January 1989 - Binghaton Review

Vol.~II, NO.3

WORK'ING FOR~ FREE 'WORLD

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The world .reacfed in most cases with <;ongratulations ·to .the new · President and with fond farewells · to Ronald Reagan. Mich~l Gorbachev , expressed hope that good relations with ,the :soviet Union would~ continue, and expressed~- best wishes to the Reagans and thanked

. Friday, January 20, 1989 marked the Bicentennial Inauguration ceremony in United States 'iiistory~ · George-Herbeit W alkeF Bush became the_Iorty-f1rst President of the United -States. _ · ·· , In .a twenty min~te speech Mr. Reagan for his contributions to . viewed by Jthousand~ at .the capital- · the world. In Panama, Inauguration' steps, George Bush took an Day was ·marked by a five thousand opportunity to thank former President ' person Anti-Reagan 'rally, led by Ronald Reagan, who left the ·office as . Manuel Noriega, who burned an the most popular President of the · .. ~ffigy of Reagan~ · postwfl! era. But J:li.s tone echoed a change from the· Reagan years ,with his the theme 'of 11 the new breeze 'George Bu~ plans to bit the ground runnin'g as President· of the blowing". President Bush e!flphasized the social problems that the country . United States, and plans on building faces, including drug·s, homelessness upon the eeonomic sqccesses of the _ and poverty ~while he·called for unity ' , previous·-admi~istration. He plans to ,among all AmeriCans. At some tinies take a more publically active role in ·. it almo-s t sounded as if Bush was a ' governing· than djd Reagar:t and hopes pryacher, s~ying things like, "W·e are that Congres·s will be supportive and not the sum ·of our· possesions." . He cooperative in a. new bipartisanship in also reminded mat democracy requires ;! foreign policy and domestic matters . .· ·work and service from the citizens and · called · for a new activism in the United States.,

