Iranians comment on Iran-Contra deal
By Sean Nelson
Of th* Kmrrald
Last week the nation saw a
momentous event in history:
the testimony of Secretary of
State George Schultz, the
highest officer responsible for
the administration's foreign
policy, before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
Schultz claims President
Ronald Reagan knew nothing
about the diversion of arms pro
fits from the Iranians to the Con
tras. "1 know that because I've
heard him say it in private as
well as in public.” Scbultz said.
But the Iranian students at the
University have a different
perception of the hearings.
”1 think the president knew
what was going on and that
there is still some kind of rela
tions between Iran and the
United States government at
this moment." Firooz Arash of
the Iranian Student Organiza
tion said, Arash also is a
research associate of the Insitute
of Theoretical Science.
"If you have a policy-making
system, it is illogical to believe
that it was made; without the
knowledge of the director of the
system." Arash said
"I think the President didn't
know because people around
him had the intention of making
money by selling U. S.
weapons." said Mohssen Golaf
shani, an Iranian graduate of the
University of Utah Golafshani
temporarily is residing in
Eugene.
“They (the Reagan ad
ministration) would do it (sell
arms) in the future if they got
the chance.” Golafshani said
Rear Adm. |ohn Poindexter
testified earlier only he and Lt.
Col. Oliver North, as well as the
late William Casey, then
director of the CIA, knew exact
ly what was going on.
Adm. Poindexter testified
that he did this in a "deliberate
decision" to protect the presi
dent from political embarrass
ment. and to release American
hostages in Iran.
"My primary concern is that
it not only helped to get the
hostages out. hut it also
escalated the Iran-lraq war."
Arash said. “Iran sent human
waves (suicide troops) into Iran
because of implicit support
from the United States." he
added
"Billion-dollar weaponry
systems will cause war in dif
ferent parts of the world."
Golafshani said.
"I personally believe that the
U.S. has discredited herself
among other nations by main
taining a neutral stance official
ly and at the same time doing
business under the table."
Colafshani said.
"This (the Iran-Contra affair)
has given the U.S. an excuse to
increase it's military' p re see nee
in the (Persian) Gulf area,"
Arash said
"The U.S. stance is that if we
don’t sell the Iranians weapons,
the Soviet Union will." Golaf
shani said, lie is concerned
about this kind of black ami
white cold-war rhetoric.
"Such an increased military
presence is not in favor of
peace, and increases tension
dangerously in the region."
Arash said.
Waiver
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Jamie klund. assistant sports
information director, couldn't
guarantee the waivers would
improve the Ducks' perfor
mance on the football field, but
did say that the State Hoard’s
decision would help Oregon
athletics.
"It’s great not only does
the money help out, hut it gives
us a vote of confidence that the
state is going to help fund
school athletics." klund said.
According to kIund .
$580.(MIO in scholarships was
awarded to University student
athletes last year, with $210.(MX)
issued to non-residents.
Although the waivers will not
cover every athlete on a scholar
ship. they will go a long way in
funding athletics, klund added.
ASUO President Kasey
Brooks, along with other state
student body presidents, lob
bied the State Board for tuition
waivers at Thursday's meeting,
and expressed delight with the
decision.
"It's a good precedent for the
Board to set because previously
them hasn't been any state aid
to school athletics in Oregon.
Pressure pul on students to fund
school athletics through in
cidental fees will lx- eased.”
Brooks said.
The Stale Hoard also man
dated that any slate institution
pro|H>sing a change in level of
competition or adding or dropp
ing a sport must have prior ap
proval of the Hoard
In addition, the Hoard now
will review incollegiate athletic
fiscal policies and review the
tuition waiver policy on an an
nual basis.
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longer depending on how much
research needs to be done, said
I'hil Lem man, a spokesperson
for the Attorney General's
office.
Stale System Vice Chancellor
William Lemtnan said the ques
tion of freezing OSPIRG'i funds
is still under discussion. Hut
personally he would not like to
see all the funds frozen, he said.
"I would like to see their
funds pro-rated in a way so
(OSPIRG) would have money to
operate on until a decision is
made.” he said.
QSPIRG State Chairwoman
Maureen Kirk said she was sur
prised the l>ourd acted.
"Freezing our funds would
destroy our program.” she said.
OSPIRG has new staff coming
on in two weeks, and the group
would be unable to pay them
kirk doesn't believe the board
will freeze the funds because
the group has been funded for
the last It* years and three At
torney Generals opinions have
uliowed its funding, she said.
University student fames
Kendall. who has been pushing
against OSPIRG's funding for a
year, also was surprised the
troard look action. He plans on
sending the Attorney General's
office all the information he has
collected against OSPIKG, hut
hopes the group doesn't lose all
its funding, he said.
"I hope it (OSI’IKG) stops its
ivolvoinent in partisain politics
and shifts track to the more con
sumer orientated issues it used
to focus on." he said.
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copies of the ordinance to the
heads of state of countries
possessing nuclear weapons
and to various Oregon officials
Since that time, the letters
have been mailed and some of
the signs have been posted.
Keller said.
According to Deborah
George, a Keep Eugene Nuclear
Kree member, the legal issues
surrounding the ordinance have
been resolved.
"It's a political debate right
now," George said
"I don't believe any side of
this issue would disagree with
the fact that there was some
legal clarification that needed to
tx* made. Hut that has now been
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by all parties involved So that
no longer is the issue,” heller
said
Both George and Keller charg
ed that the appointment of cer
tain members to the task force
was politically motivated
"The mayor (Brian Ohio) ap
pointed a task force that was ob
viously split from the beginn
ing. They wore chosen because
they were in opposition.”
George said.
"It’s sort of like appointing
prostitutes and drug pushers to
a task force to discuss how to
clean up downtown." Keller
added.
"Our fear is dial the City
Council will get a recommenda
tion from the (ask force saying.
"Here is the most watered down
version we could come up with
and this is what the majority of
people on the task force agreed
to.’ and the City Council will
somehow interpret that to mean
that that is what the people of
the city of Eugene want.” heller
said.
The ordinance passed with 5‘>
percent of the vote during the
November general election,
allowing Eugene to become one
of 132 nuclear free zones in the
United States.
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