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Warpath
With combat an ominous threat,
inexpensive support proves valuable
Signs seem to indicate that war is right around the comer. Wi
an added 150,000 troops, the total is now near 400,000. Tanks
the Persian Gulf are being exchanged for 750 tanks designed f
r.hemical warfare. fnmmercial airolanes are beine held c
strategic reserve ? just in case. A blood pipeline has been set i
by the Pentagon to prepare for 1,000 casualties per day in tl
event of war. The crisis' objective is not defensive but is an "c
fensive military option."
Like it or not, the threat of war is an aspect of everyday life f
all of us. Not a day goes by when the news does not report on tl
Persian Gulf Crisis, a term which has become a cliche. Yello
ribbons can be seen on trees, buildings, clothing, shoes and boo
bags. If we don't have a loved one that has been deployed, v
don't have to look far to find someone who does. Directly or ind
rectly, this crisis is effecting each and every one of us. Loomii
larger over our shoulders each day, the threat is not likely to fad
Almost every indication points toward war.
The Vietnam Syndrome makes us hesitate, and the approval n
ing for this crisis is lower than ever. Fortunately, the Americi
public has not abandoned our servicemen, some of whom are on
18 years old. Support in the form of letters, cards, packages, cal
and fax messages is being sent in mass quantities, letting "o
boys (and girls)" know that we have not and will not forget abo
them or take them for granted. Servicemen, who are being told
send valuables such as wedding rings home, are likely to fe
more detached if correspondence wanes, especially with the ho
day season only a week away.
This war might not be within our own individual power to pr
vent or control, but we can do our share to lessen the feelings
detachment and isolation. If you know someone, even if it's on
an aqtlaintance, Keep in toucn. Let mm or ner Know you care ai
are aware of their presence. If you want to do your part, come 1
the second floor of the Russell House and take a serviceman
name off the Christmas tree. Send packages, cards, letters or just
note. It'll only cost you a quarter for a stamp.
Those of us in the twenty-something generation have be<
labeled as having few anthems of our own. Let's take a defini
stand and rally around this international issue. Although we mig
not all be in favor of this imminent war, let's keep our peers in tl
Middle East in our thoughts. Think about them, don a yellow ri
bon or just spend a quarter to send a note. Think before you gr
that mid-afternoon caffeine fix ? save the money and let a fc
servicemen know they are in your thoughts. If we all do our shai
it will add up.
"REALLY, ICOULPNT SWALLOW MOTHER TWN6"
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: Americans apa
;ht
A friend of mine at the University of Monb"
tana sent me some clippings of articles from the
ab college and local newpapers on a peace rally
;w recently held at the university's campus,
re, The 600 students at the rally were against
U.S. involvement in the Middle East. They
chanted "Hell no, we won't go, we won't fight
t for Texaco," as they passed the local headquar- >
ters of the Republican party. The newspapers n
reported this rally as the biggest in the country n
since the Middle East occupation began.
With war imminent, this shows just how u
apathetic the American people have become a
and what a side show this conflict actually is. d
If there was something worth fighting for in a
the Middle East, the United States would have h
gone to war at the start instead of playing this a
waiting game. tl
Instead, the military and the companies they p
have contracts with don't have to worry about e
losing any money from their slice of the ii
budget. They are not worried about the economy
or young Americans in body bags as long t
as the military can keep spending money on I
letters to thi
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Closing area rSS
not solution 'fs:
t ' parking time,
To the editor: useful space 1
After reading on Nov. 9 that the slaff and facu]
D-2 parking lot next to the law j( for ho|
mm' building has been proposed to (1) to 5 p m Coi
have an armed gate and (2) be miUee let's I
closed to students 24 hours a day, lhe 'ce we
I was outraged. A 24-hour ban on an act of frustl
a parking lot is an extreme solu4Q
tion to an admittedly difficult .
- problem. second J*
Of the solutions proposed for '*
the parking problems, most seemed
ef to be reasonable with this one ex- g%g
? ception. I agree that increasing Cl
ticket fines (although it is one
more example of "taxing" an al- in nac
ready taxed student body in this
time of ever rising inflation) and To the editor:
_ towing will be effective deterrents I am totally
to those who do park illegally, cent addition
or However, in many cases students ually Speakii
:R have no choice but to park illeg- Life section c
or ally or walk almost a mile to class. dismays me g
N Specifically, in reference to the tion dedicated
or D-2 lot, enforcement of the park- to the studei
[T ing rules definitely needs to be in- would encour
rs creased. I can see faculty mem- of those stude
_ bers' problem with not being able encounters. T1
IS to use a lot rightfully theirs if it is positions is a s
er lull or illegally parked students. Being a bo
Y However, that problem is no one have a strong
er else's fault but USC's. Enforce the press. Howevc
rules, make the fines count, tow this letter I v
repeat offenders or students parked health risks in
illegally for too long, but don't ban ual encounter
the use of that lot. lowing negati
Most faculty members only pus life:
work from 8 a.m. to 4 or 5 p.m. So 1. Rapid ar
^ as it stands now with graduate stu- mission of vi
ro_ dents beginning to park there at 4 AIDS,
r if p.m. and other USC students after 2. Dramati<
he 5 p.m., there should not be a prob- tions, which a
of lem. Many chemistry, biology and butor to infa
ny geology graduate students who country.
wm work in (the Physical Sciences 3. Continue
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ew toys and industry can keep getting that
loney.