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Presideht Carter and expr,e,ss~d his ' gratitude to the American , voters for . . ./~ . :placjng th~ir future in his hands ... - · · · ~ ·Reagan acknowledged' _ th~ ' ·; trying problems the· natimi', .w-~s ·· 'I. On January _ 11, 1989 facing ·at the time: a natfo4ai deficit "... Presi~ent,-Reagan spoke to the..qation · that was, . in· his words, "mortgaging · for the last time ·in an efficial our children's · future", a ·tong , term · ~ capacity. He was the .first pres.ident · ' . sustenance of .the worst inflation since Dwight . D .. Eisenhower ~to this- nation's history. a loss in deliver,a farewell address after serving <· faith in the .future or' America: the ,presidency to its fullest l~ngth of. reduce ' the: num bei' ·'of' nuClear ' . . The Reagan ·sohitiqn was ·changjrig ·~orld into ·_!he presen1 tim~. ;,;. '-'Jie expressed -. his - . . have the power· of the goverpment .. national·policies. There was a need to .• · weapons . . He· did so. Along with~­ ( · disappointment at lea.v ing such a · . So.vi'et Secretary Gorbachev dictated by. the yeople to · prpvide a. • ' sus4lin' the new 'ecmfomic growth . ' gross budget deficit. Yet, he listed . . ' December 1987 he signed a bilateral ~ healthy economy tliat .would afford ·: ;:tchieved iJ} 19~3 arid. 1984.. · At the two . triQmphs: · .· 'the , .growtJt. ih -.. ·.;, . e_q ual opporJu~ities for all with . no . ~ . 's~e lime, Pr~ident .Reagan needed - ·· treaty agreeing to the elimination of employ,ment·.- .and the -fact that the.. _. · [. , · barri!!rs. President Reagan aimed: to · · .the· entire class of intermediate·range · to m~e substantial cuts in-order to' . ·;·. United -States has once again gained achieve a·balance ' betWeen_ alll!!vels missiles in western Europe. · · decrease the pudget deficit> The . the respect of :the wo'rld and is _( ·of government. breains, 'ho~s. and · ·proj~ted'foreign trade ~fici~ for 1988 considered to be· a leader in ·the figJtt . goals were the intentions. of this~ · as President Reagan once s(ioke . : is suspected to be approximately 'lAO _ for freectoin. Re declared proudly, "We ·well as . e~ery other · preceding . , ·of the So;viet Union as · the "Evil -- billion· dol.lai-s. · To most this ·is a . meant to c.hange a nation, a.nd in$tcild -administration. :The extent to whic;h. Empire." At the close of~is term ori . symbolo:( a -weatc econom'y and. a -we c~~ged the;. world.·.· '·.. .-.. these intentions· ·are . made · real · Januai-y-'20,1989_he will have DJet heavy ~eliance, on foreign _marketS. ' . : measures the true succes-s . of a with ,_Saviet · Secretary Gorbachev- a · However~ the·over~ll antimal decrease president. <J . · from its peak of almost · 170 ·billion record. ·five times. The Cold War · -His prt;sidency was one ' The Uaited State.s h:as .many bet~eet¥ the .twQ ,g reat nati0ns · has · dollars .:per year duriRg former· · the "'Great ~ Communicator." · foreign a11ies who share-. the -freedom President · Carter's ierm, shows . a · ended. .With the recent Soviet . According to Reaga~ himself it wasn't .. contain~d within it. As a people the . policies of Glasnost and Perestroika, rerie'wed commitment to domestic · how he said thing·s~ but what he sai4 . · · ~ ~ ~· citizens- of this count(y . '·have -a there is evideRce of new democratic an.d the fact that it came from the \. :'Fommon loy~ty,and allegiance 'which ~ . · -.' .,. : The year 1985 s-av/ no limits reform. - Can this be. the same "Evil history: experieJice, and heart- of this Ahey are reminded of in the pledge .to : . ~mpire?-"' . Closil'ig bis 1985 lnapg~ to the" United Stat~( growth . and , countrY. The Amencan Dream has 'J pe flag. . Peace · is the -~greatest . be<fn renewed with a·s.trong. sense of . ~.struggle of the American people ~& . hope for the future. · _.· ., / }.Vhen it is necessary ~to maintain this · mp.s~ rl!,IJI~in ~taQnchest frien~, . . _.:peac;e:--no defense. is ·too ~drastic a · ...Presid~~t'R~gan~ to~cluded . ''hteasure. . At the ·time of President . . ' with ' a farewell warning to teach the . :Reagan's election io office. in · t9$0.~ . 2< • - .• l ', • . ' . . ' , \ . '• . . children to love America and carry the number of free demoenides tri·thii prid~.,fof tl;leir natiop. ~4}~,.histocy. · JWO.dd had"quadrupled since tlie. ttun of .; h~pe~ tQ·~nquer a~~. preser:y~ peac~~·" . centuiy.~ Many · ofth~~ countries .:, .. . . 111e freedom Americans hold :l dopted. i_nto,-their _adn;tinistration ?f · , ·.· is preCious arHf it mUst be nurtured; ~iovernm~nt several· : democratiC - .,._ · -' · ~. _1-,i•.deoJogies_similar to tho.se h_eld_by th~ . · ;, progre~s. T~ rates were decFeased ·speech, Reagan stated, ".America must · •· ·_.