Letters Join the battle Environmentalists be alerted! We have an endangered species that is currently being systematically eliminated in epidemic proportions. Each year In Oregon, for every throe of these highly advanced, uni que creatures that misses destruction, one is barbarically killed. That’s over 200 exter minations each month In the Eugene-Springfield area alone. '. Astonishingly, ' no -govern: ment steps have b«ian taken to prevent this hideous, savage., destruction: Quite the contrary: you'll be shocked to knoyoQr U S. -Supreme,■X.Vur.r has specifically dot: hired. it-is Ok to freidy butcher jhiti innocent and* defenseless species, , ' • v . ' And on top of that..', many government, agencies ‘(.Oregon, included) have actively pro-, moted this systematic annihila tion. They .are acfualiy" taking ; your tax money, tp nittke it ex*, tremely .lucrative, for a-coast-'to coast network* of highly 'trained professionals * to ■ methodically carry. -out’ this irtassi've slaughter s :* • ; .'Now it’s time to* end this.na- » tional disgrace' Join-the battle against the ° premeditated*. ■. destruction'of ttria Vpiu) of our..* : heritage. .Demand your -state and .federal •repie&tttatives; im mediately. end’ tjiis abhorrent bloodbathvjb y'f a (I d i n g 1 f h i s species to the/'Threatened arid Endangered • Spbc ids " .list.' 'i *. - . Oh yes ■ what (■ is'. this species? •; ::: •>!••*. • ••••'' It's not the snaH.darterqf the. u n a r m o r e d. -th r eo'.B.pTjn e: . sticklebadt. the Ozark! Brg:eared. hat. flatrspired. .three.-tool hed snail or any of-thy over'600 ■. other species ‘ presentjy pro tected by gqverhmemt\force^^^ any and all costs,.: The species I’m,, speaking about — the pro-born human being. - Jon YVoilander ' Kugene Free ad space Is it University policy .to offer the classroom blackboards as free advertising space for anyone at all? It seems that anyone who writes the word "save" next .to an ad gets space in front of 30 to 3Q0 people's eyes for at least 50 minutes If it is policy , do we want it to be? I am going to start a cam paign to erase all of these ads whenever I see them. I en courage you all to join me in this, lad's destroy this practice now. John Kosenstein Philosophy any pizza! I name__ | phone . -__ ® (Expires March 31. 1986) 687-8600 11432 Orchard • Eugene I One coupon per pizza. U.S. blindness In his letter “American pride" (ODE, Feb. 5). Hon Sher man illustrates a type of blind nationalism and anti-Arab hatred that borders on being pathological. It is precisely the Katnbo-style policies advocated by Mr. Sherman that produce such widespread hatred for this country lathe Arab world. Both-the United States‘and-its client state of Israel have ;beo-n . responsible '. for incalculable ‘atrocities '.'.in the .last two decades. -Asdong as thei)nited States; and Israel continue'their, flagrant ;violafipn*-of. .Lebanese, and; Palestinian-. integrity.,: Americans -will remain" targets : of Islamic yengi\ance' It is tragic - the‘American -people have .such a pi^or ...un°dersfarid!ng ‘cif..ouf ; country’s-fo'reigtTpoficy/in the Middle East! // -' " ; The; United kStatesTs one of the- few countries’ ifi the world where. .public ; perceptions of foreigners ; and foreign-policy “issues, are formed by cinematic rubbish rather ttyan factual analysis yif. Islamic-terrorist at tacks continue.' and 1‘ fear they wiilMh'e American public will doubtless- be bombarded with .an anti-Arab- media .blitz in the ••Rambo’/‘Reid ttewn*'; tradb tion Thednjy.-difference is.that it will be Arabs.rather than Rus sians we will' he taught, to fear and hate'.. • . . • ; : ... Until Americans begin to ap proach our ‘ nation's ■ foreign policy In the'-Middle East’ with more critical insight,, we.will' be ' unable - to-'recqgdize Jhe. forces that have:‘produced so many desperate, attacks,'of vengeance against Our ’fellow citizens If the likes Of Mrs Sherman have fpie reign, the number return!ng frbrnabroad in caskets is certain to-rise.-. • : Christian Gunther Senior, Sociology Disinformation Mfv $»cljs,: ypur April 1980 newspaper quote about the Soviet Central Asians was Soviet disinformation put out to the newspapers after a very humiliating withdraw. Assume now that the Afghan army was as potent as you have assumed (which I dispute). Where did the logistical support for this military come from? The Afghan government would have fallen without major Soviet in volvement in almost all of the Atglian branches of the military and central government. I)o you assume that a country as poor as Afghanistan can afford a modern army by itself? Concerning the Roman's rights issue, the book "Soviet Power" specifically refers to a rebellion starling due to the Afghan secret police, the As qua. interfering-with tribal elec tions and .the autonomy of the outlying districts from the cen tral government. If you wish to •. sfty. that -a change, in- Women's . right's^ was’ the sole cause, you .are badly, distorting and 'cover ing ,iip-'fw- u;. much'' gfin.im'er phenomenon.' • •" 0‘ ' ■ft is>;useles's for*rbe .to; go on 'y.wiihr•jjouf’Vop cfuotenewspapifcr art)i;les bfr the^brtthat'(i ric iderf-” r a'pdlpgists:fc)r th"e: Stalin, regime 50 y ea rS :a gov >Y.«) u' (a i ft o -t eke. 1 n»_ tq'(Consideration disinformation: By olh^VSoyiet#£spinally you t ri V iaj ize * a hid ltj.pl ll'ibp-xlb liar Y a neighboring . ’country, Cood : day! YY'Yv.v.YV ::?’;Y.:V;Y - .Y > Andy Beckwith Y;',Y Physics For men only At last, it's here! The single greatest sporting event of the year, with the exception of the Superbowl, has finally arrived! Sports Illustrated calls it "The Bathing Suit Issue," no hilarity intended. Well, what is it. a guide to the newest fashions in bathing suits? Don't be stupid, it doesn't have anything to do with bathing suits. The models wear them so that no one can call it pornography. What's the purpose? Geez, where have you been? It's made for the entertainment of the readers of Sports Illustrated So. you mean it’s for both men and women? I can't believe you! Of course it's not! Sports Il lustrated is men's magazine, you know, like Playboy and Penthouse. But doesn't Sports Illustrated cover women's sports? Well of course it does. Some men like to see women's sports. You know, it gives them a break from "real" sports, kind of like the "bathing suit" issue does. Gosh. I've seen women buying and reading Sports Illustrated before, I don't get it? Neither do the women; that's the beautv of it! Sports illustrated exploits women’s I todies in order to make money and a lot of women still read the magazine! Well, Sports Illustrated does have the best pictures, you know. Yeah, but all in all, the women aren't real bright are they? Of course not. After all. they're women! 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