It also must be considered that Bush will be
p for re-election very soon. Saddam Hussein
pparently doesn't have any plans for backing
[own any time soon, so the public will probbly
look none too kindly on a president who
las a faltering economy, thousands of troops
nd billions of dollars flowing into a desert on
he other side of the planet. Bush will probably
tush for war to save face and to ensure his relection.
The public doesn't change presidents
n the middle of a war.
American or Iraqi bodies and the wasted
ime and money are not worth this. If the Evil
impire can break down and admit communism
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ss the street, and the attacks as people increasi
, need that lot for sex as a right and privik
king. posed to a responsibility,
ricter rules, limit the And all for what, a
but don't eliminate ments of physical pleasur
for people (students, I feel that The Gamec
Ity) who legitimately to publish articles that w
Lirs other than 8 a.m. cate the student popula
ne on parking com- cerning these risks, not <
be resourceful with their blind participation,
have, not limit it in And concerning the
ation. portion of the article, I tl
Melinda Denny are plenty of other sour
ar graduate student a^e f?r a woman to re
inalytical chemistry Proper ?uidance ^ ^
USC communications
?'"m" Cult speal
i taste n0|. vaiuaj/
appalled at the re- To the editor:
of the column "Sex- I am writing with rega
ig" to the Carolina recent (Nov. 7) visit of S
)f The Gamecock. It san to the USC campus,
ready that a publica- As an alumni of USC
to provide a service ism, Class of *71), it disi
r?ts of this campus that this New Age flam
age the participation allowed to bring his
mts in casual sexual show to the campus. Ha
tie Nov. 7 article on nacea for those afflicted
strong case in point. paranoia" is not worth
rn-again Christian, I you could get for selling
; moral stand to ex- copy of his book to a p
>r, for the purpose of cling center.
/ill only express the His prescription for de
tvolved. Casual, sex- so-called cults is "don
s can have the fol- them under any circums
ve impacts on cam- would suggest that the
people will ever be cure
id irreversible trans- paranoia is by meeting
enereal disease and cultists face-to-face. Fc
this face-to-face encoi
; increases in abor- people discover that whil
re the largest contri- liefs are not those of
nt mortality in this quo, they are otherwise
mal and intelligent peop]
d increase in sexual not to be feared.
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show conflict
just doesn't work then America's government
can get it through their ever-so-thick skulls that
the United States does not have to be the
world's big brother.
The United States hasn't been worried about
other small nations that get over run in the past,
so what is so special about Kuwait? If it is because
of oil, then let the oil companies hire
mercenaries or send over a iew oaiianons 01
board room executives to protect their interests.
Otherwise, the United States should cut the military
budget and use the money for more important
causes inside the country, maybe even
on something like alternative energy sources.
It has been reported that Hussein is mining
uranium and could have crude nuclear weapons
in the next two years. This isn't -good, but they
wouldn't be the only country in the Middle
East with nuclear capabilities. Maybe the smart
thing to do would be to abandon the Middle
East and just let it turn in on itself. They've
been fighting among themselves for thousands
of years, so just what does Bush think he can
do in his last few months in office?
ngiy ykw nabaaii s putKu^cu uipt is iiui a
:ge as op- part of the cult solution; it is a part
of the cult problem. His ideas
few mo- smack of the dark ages, not of the
e? Age of Communication.
ock needs I say all of this not only as a
ould edu- concerned alumni of l/SC, but also
tion con- as a 15-year member of the Unifiencourage
cation Church, which is concerned
by many a mediocre mind to be a
hygiene cult,
hink there I would suggest that if the stuces
avail- dents of USC really want to know
:ceive the something about the Unification
ea. Church they should talk to some!.
Bradley one who is a member and has beenmanager
a member for a long time. Perhaps
they would like to talk to me, or to
rp?? some of the people at the Home^
less Shelter here in Charleston that
. 1 _ have worked with us over the last
FlC couple of years, or perhaps with
one of the dozens of ministers we
have worked with on various proirds
to the jccts here in Charleston, or perhaps
Iteve Has- my neighbor who invited my
3-year-old son to her son's birth!
(journal- day party even though she is fully
tresses me aware that we are "Moonies."
artist was And jf ngC students want to
medicine rea(j books about "cults," why not
ssan s pa- rca(j j^e Odyssey of New Religious
with cult Movements by John Biermans,
the price wb0 js a member of the Unificag
a single ^on Church, a practicing lawyer
aper recy- an(j a member of the American
Bar Association,
aling with jn conclusion, I would like to
't talk to say that if USC is going to give
stances.' I bme m the voice of fear and paraonly
way noja represented by Hassan, it
sd of their would be much healthier for the
so-called whole campus if it gave equal time
>r it is in to ^ voices that call for commujnter
that nication and understanding,
e their be- John D. Doose
the status
quite nor Director, Unification Church of
le who are Charleston
Charleston, S.C.