PEACE
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me tell you: Daddy Warlmcks is alive and well in
this country," Wooten said. “There's a new para
digm. a new way of thinking that calls for peace.
The whole idea is that we've got to start cooperat
ing instead of dominating.
“The male dominance model operates every
where. men against women, strong against weak."
Wooten added. “The point is that we can get hack
to cooperating and working together in peace But
unfortunately the people running this country don't
know there's a new way of thinking."
The emphasis on peace and renewable energy
needs to be reflected on a grass roots level as well
as a congressional level if the nation's dependence
on oil is to change. Prince said.
"There needs to he some changes in tax policies
and in consumption at the grass roots." Prince said
"There needs to lie some changes in tin? laws re
garding alcohol fuels, electric cars, busses and mass
transit systems This movement is the revival of the
movement from the '70s that came as a result of the
first gas crisis."
for the movement supporting peace and renew
able energy to succeed, Prince said, people have to
gel involved and make themselves be heard
"You’ve all heard of the thousand points of
light." Prince told listeners at the rally "The light
is energy, and the thousand points are you Sign
the petitions for peace Write your congressmen.
Speak out for peace."
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Mubarak said "That's why tin- whole world is against
him."
Abdessalam said Hussein is a hero who is very
popular in the Aral) world and has been misrepresent
ed by the Western media
He said Iraqis do not believe it is an invasion, hot
rather an answer to a call by Kuwaiti revolutionaries
for help in overthrowing the Kuwaiti monarchy He
said Kuwait has always been a part of Iraq and re-uni
fication is the Iraqi goal.
"In Kuwait, there is a revolutionary people
against the former Kuwaiti leaders." Abdessalam said
"They asked the Iraqis to support them because they
know this monarchy will not let anybody change
tin* situation, so they need fort e to support them
He said Iraq has all the oil it needs and economic
problems are not the reason for the at turn
"The Iraqi people feel the unification between
Iraq and Kuwait is the only reason," Abdessalam said
"It has always been a part of Iraq, historically British
imperialism in the I'lJOs split Iraq into two stales
Now. we are returning the splitting part which is Ku
wait, to the mother, which is Iraq
He also saitl the Kuwaiti counsel voted in the
tq.lOs and again in the oils to return to Iraq, hut that
dei ision was overturned by the monart hv
The Kuwaiti students said their country has had
its own political identity since the 17(Xls and the citi
/ms are satisfied y\ith the monarchy
"It s iiir own land." \l Delaimi said "Where
was (Saddam Hussein) all these years*' Why would he
come now and declare it's his land?"
lie said he has never heard of the revolutionary
group Abdessalam spoke of ami said he does not lie
lieve <111 v Kuwaitis asked Iraq to enter the country
"I don’t think that happened," he said "There
could have been small groups who wanted a detnocra
cv rather than a monarchy, hut the majority of the Ku
waiti people are happy with the royal family 1'he Ku
w.ntis main goal is to get the royal family (now held
to Iraq) hilt k to Kuwait
The Kuwaiti students speak of the torture, ma.ssa
ere and public executions they have heard about from
Kuwaitis now living in Saudi Arabia and others who
have fled the country.
Abdessalam said Iraqi television claims that Iraqi
tr«K)ps. under orders from Hussein, have not killed any
Kuwaitis He said the Western media is distorting the
facts and exaggerating the conflict.
A)-I)elaimi said the information Adhessalam re
ceived through the !ru<|i media was "well-controlled,
manipulated and full of inexact facts."
"Some media is propaganda." Al Delaimi said
"Hut the torture and the massacre is happening It is
not as you hear it in the news It is more profound,
more brutal."
Moreover, the Kuwaiti and Iraqi students have
dissenting opinions about the Amerii an present e in
Saudi Arabia
"We believe the U S has nothing to do in the
Cult," Abdessalam said "Who gave them the right'1
Who agreed that the US is the new cop of the
world?"
The Kuwaiti students said they are grateful for the
American military presence and hope the military
moves into Kuwait soon.
‘Tor the Americans. Saudis and Kuwaitis, it’s a
mutual interest," Mubarak said "Saudis don't want to
see what happened to the Kuwaitis happen to their
land Americans don't want to sec that and they don't
want their economy to l>e threatened
"The Americans were asked to he there." Al
lassim said "It's not out of their wanting to polic e and
control the area
\bdessalam said he believes a w,u would destroy
the region and the situation ran he resolved without
U S involvement
"I (relieve that as any brothers, the Arabs < an
fight and they can settle down," he said "I think we
i an real h a good solution
"It is unfortunate that Arabs are fighting each oth
er." Al Uelaimi said "We have nothing against the
Iraqi people We know the\ are oppressed because of
line political regime they live under
Hut the Kuwaiti students sa\ a war would he
worthwhile it their country ends up free
"We have no other way to go," Al llelaimi said
"Hither we get Kuwait hai k or we live the situation as
it is i want Kuwait hat k The circumstances are had .is
it is. and the consequences (of war) would not he
worse "
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