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Sen. Mitchell says use of force may be necessary By Rebeca Rodriguez Knight Ridder Newspapers FORT WORTH, Texas (KRT) — The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington were so horrendous that peaceful negotia tions with those who harbor those believed responsible are improba ble, former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell said on Tuesday. "Plainly there are times when the use of force is necessary and appropriate," Mitchell said. "World War II is the best example that comes immediately to mind. "I believe that to be the case in the current situation unless the Taliban regime complies with the Bush administration's demands.” But Mitchell is esteemed for his work in calming explosive interna tional conflicts to avoid military intervention. He has worked as a negotiator in the Middle East and the Balkan conflicts. He brokered a deal in May 1998 that brought a measure of peace to strife-torn Northern Ire land and helped write a series of recommendations issued in May to the governments of Israel and Palestine. Dramatic technological ad vances — including the develop ment of nuclear weapons, the po tential use of biological and chemical weapons and the ability of relatively small numbers of peo ple to inflict huge damages — have aided terrorists, Mitchell said in a telephone interview Tuesday. “It's important that we do the best we can to devise policies to minimize these occurrences and to disrupt and destroy the networks that use these tactics,” he said. But, he said, it’s not realistic to think the United States can ferret out and smash every shadowy or ganization. “No society in human history has been able to achieve the com plete absence of violence,” Mitchell said. “I think it's unlikely that we will achieve that in the current circumstances.” Although the federal govern ment clearly takes the lead in in ternational diplomacy, Mitchell said, negotiation and resolution ul timately takes place among indi viduals. “In the end, it's people that mat ter the most,” Mitchell said. “From my experience in Northern Ireland and the Middle East, I've learned that you can rebuild buildings and you can engage in projects and you can replace burned out cars, but the hardest thing to change is what's in people's hearts and minds.” © 2001, Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services. ^ SALT LAKE 2002 Proud Partner Call all over the USA! USA! 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In addition, monthly recurring charges, non-necumng charges, and taxes are also excluded. Offer expires 7/31/02. No purchase necessary. Sweepstakes ends 11/9/01. ©2001 AT&T All Rights Reserved. Violence continued from page 1 Crime Victim and Survival Ser vices is a 15-year service that fea tures a 24-hour response team. The types of crisis intervention this serv ice provides include support, refer ral evaluations, accompaniment to court hearings during criminal pro cedures, restitution for financial loss and the return of personal prop erty. “A lot of the time it’s (non-mari tal) violence,” said Nancy Lukasik, a spokeswoman for CVSS. So far this year, 689 domestic vio lence cases have been received by CVSS, and the service processed 2,057 restriction orders in 2000. An average of 7.9 requests for restric tion orders are made daily, although numbers can reach as high as 15 per day, Lukasik said. CVSS and the other domestic vio lence programs operating in Eugene all provide training for volunteers. Campus groups also have organ ized several campus events for the next week to increase domestic vio lence awareness. People can share poetry and songs addressing issues of sexual and dating violence at an open mic night in The Buzz Coffee house on Oct. 11. DJ Ronnie will play music focusing on resistance to violence against women Oct. 12 in the EMU Amphitheater, and the im provisational student group Ab solute Improv will perform in “En visioning a World Without Violence” on Oct. 12. On campus, students who have experienced domestic violence have many options, Women’s Cen ter Office Coordinator Lori Brown said, adding that she hopes students will have greater exposure to sup port groups throughout the month. The Women’s Center and the Of fice of Student Life provide advoca cy and support, and individuals or couples can make appointments with counselors at the Student Health Center, open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Joy Lum, a psychologist on staff at the health center, said she encour ages students and couples to come and talk with a counselor about past or present domestic violence issues. She said it is important for stu dents to be aware of domestic vio lence because “dating violence hap pens across all spectrums.” —Diane Huber contributed to this article. Danielle Woodling is a freelance reporter for the Oregon Daily Emerald. Domestic Violence Awareness Month events "‘Speaking Our Way Out el Violence” When: 8 to 11 p,m„ Thursday, Oct. 11 Where: The Buzz Coffeehouse in the EMU What: Qpen-mic night for people to share poetry, songs and other expressions addressing issues of sexual and dating violence “Songs of Resistanceand Pease' When; 1 *30to3 a m Friday, Oct tZ Where: EMU Amphitheater What: DJ Ronnie will perform a diverse play list of music that focuses on resistance to violence against women Whan: 8:30 to 7 p.m.t Friday, Oct. 12 Where: Reception in Adell McMillan Art Gallery in the EMU. followed by a performance in the Ben Linder Forum What: Community arts show followed by the improv comedy group. WYMPROV! Source. Women's Cerner ill I INTENSIVE MAM"! A REVIEW • Intensive classroom format • Scheduled just before the LSAT • 2/3 of our students score 158+ • 40 cities nationwide •$349 prepmaster.com Dinners on Wed. Night with UO student ID I / g / OPEN TO ANYONE UNTIL 10 pm 707 Willamette St. 683-5160 (free parking in Rock-n-Rodeo Lot)
