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. documentation to persuade Arabs
who have seen the pictures that they
were fabricated, said a Qatari attorney
who represents some of the prisoners
held by the U.S. military at Guan
tanamo Bay in Cuba.
"You can't just tell the Muslim com
munity these pictures are fake. You're
going to have to make a pretty good
public demonstration of it," said Na
jeed al-Nauimi.
Al-Nauimi, a former justice minis
ter of Qatar, said the treatment of Iraqi
prisoners by U.S. soldiers portrayed in
the photos amounted to "cultural ha
tred" because it was so offensive to Is
lamic sensibilities.
"To strip a Muslim of his clothes is
a big issue. To pee over him is a big
thing. To strip him and show him in
a sexual way... all of that is a kind of
cultural hatred," he said. "We have
torture and human rights abuses in
Syria, Saudi Arabia and here, too, in
Qatar, where suspects are detained
without trial. But the sick sadism, the
sexuality, that is so unacceptable ... a
non-Muslim would have to do it."
Al-Nauimi said the photos in
March of Iraqis mutilating the corpses
of Americans in Fallujah displayed
similar cultural hatred.
"What we saw in Fallujah and what
we see in these pictures are the acts of
persons who, inside, have maybe lost
their minds," he said. "Then we see
these engineers killed in Yanbu (Saudi
Arabia), it's the same cultural hatred,
revenge."
Sunday's a'ttack by four Saudi ex
tremists killed two Americans, two
Britons, an Australian and a Saudi.
The attackers mutilated the body of
an American, said a U.S. embassy
spokeswoman. U.S. Ambassador
fames Oberwetter told reporters the
Yanbu attack showed weeks of plan
ning and so was probably not related
to news of the mistreatment of Iraqi
detainees.
Iraq's U.S.-appointed human rights
minister said Tuesday he had resigned
to protest abuses of Iraqi detainees at
Abu Ghraib prison, which was noto
rious as a torture facility during Sad
dam Hussein's regime.
Fareed Mohamedi, chief economist
of the Petroleum Finance Company
in Washington, said the photos of
U.S. personnel abusing their charges
were a "gift" for Osama bin Laden's
al-Qaida organization.
"From a recruitment point of view,
you can't get any better than this," he
said.
(c) 2004, The Dallas Morning News.
Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune
Information Services. Dallas Morning
News correspondent G. Robert
Hillman contributed to this report.
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the child care services offered by the
Moss Street Children's Center. She
praised the center's educators, who
help the children explore the areas of
knowledge they're most interested in
by coordinating such special events as
"bug week" and "recycling week."
Also, she is happy with the center be
' cause it accommodates her son's need
for vegetarian meal options.
University President Dave Frohn
mayer also attended the grand open
ing. He delivered a speech and
snipped the ceremonial yellow rib
bon, which was decorated with red,
green and blue handprints.
Frohninayer extended thanks to all
the people who helped make the
child care center possible, and gave a
special thanks to Reynolds, who do
nated money out of his own pocket to
establish a large, stone hearth in the
front reception area of the center.
"I believe the fireplace symbolizes,
both literally and figuratively, the
warm atmosphere of the communi
ty," Frohnmayer said.
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Center for the Study of Women in Society Brown
Bag by sociology graduate student Sandra Ezquer
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Against Political Violence in Guatemala,” Room
330, Hendricks Hall, noon-1 p.m.
Student Travel Fund Presentation by GTF Rachel
Force, Room 206, Lawrence Hall, noon-1 p.m.
InterSEXtions 2004 Lecture by graduate student
Victoria Rodriguez entitled "Gender Construction
and Sexual Ideology in the Bible: Gays as 'Un
men,'" EMU Metolius Room, noon-1:30 p.m.
South Asia Speaker Series Lecture by William Van
Schendel, professor of modern Asian history, Uni
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and Identities: Cartographic Anxiety and Conflict
in South Asia,” Browsing Room, Knight Library, 4
p.m.
Chinese Film Series featuring Stephen Chow film
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p.m. The series continues May 19.
Journalism Ethics Panel entitled "Top Ethical
Challenges to Journalism," Room 182, Lillis Hall,
5 p.m.
This discussion is part of "Ethics Week" leading
up to the Ruhl Lecture on May 6.
Asian Pacific American Student Union sushi work
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Community Conversations: Evolution and Cre
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7:30-9 p.m.
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The Department of Public Safety
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a bike impound, one at the Educa
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of bike theft from Chapman F lail
and six reports of larceny: one at the
Walton Complex, one at Lawrence
Hall, one at the Music Building, one
at Pacific Hall and two at the EMU.
Disorderly conduct
DPS received six reports of disor
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rests, six reports of a suspicious con
dition, eight reports of a suspicious
subject and six reports of vandalism:
one at University Street, one at an
unknown on-campus location, one
at the EMU, one at Straub 1 Iall, one
at the Carson Complex and one at
the Casanova Athletic Center.
Sunday, May 2, 11:11 a.m.. DPS
received a report of a subject going
through a trash can and screaming
at the Hamilton Complex.
Alcohol and drugs
DPS received one report of a
drug law violation and seven re
ports of liquor law violations.
Thursday, April 29, 11:13 p.m.:
DPS received a report of a possibly
intoxicated subject talking to herself
at Riley Hall.
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DPS received four emergency call
reports, one report of a traffic acci
dent one report of a possible hit and
run, five reports of criminal trespass
and five alarm reports. DPS also re
ceived six reports of boots placed on
vehicles, three requests to remove
boots from vehicles and three tow
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