqi leader Saddam Bush was at Camp David, Md., diately known whether the at­ spokesman David Kyd, who said Nations resolutions. Hussein “is determined to for the weekend and made no tack was successful. “We don’t it was visited by inspectors in In a dramatic crescendo for create a confrontation in the statement. have a damage assessment at June 1991 and subsequently. President Bush’s final weekend closing days of the Bush Cheney referred to Saddam as this point,” said Fitzwater. He said it was “absolutely out of in office, U.S. forces shot down administration,” and a “pathetic figure” for testing The operation did not involve action.” a MiG-23 warplane and struck emphasized that Bush would the U.S. presidential transition any allied warplanes, and However, a senior Pentagon an Iraqi air defense installation. not flinch. and the resolve of the United lasted about two hours. official insisted that the site was Hours later, U.S. warships In New York, the United Na­ Nations coalition that defeated The nuclear-weapons site in “key” to the Iraqi nuclear launched more than 30 Toma­ tions rejected Iraq’s latest Iraq in the 1991 Gulf War. the suburb of Zaafraniyeh, a weapons program. Not all the hawks into the night skies near conditions for weapons The attack put Saddam on no­ scant eight miles from down­ buildings at the site were tar- Iraq’s capital. inspection, raising the tice that the United States was town Baghdad, was attacked see IRAQ / page 4 U.S. troops Group protests to depart bombing of Iraq Somalia By MEREDITH “United Nations resolutions are MCCULLOUGH not being followed.” MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Associate News Editor The demonstration also The U.S. Marines w ill send stressed human factors and the their first combat troops home Armed not with weapons or effect of war upon the innocent. Habib expressed concern that Tuesday as the United States hostility but with banners and bombs are not always moves toward transferring words of peace, a group of stu­ completely accurate in hitting military control of Somalia to a dents calling itself the Coalition solely political targets and said, U.N. command, perhaps w ithin for Peace gathered Friday in the quad opposite the bookstore “Bombs are not just something two weeks, a spokesman said to protest the most recent allied that drop out of the sky—they Sunday. bombing of Iraq. kill people and the civilians they But the spokesman, Marine The noon-time demonstration kill have nothing to do with Col. Fred Peck, stressed that took the form of a of a symbolic Saddam Hussein.” the Security Council had not “die-in,” in which “We feel sorry for the people yet adopted resolutions approximately 10 students there,” added a member of the necessary for the transfer or positioned themselves on the group who chose not to be iden­ decided on a command snowy ground in order to tified. “It is the people who suffer the most.” structure and the rules of represent Iraqi citizens “Human lives are the bottom engagement. reported killed in these line,” said Habib. The announcement of the bombing raids. The students Though the sight of students departure of a battalion of 850 remained in this position for the duration of the half hour laying in the snow surrounded Marines came on one of the protest. by a red dye symbolizing spilt quietest days in Somalia since Other members of the group blood may have been a U.S. troops landed Dec. 9 to re­ held signs reading “Arab Blood shocking one for some store order in a nation that has is Human Blood ” and “No peace passersby, the group said it lost 350,000 people to famine, with Bombs,” while still others hoped that the demonstration fighting and disease in the last distributed press releases ex­ would generate awareness and year. An additional 2 million plaining their position. dialogue. people are considered at risk. The protesters’ intentions “The students on this campus For the first time, Peck told were two-fold: to express their are ignorant of international is­ sues. They are not aware of the daily briefing: “ I don’t have rejection of the use of violence what happens outside their anything to announce today to achieve political aims of nation,” said protestor Abir (on fighting). It was a very peace and justice and to raise Khater. “We hope they open quiet day.” awareness and discussion in the Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s their ears a little bit and their In still another indication of community, according to group hearts too,” she added. improving security, a convoy of leader Jasmin Habib. As if in response, music in­ 25 trucks carrying nearly 400 “We oppose all escalation of cluding the Cure’s piece “Killing tons of food set out for the first violence in the region and an Arab” resonated from a win­ time over 400 treacherous propose nonviolent sanctions,” dow in Dillon Hall and two stu­ miles to western Somalia. Habib said. dents ran amid the prostrate French troops accompanied She emphasized that the bodies throwing a football. “It (the demonstration) is just the convoy. The Observer/Michelle DiRe group was not taking sides, but “The roads have not been called for solutions that are in a start,” said Khater Learning something new acknowledging the disruptions. used,” said Brenda Barton, accord with international law “It might not help that much.” spokeswoman for the World Pangborn freshman Emily Hansen studies work displayed in the and United Nations resolutions. architecture building. Touring the building can be of interest to all “A double standard is being Like most of the other see SOMALIA / page 4 students with the presentations of historical architectural works. played out here,” she said. see PEACE / page 4 Saint Mary’s plans Saint Mary’s to begin nursing program By CHRISTINA CANNON eligible to take the National Board of Nursing, said events for King Day News Writer C o u n cil L in c e n d u re Widerquist. Examination to become regis­ The program is limited to 10 By KATIE CAPUTO •the campus band Sister Saint M ary’s w ill offer a 13- tered nurses, said McLaughlin. students and offered to those News Writer Chain will perform at noon at month accelerated nursing pro­ Saint Mary’s decided to who have earned a bachelor’s Haggar College Center parlor; gram starting this summer. initiate the program because a or other advanced degree in In celebration of Martin ■ March / page 3 The accelerated program will large number of Saint Mary’s studies other than nursing. Luther King Day, Saint M ary’s consist of a 13-week summer graduates have called the Applicants must meet all of the College will sponsor the »a prayer service will be session beginning in June 1993, nursing department seeking an standard admission following presentations held in the Little Theatre at two semesters during the col­ accelerated degree, according requirem ents of Saint M ary’s, dealing with attitudes on 4:15 p.m.; lege’s 1993-94 academic year to Jo Ann Widerquist, associate said McLaughlin. peace and racism: •buses w ill be leaving from and a final session in the sum­ professor of nursing. For applications and •a videotape of King's “I the Regina Hall lobby at 6 p.m. mer of 1994, said Brett Although Loyola of Chicago registration information contact Have a Dream” speech w ill be to transport students to the McLaughlin, director of public started a similar program last the Saint Mary’s nursing shown continuously in the South Bend/Mishawaka relations at Saint Mary’s. year, Saint Mary’s pilot program department at 284-4680. Great Hall of LeMans from 9 Community Celebration at After completing the is the only one of its kind avail­ Applications are due Feb. 15, am through 4 p.m.; see KING / page 4 program, graduates w ill be able in the state and has re­ 1993. ceived approval from the State page 2 Thg Observer Monday, January 18, 1993 INSIDE COLUMN FORECAST Cloudy and cold There was no today with a chance Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. of flurries and highs good reason to in the mid 20s.