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EDITORIAL Statistics of war am mal flesh and blood There has been a lot of talk lately about successes in the Persian Gulf for the allied coalition. Those in* solved in the arguments constantly point to the statis tics of war. The number pf tanks destroyed is men tioned along with planes shot down and sorties flown. But the real story of war is about the pimple from both sides who kill and are killed on the orders of lead ers far removed from the actual combat. Twelve dead Marines may seem insignificant to the “big picture" of war. but all Americans, especially those supporting this war. should take a moment to think about the Ao men beings who are sacrificed in their names. While thinking about these soldiers, also remem ber that for every name printed hero, the lives of rela tives and friends of these soldiers are also being drasti cally affected. Marine Lance CpI. 1 rank C. Allen. IS. Hawaii/ Marine Cpl. Stephen E. Bentxlin. St, Minn. Marine Cpl. Ismael Gotto, 27. New York City. Marine Lance Cpl. EHaeo Felix. It. Avondale, Aria. Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Jenkins. 20, Calif. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael E. Llnderman Jr., 10. Ore. Marine Lance Cpl. James H. Lumpkins, S3. Ohio. Marine Sat. Gantt A. Mongrella. St, N.J. Marine Pfc. Scott A. Schroeder. SO, Milwaukee. Marine Lance Cpl. David T. Snyder, SI, New York Marine Pfc. Dion J. Stephenson, SS. Bountiful. Utah. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel B. Walker, SO, Texas. Marine Capt. Michael C. Berryman, 28. Yuma, Arix. Air Force 1st Lt. Thomas Clifford Bland, Jr.. 26. Air Force Staff Sgt. John P. Blesslnger. 33. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Paul G. Buege, 43. Air Force Sgt. Barry M. Clark, 26. Navy Lt. William T. Coaten, 27, St. Louis. Air Force Capt. Arthur Galvan, 33. Air Force Capt. William D. Grimm, 28. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy R. Harrison, 31. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert K. Hodges. 28. Air Force Maj. Donnie R. Holland. 42, Bastrop, La. Air Force Sgt. Damon V. Kanuha, 28. Air Force Maj. Thomas F. Koritz. 37, Rochelle, III. Army Spc. David Lockett, 23. Air Force Master Sgt. james B. May II, 40, Fla. Air Force Staff Sgt. John L. Oelschlager, 28. Fla. Army Spc. Melissa Rathbun-Nealy, 20. Mich. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark J. Schmauss, 30. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Scott Speicher. 33. Fla. Air Force Capt. Richard D. Storr, 29. Navy Lt. Charles ). Turner, 29. Richfield, Minn. Air Force Capt. Dixon L. Walters Jr., 29. Fla. Air Force Maj. Paul J. Weaver. 34. Navy Lt. Robert Wetzel, 30. Virginia Beach. Va. Oregon DAILY EMERALD CO Ba« »IV» Th© Oregon Oaily Emerald is published Monday through Friday e»c«pt during e»am week and vacations by the Oregon Oaily Emerald Publishing Co at the University o» Oregon Eugene Oregon The Emerald is operated independently ot the University with offices on the third floor of the Erb Memorial Union and is a member of fhe Associated Press The Emerald is private property The unlawful removal or use ot papers is prosecut able by lan Managing Editor Editorial Editor Politics Editor Graphic? Editor Supplements Editor In Touch Editor Editor Alice Wheeler Christopher Blair Rob Ward Joe Kidd Sean Poston layne lakeftsh Anna Rem bee. 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Anna R©mt>©<ki Don Ross Jennifer Smith Anne Stephenson Jennifer Thomas Hon Walker Todd Williams General Manager Judy Riedi Production Manager Michele Ross Advertising Director Susan Theien Newsroom Business Office 346SS11 Display Advertising 346 3712 Production 346 4361 Classified Advertising 346 4343 ae*s*=s=r ^JUSTlOU REMEMBER" JORDANIAN AIRSPACE IS NOT TO BE VIOLATED-^ LETTERS More lectures I have been closely following the Middle fast situation for months in the New York Times and other newspapers, in vari ous weekly news magazines, and on both public radio and commercial television news shows Consequently, 1 was both sur prised and delighted when 1 at tended Professor Ron Wixman's )an Ti lecture on the Middle fast and found it to be the most tralanced and in formative explanation of the historical background of the present conflict that 1 have yet heard. 