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.
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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