-, - th~ . f!ame J >f spirit. hy:s to catch in · - "ihfl~iion Was:·c ut drasticaliy, and mor~::· remam freedom's staunch~si friend, for order.. to' spread and take root. No man ·1-pn~~ed States; Presi~e~~ Reag~n . . _ e·-o 1_·. -. '. f d. · · · ""' ' d ·- · -"" . -'· . ~~l~e~ed_ a great re:sp?nstbthty .ofthl~ "- , ~,:__Pbecopre were emp1oyed than ever. ·· ree om tsour -~st a11 . y, an tt ts L.ue knows this ·. 'Better than President 1 ' e. _~.; l, i_ atton was ·to. c_ontmue . to nQrtllr. .~.··... _ In 1989, · wheri President . . world's on~y hope to .conquer·poveri:Y ·~s George Bu.sh bas ·~ii_~ted ~~;~ese. dev.~loping pe~ocracies.- 'At lbe ~ '. R~gan ,£in,ished his.second term, this · ami preserve peace...Evei::y victory for out, . Ro~aJd ;Reagan is the II true spirit :same time he felt it was ,· nece,ssary -'""'_ count(y will bave .seen the creation .o f · human freedom wiU oo·:a victory for . of American. patriotism." :c . ~at ind~viduals who were fighting for · . -: · .1;9 million n~w jobs: _i\(ld ' ai~ough · · -wmrl~ peace." -. . ' · · · 1 i heir freedom ·were · ald~d · in .: the foreig,n ~-Jn~e·st~~nt '· is -. highly~,~ ·; ~ '~. · bl' h ' , of a d·e·m "' ·o.;c.·r·a· tt·c· ..critic;~ed, ft'is alS<> paitly ! espgnsible ' · .w·· hether-. or· ·n · ·o t A·me-rt'ca t"s ·.esta -· -1s ment . 'for:this employment growth. · Reagan , ~""' ·· .gov~mmen~. . . . . . . .sune4 'in ' his 1985 lnaugural speech . ) ~hetter off it was eig~t years.agcf . ·. ·'Tile .new·.-R eagan -r~volutioil <'. - ·.1 that,"a growing-economy an(f ·su.PP<>rt . lies i.fHm individual's evaluation and· . · ; prom-p ted ·a ,reawa-k enin,g :. of. t~e:~.: . · 'ftom.family; and-community offer our . '-"' personal . opinien. _.: It is ·s aid ~hat I 1 na~on's economic fl.Ctivity, concern· · =Reagan) greatest gift may have been .·for domest!~ proolems and social · _- ~est chance for a society · where ,· . to _give Amerie'a . a ·sense o( f t . . . . .' . compas,sion ,is a way of life~'!.. _,··. . . '1' . ...::. • . · .. we,l~ar~, a ~treQgthenmg~ o~ foretg_n, I . 'i :·' e· A' · . _ · t . t ft . . · . pos·s1b1 Jty.. Tmoug4 the tarnish _that · poh~¥ . toward ·,both antes and ~.: " > - • . menc~ vo ers _ .o_o~. en .~ <cov~rs·the country~ as~ weH as today's ·. Win-one for thf?_Gipper.... adversaries~ · and a new niorali~y. · · · -~lasstf~ ~ the~sel~es as . bemg . e~t~~r .. · '· wori4~ a n(1v/security,Shines th:J:"oUgh: · 'Th ..1 · · -· I Reagan stated, tha~ no arsbmil is "so ·_Repub!Ic~ns or- Democrats. PrestdeR!'.. :. i iM:_aity V\fOUld lik~.·to believe tluit, this · . ,; .. I :~ormidable .as .:th~- will and mOra}..., : _ ,~R.eagan, Vlewe~ tll~ t~o -~~~ sy~tem . se9:se of sec~rity has b~~n. brought ~- ~ncy ~l ,~~ourageafrt&(men ·ana women." · _as a· mechamsm t(or umtmg voters. . · aoout by the man .w.ao teft office last .• I. i ;--il'. Many challenges ' gr.eeted . ' :- :, .once t}!e .citizens· were· united ·. h·e , ' . ~ - . week. Tills "high is more reassuring . ?~President Reagan when h.ff"took: h~s . ':- r coui~:look. fonyard tbfacing what is -~ ·. ··: any r,!ie.toi'ic or ... Reagan \ .can't ~,' '!. :second oath·or office .i:n 1985 .. There· ; - · .; - cons•d~~~d · to be ,~ t he primary ·, k · prppagan.cta <as it h~'.been labeled by was an overaii Y9te of cGnfi4eJ1c_~ :'': ::::> tespo.,?-Sj~ilHY... ;of a.n}' ~ ~nat~onaJ . '· the_!i~era}s) c~n--.~ak.e an .Arrieric~· -A · · ·h ' · · -"". - ;among the Americ~ people orougb~ ~ >~ .;go~e~~ntc-~e saf~ty ~d ~l;lnty of ,f~ltoW:aFd his CO~Jii~., ,: _.._ · ~: · .f _.-:about -by .the fihaf s.ucc~ss~of h,is•fifsi -li· :: :·:,tlj7 ·._cmmt;J,"y iS' p~o.~le .. )n l985, . -- ' ,, ";·~' .~ . ... .~. -~ Good I ' Iii> four years ·aspresident: In ·1981; the ·~ ·. _ . ~~stqent ~ea~~ apP.mv¥ ~ rese~~h · , 'Along the· ~ay; Reagan. has~ · h U ·' d . '( t United States saW . the greatest. ,., }~. P~9¥J'~~-t~,, <le¥elop a see1J!1lY _shteld "" . h·a:a :. liis· c-r itics. Former Ho:use . ~· ., i J ~ t:~cession of . the · ppst-war · · era~ '.}\ <~.~· !flat w.o_ul~ protCft the l}'n~teq States ·, ·. Speaker ~Tip . O'Neill has commented :pf ljoweve~. this · was followed by , _,;,;. ,. __ by d~sl!oymg n~~ 1ear Inissde~ before . that. although the- Reagari legacy will -. ·. tt:w enty-five mdqths of booming :· ~. · .they_re.a~~edc~~~ target. l'lits was a . probably be the INF. treaty, ~·we're ·~ e,conomic growth; .· Of Reagan's:':many4-~- .~step toward ndru~g J!l~. world' of the ~ losiJ:!g · eco.n'omic leadership in. the -· challe_n ges, th~~-' greatest was to, -- -~e!ltof~cl~~es:uctton, ~- .. h . J . 20th cerftury because of ~ , i~c~rporate . t ile'· aymimics <if the ~- esi ent ~eagan soug t to_ . 1-· .

