Editorial
Secret arms deal
cripples diplomacy
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fcaMgagaac tin adnioiiMion h»* not only supported the
lf*»lrw4 war but they have provided • reason for pro
Iranian temmet group* to (/mtioue to capture and hold
The Iranian government only imp!Kate* itself in the ter
romra by exerting it* influence on the groups only a* part of
arm* deals Dealing with nation* that sponsor or support ter
rorism is essentially the same as dealing with the terrorists
themselves
Besides supporting the war and terrorist activities in
general, the shipments also weaken US. credibility and
negotiating ability in the Middle East
In October Secretary of State George Shultz spoke to a
group of Arab foreign ministers, stressing the importance of
(easing arms sales to Iran He highlighted the United States
role In halting the shipment of arms to Iran
Shultz has been outspoken about his stance of not
negotiating with terrorists, he has been particularly vocal in
tlie Arab community
Similarly, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger
recently urged Chinese leaders in Peking to stop sending
arms to Iran
The shipment* have undermined both U S credibility,
that of Shultz, in particular, and the policy's Intent. As one
state department official said recently, "We re going to have
a tough time for a while explaining what happened "
TIius, the United States ha* lost what it needs most
desperately in the strife-torn Middle East — diplomatic
strength.
hike his decision to send troops to labanon to keep
peace in the embattled Beirut. Reagan's move was a short
sighted and inappropriate response to a very serious and
wide-ranging problem.
In the short term, the program may result in the release
of further hostages, but at the expense of a prolongation of
the Iran-lrarj war and possibly Shultz’s resignation. In the
long term, it may result in an escalation of terrorist
activities.
The net effect has not been to strengthen the U S. posi
tion in seeking the release of American hostages now and in
the future but to weaken it drastically.
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Morality first
The researchers and biology
students who believe what they
are doing overrides any con
sideration for the rights of
animals illustrate their
arrogance.
I don't think the question is
whether animal rights people
are intelligent enough to
understand biology. 1 think
perhaps a sufficient number of
animal rights people are as in
telligent as the researchers and
biology students who experi
ment on animals.
I believe the question is
whether the research science
people are moral and sensitive
enough to clearly see what they
are doing behind the mystique
of “science." How many
countless animals have been
tortured and sacrificed to satisfy
their curiosity and. of course, to
supply them with taxpayers'
money to further their careers?
i think ultimately on |udg
ment Day it may be more impor
tant to have been a moral animal
rights person than an intelligent
researcher who has blotted out
the lives of animals.
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Energy waste
How unfortunate that Mr.
O'Renick is so enamored of his
own "fads” that with ail his
college degrees he missed my
main point, which was not that
we need Trojan, but that Orego
nians waste energy. Trojan (and
worse) will be with us as long as
we refuse to conserve.
My solar energy comment
referred to its not being a viable
commercial option in the
Willamette Valley for electrical
generation, which it is not due
precisely to our lack of sunlight.
As to the private use of solar
energy, the great majority of
Oregonians can't afford to have
new homes designed and built;
unless someone like Mr.
O'Renick is willing to subsidize
a mass conversion of existing
structures, private solar homes
will remain an ostentatious lux
ury of affluent pseudo-liberals.
As to risks: Years of study in
electrical engineering and work
in a solar cell laboratory have
taught me that manufacturing
solar cells involves some of the
most toxic chemicals known to
man — used in high pressure
systems that are subject to spec
tacular failures from time to
time.
Personally 1 am far more con
cerned with the uncontrolled
release of low-level radiation
and chemical toxins from fossil
fuel burning, or VV'ah Chang s
sediment ponds, than I am
about the small amount of con
tained high-level waste stored
at the Trojan site.
Hiawatha
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