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Monday, October 8,2001 Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 103, Issue 30 U.S., Britain bomb Afghanistan An F/A-18C Hornet is launched Sunday from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, operating in the Arabian Sea. The carrier is part of Operation Enduring Freedom, a strike against terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime. The strikes are designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a base for terrorist operations. Groups denounce U.S. military acts, urge peace ■A demonstration took place on campus Sunday as part of a national day of action for peace By Lindsay Buchele and Marcus Hathcock Oregon Daily Emerald Local Eugene peace groups gathered in the EMU Amphitheater on Sunday to protest the United States’ military action against Afghanistan. Nearly 150 people attended the rally, which was organized in part by the Uni versity Survival Center. The protest, part of a national day of action for peace called by the National Coalition for Peace and Justice, was scheduled before the United States began air strikes Sun day morning, but the focus of the rally remained the same: “One planet, one fu ture, one people.” The demonstration opened in song, continued for more than an hour with speeches and ended with a march around campus. Speakers touched on everything from their frustrations con cerning government policy to their dis appointment with the American pub lic’s response to U.S. military action. University sociology professor Michael Dreiling said 90 percent of the U.S. population supports military ac tion against terrorism, a fact that has him just as scared as he was after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “I’m confused on how to communicate to this 90 percent,” Dreiling said. “I want to say they are being ignorant, stupid, racist — but these are words of anger. They won’t create a connection, and peo ple won’t understand hurtful words.” Dreiling also said that the symbols that were attacked — the World Trade Center and the Pentagon — are symbols of capitalism and military might, which have escalated the poor foreign policy that instigated these attacks. Turn to Demonstration, page 7 TURKMENISTAN PAKISTAN Russell Weller Emerald ■ Sunday’s military response to terrorism is just the beginning, according to President Bush By Steven Thomma Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT) American and British forces struck Afghanistan on Sunday with a massive military barrage, unleashing the first punishing assault in a war to destroy the terrorists who attacked the United States Sept. 11 and the radical Islamic regime that protects them. “The battle is now joined on many fronts,” President Bush told the nation in a televised speech from the White House Treaty Room. “We will not waver. We will not tire. We will not fal ter. And we will not fail. Peace and free dom will prevail.” The beginning of America’s response was delivered by 15 land-based B-l, B-2 and B-52 bombers, 25 carrier-based war Inside Muslim community members discuss concerns and fears at local conference PAGE3 U.S. tightens security all over the nation in response to events in Afghanistan. PAGE4 planes and 50 cruise missiles from U.S. and British warships, including sub marines, in the Arabian Sea. They struck Afghanistan’s air defenses, its air force and terrorist training camps. Bush promised a broad international alliance in coming days. He noted that Canada, Australia, Germany and France have pledged to commit military forces as the campaign rolls on. And he said more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East have grant ed air transit or landing rights, and that many already have shared intelligence. “Initially, the terrorists may burrow deeper into caves and other entrenched hiding places,” he said. “Our military action is also designed to clear the way for sustained, comprehensive and re lentless operations to drive them out and bring them to justice.” Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks on America, vowed new terror in a statement video taped from his hiding place, presum ably in Afghanistan, and released Sun day. It appeared to have been made before the attacks, for bin Laden spoke in daylight, while the attacks began at 9:27 p.m. local time. “America has been filled with horror Turn to Bombing, page 8 Student groups offer different perspective of Columbus Day history ■A series of events intends to educate and inform students about Native American issues By Anna Seeley Oregon Daily Emerald Columbus Day is a time when many Americans can take a break from school or work in honor of the famous explorer. But for Na tive Americans, the day signifies the start of an ongoing struggle for , their rights. Today kicks off a week-long se ries of events called “Indigenous American Genocide — Continued Resistance” sponsored by the Na tive American Student Union, MEChA, the ASUO and the Multi cultural Center. Its purpose is to educate and inform people of the Native American struggle and protest against Columbus Day, Annelia Norris, CO-director of NASU said. “People forget issues that affect indigenous people of Jhis coun try,” she said. Christopher Colum bus “wasn’t a good man, and we want to further people’s education about what his legacy has left.” This week’s events include a speak-out in the EMU Amphithe ater, a candlelight vigil and NASU members petitioning against Columbus Day’s status as a na tional holiday. Cultural activities will end the week’s events in cel ebration, Norris said. Sociology Professor Charles Hunt’s lecture on Columbus is also included in this week’s events. In it, he speaks on how Columbus really treated Native Americans. Contrary to how he has been portrayed in schools, Columbus was not a hero, according to Hunt. He believes Columbus should be taught as an important man, but the way he affected the Native Americans should be told as well. “He is important because he be gins modern globalization, which is still going on today,” he said. Columbus exterminated be tween 100,000 and 500,000 Na tive Americans, Hunt said. Columbus cut off their hands, burned them alive, worked them to death and set dogs on them, he said. “He killed a lot of people,” Hunt said. “The man committed genocide.” Turn to Columbus Day, page 8 NASU Events Today: 12 p.m. speak*out in > amphitheater 5p,m«lo7f*,m, candlelight vigil in amphitheater Tuesday-Tbursday: NASU wi be showing Sms in the Multicultural Center Wednesday: 10a.m. lecture by I Professor Charles Hunt in 150 Columbia Friday: Dancing and music in the amphitheater I Source: AnneSa tontfcco-chrectof of (4ASU
