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EDITORIAL Military force must continue in Bosnia It is quint in Sarajevo today because the use of military muscle was benefic ial. Hut muscles should have been flexed more than a year ago, and military muscles must continue to be flexed. The Serbian forces began their attacks against Croat ia in 1991 and genocidal attacks in Bosnia in 1992. The war has killed 200.000 people and turned two million into refugees. The numbers are striking, convincing as to why Clin ton has supported NA TO action against the Serbs. Yet action should have been taken in the beginning, bai k when violence first consumed the lives of hundreds, instead of violence that has taken the lives of thousands and the destruction of a country It would not take any superficial powers to forecast the violence that was to take place. Lives, and many of them, could have been saved if action was taken earlier, action that should have been taken when George Bush was pres ident and that should have continued when Bill Clinton slid into the Republican-warmed White House. Now. as history most certainly repeats itself, military strength must continue. The threat of air strikes against the Serbs worked, and it worked well, but Sarajevo is only the capital city and the rust of Bosnia is still a war torn country where lives am being lost. The U N. commander in Sarajevo, l.t. Gen. Sir Michael Rose of Britain, recommended that NATO extend its threat beyond Sarajevo and into surrounding Serb-controlled cities. Choosing to sit back. Clinton again has decided to let the dust clear before further supporting threats of NATO air strikes against the Serbs. Certainly some time will be needed for the Clinton administration to weigh the pros and cons of deeper involvement in tin- scenario. But lives were saved — not lost with the last ultimatum, and certainly the same thing would be beneficial to the lives of those who are still threatened. Since World War 11, the United States' basic principal has been to prevent the seizure of territory by force. It is .i principal that must stand the test of time and act as a warning to countries that may find themselves involved in such a situation. Another compelling prob lem faced by Clinton and the NATO forces is when to let tho Bosnian forces, which are strengthening, to fight their own war— when to deem them capable to put their coun try buck together and carry on without the assistance of NATO forces. The simple answer is. when they can they will. Until peace is restored to Bosnia. NATO interaction should continue the support of tho Bosnian forces. The situation in the cities boyond Sarajevo seem similar to the situation in Sarajevo; the threat of force worked well to regain control, and the threat should continue to the other cities until peace is reached. Bulling out anytime before that would be detrimen tal to the positive long-term effects that could poten tially be created. And pulling forces out early or limit ing the exertion of power could damage efforts that have put Bosnia in the position that it is in now compared to the position it was in a few years ago. 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SPiM SP/N c Stay tuned GOTOjD . a mwon J LETTERS JPN checks in This inller is in response lo the i on Herns expressed in the Fnwmld about the library’s use nf |Ai’ as a geographical nbbre viation fur )apan in the slide col lection I he abbreviation tins been used for approximately 45 years, and it appears on over Z5.1)00 slides JAP has Ix-en used in file same wav that MKX is used lo denote Mexico The slide library has never used the term "Oriental" because it is not an accurate geographical description On our initiative two years ago. the library changed the name of its Orion (alia Collection to hast Asian Colies lion Although JAP was used as a geographical abbreviation, we agree a change is necessary Beginning immediately, we will use the abbreviation JPN for Japanese art and architei tore With over 25.000 slides aireadv labeled, it will take years to completely eradicate the old designation, hut all slides added to the collection or those wlm h must he re-labeled or repaired for any reason will get new labels using JPN As resoun es permit we will deal with the retrospec live re-labeling of these slides The University library serves people of all cultures and view points, and the slide collet tion is an important campus resoun e supporting multicultural educa tion. The library is happy to make this change in the spirit of diversity. sensitivity and respect George W Shipman University Librarian Objectivism Avn Kami and Anne Rice the same person? P/eeeose Ordinar ily 1 would have considered such tripe amusing, hut given the complete ignorance regard ing Kami and her philosophy of late, it's time to clarify things a bit Contrary to popular belief, apparently'. Ayn Kami is dead and has boon sun e 1UH2 I doubt she is posthumously yvriting cheesy vampire novels, but were she still alive, she would undoubtedly he committed to furthering the progress of her objer tivist philosophy. To para phrase (a gargantuan undertak mg). Objectivism consists of 1 Metaphysics — Objective reality Epistemology — Reason t Ethu s Rational self interest (not greed) ■1 Politics — Laissez-faire capitalism These prim iples. reduced to their simplest terms without fur ther explanation and/or researi h, can he easily misun derstand by the naive (Eric McUreadv. ODE, Keb 14) and the ignorant (Juniper Brinkman, ODE. Feb. 1) Rand asserts that a person's mind is that person’s greatest asset, reason (vs faith or belief) is that person’s liest tool for sur vival (and ni hievement), and reality is the ultimate arbiter of the dei isions one makes Ratio nal self interest implies that one should not he obligated to sai • rifit e oneself to others, and vice versa One's need does not con stitute ,i stake on another's life Also, kudos to David Thorn and lake Berg, virtually the only two contributors to this paper worth reading It is refreshing, sadlv, that there are still a few with some intelligence and a sense of humor willing to counter the rampant soap-box mentality liberalism (Robbie Reeves) so prevalent on these pages Keep it up and site you at the l»*er gardens, Jake. Todd Garrison Student Ramadan The month of Ramadan has begun For those who are unfa miliar with it, it is a month where Muslims (followers ol the Islamic faith) all around the world observe the practice of fasting Unfortunately, there is much confusion about this month and what it means for Muslims. Basically, the fast that is observed takes place between the sunrise and the sunset, i.e.. during daylight At this time. Muslims are prohibited from eating or drinking anything, not even water. (Of course, those who ure ill are exempt from fast ing until they are able to make up the days they missed.) In addition, sexual as well as other activities that fulfill human urges, e g smoking, are likewise prohibited during the fasting periods. The significance of this ascetic practice is profound and far-reaching. The physical sell control of human desires, which is what it conies down to. is extremely difficult at a time when everywhere you look you are bombarded with gimmicks intended to arouse human hungers Fasting compels peo ple to actually feel what it is like to go for a day without food or water, like our fellow humans in Fthiopia. Somalia and Bosnia. Yet. there is an even deeper side to all of this that goes beyond physical denial it is the metaphysical fast Refraining from base verbal and intellectu al urges is the true test In other words, trying to go for days on end without saying or thinking things that offend God and the natural order of things is the true c hallenge that most Mus lims are trying to meet Hanan Ramahi Muslim Student Association Point missed Regarding S Swanborn's let ter (ODE. Feb 17). I’m afraid she is missing the point about how racism is fostered. It is not. us she savs. born of a willingness to treat people differently, but rather a willingness to be insen sitive to the issues others may face This issue of JPN vs, JAP labels is really ridiculous. We all know the bad connotations of tlie word Jap. so let's get past it with no further debate Brian Bogart Japanese