1 was therefore shocked to read Meredith Kaplan's letter [ODE, Feb 4) attacking Wixman's credentials Since she only attacked him personal ly and not the content of his lecture 1 can only assume that she either did not go to his pre sentation or that she could not find a single error ot fact in it 1 know that the gulf war is a traumatic event for everyone re gardless of where we stand on the issues What we need are more events like Wixman's lec ture that promote dialog and understanding rather than let ters that both deepen our divi sions and demean the writer Gil Osgood Psychology Dept. Systems software analyst Let us play Two groups of law students were effectively denied access to the University Intramural (IM) basketball program this se mester The program's sign-up day was set for Friday, Jan. 11. Law school registration, how ever, was not held until the fol lowing Monday, Jan 14. The problem arose because the law students attempted to apply to the program as soon as they returned for school. The date was Jan 14 Instead of admitting the stu dents to the program at that time, the IM office declared them three days late and placed them on a waiting list. The waiting list is a quaint notion, but of no consequence, since few or no teams have ever dropped from the field once filled A plea was made directly to the head of the 1M program to make some exception for the law students, who the sign-up procedures themselves had not provided for. The director of the IM's reply was that the sign-up date was not flexible and that perhaps the law school should consider forming its own league. This idea was concededly impracti cal and ludicrous, and not very well received The students involved were not only dismayed at the initial lack of concern for the law school, but also with the lack of interest in taking corrective or even accommodating steps. No apology was extended re garding the premature deadline which afforded law students no. or at best marginal, oppor tunity to la1 involved in a pro gram whir h they support with their fees Beyond that, there was a terse suggestion that next year the law students ought to be present on the date set for sign ups. presumably in tbe middle of the law school's Christmas break again Possible remedial action is being researched by the stu dents involved. Koyce Buckingham Law student Tell him off Famine, racism, greed, war, killing, death, nuclear war. tor ture, lies, death squads/C.I A . exploitation, acid rain, defores tation. oil spills, poverty, homelessness, etc. It's time to turn off the news and stand up and tell Ceorge Bush what he can do with his “new world order." Peter Walker Student Poisoned life The U.S. invasion of Panama involved the murder of 2,000 people, left 20,000 homeless, and plunged hundreds of thou sands into poverty The poverty rate in Panama increased from one-third of the people before the invasion to one-half afterwards. This was a "side-effect" of the capture of Noriega. who had decided to go into business for himself in stead of continuing to work for the C l. A The United States's motives in Iraq are not even draped in the veil of any real quarrel. The conflict was manufactured by the C.I.A.-Bush administration to provide an occasion for the projection of the U S. military’ into the Persian Culf as a per manent occupying force. We are told a lot of lies, one of which is that Hussein is evil because he used chemical weapons a few years ago. Yes, this is evil The United States used immense quantities of chemical weapons in Vietnam, including napalm, phospho rous. and defoliants, l^irge areas were so poisoned that no life will return to them for cen turies This is nice? Our clients in El Salvador, to whom Bush just sent several tens of millions of dollars, have bet'n burning the flesh of their own people with phosphorous incendiary bombs for years. This is why we love them? Ann Tattersall Graduate student (Geological Sciences Cost of war Who wrote the editorial "Twelve deaths serve as warn ing of future." (ODE. Feb. 1). As in surgery you hope for the best and sometimes you get into the unexpected. You rant on about twelve marines. (God bless them. Unfortunately this is the cost of freedom khafji may be small but it is significant. A cancer like Hus sein grows slowly until it is be yond fixing. We will lose more men and women in this war. That is the cost. Who's side are you on anyway. Might makes right my friend. Vicki Trallia Eugene