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. ·President Bush would.have been a prime calutidate last ~inter until his . tentarlmble turn around. In-stead ·the ·. easy winner is .Michael<Dllkakis who .. Jtas :proved t>.nce agiD:n, .the ~ey- to . ·· nomination in the Democratic·. Party · i~ to be ·tile _most: boring : and. passiohless candidate ~ !' pos~ible. This was · natunil· and quite easy for Dilkakis since he ·is· th.e same man who purchased a ~affle iron for his . , wife "·on· ~ne of'thejr past_we~aing_l. anniversaries. · ·- ·. · - .

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· Though a total rev~r~al .of. ~oe v. , - , .W ade .is bighl y uplik¢fy, .a·decision . considering that they wouldn't 'lose uphplding, the . Misspuri , law . ~ould ahy business from the-decision . ..All ·give individual _states the power to thi~ . was in the name of women's ., restrict womens access tO abortion. . · rights: And as f9r the 'rights ·of the . · .The .deba~e has b(en heating < . babies •. the same defeated bill would up as, recent estimates state ·that 1.5 have.required doctors performing third ~ ~ :IinilJiorrabortiofts are performed in .the . . .. . · trim~ster a:OOrtions to use procedures - .Uni~ed States ·every year, . ending mqst fikely to··ensure fetal survivaL ' -· In Algiers, Arafat. did not · . · resolVe the. bloody, l3-month eld . . approxi~{ltely one ·ouLof every four. / The fact is that abortion is · "'p:iegilallci,es. It is also estimated tQat _· ·a nswer whether he recognized Israel's : . intifada' uprisings '.in the West' Bank ·a n industry~~and ·a5Qttion on demand ·· forty perc·e nJ of abortions are right to exis-t. And Georg.~ Habash; and Gaza. . .. . for women of. a,ny age is 'not _petfonned on women that. have already. second mo$t powerful Palestiiiian · - These .statements ·. llirectly ·protection;just good b.usiness. ·_-The' pad ·at le~st on~. .These facts haye . leader, has stated, "I do not regard that ' ( .· . Contradict Mr..Arafat'sdenunciation of . real problem i~ not the· ~ssibility of_ caused pro-Jifers to . stage protests the PNC has recognized Israel.'! · · . terrorism in 'Geneva_aqd the basis fo5 · : back street ·abortions if Roe v . .Wade around the nation at abortion cli11ics, .· u.S.-PLG-talks. The 'PNC has deftly - Contradictions · abound in-... · - is overturned. The real probieril is. the · \ f~ci11g .arrest. arid iri:lpris@nment for Arafat's statements, both ih Algiers played their-hand in diplomacy. :'with· ch_al}enge to the women of this nation · ~their cause. . , / imd in -Gen~e~a. Yes.; ~e finally>sajd.r,ema.1ikable;·- .Fesults, .S-eyeral . to take r,espo11sibility for their bodies - ']i:h~ argument by those who . the magic words, ··· recognition of govemm~nts J;e.c ognized the state· of _ ·and their sexual lives. The attitude reject-the pro-iife stand and support - .P alestine; and public opinion in the ,Israel's right to secure -.borders'\ but . towards. unwanted -pr.egnailcies will -U.S. is- swaying towards -~e PLO. , , , abortion on demand is that this--case other utterances belle this conviction. have t6 change and wotnep-will have He~ has referred . to the · ·Israeli "Lumifiaries'' such as perenniat·.p u).' .. . · will force wome!l back'to the days ofto be given mQre support for thi'great . ·~ back · alley · ~b0ftions and a~tuaUy government as ~at "militarY juata", . apologist Edward· Said and Jewishresponsibility _of ·childb'eadng . . restrict wom~n's rights. '. and ·as ·the "n~1~ghty baby~' of the . ·. American leaders .Rita Hauser , and Sexually active adults will be forced .· But, interestingly enoagh, ·. West. Even in the .Algiers Men_a chem , Rosenshaft · .proclai1in · ~ to be. more responsible and understand .the court .decision rupholding R<><! v. · . . communique h,e,,referred .tO Israel as a . Arafa.t's lt<gitimacy.. Jt is . qu~te the· possible 'conseq~ences for . tpeir · - Wade in the pa8t &ixteen years, hailed . '!racist: "colqniaiist, . iffiJlerialist" . 'appa£ent~ how~ver, that manx in the actions. · _ · · · ~ by' "pro-choic;ers" ·as protection of . country. Is ~is rec9gnition? ~ ·· . West (andoll.this--campus)"have:fal1en Arguments Jor the abortion · ~ · w<;>~e~'s .r ights •. have not b~en so · Just ·what did the PLO have . to false pretenses'for a.settlement. : Suprem~ . . .:.. case will be· heard by (,beneficial at all~ Many. who 's upport . in', mind ·in "Algiers? · Abu ('Abbas, . · . . .. · · Let us not fooi ·ourselyes, · Court s~ing in April. ·' The Court is abortion dn demand· Have blindly · · mastermind of the Achille Lauro however. ' The Iritifarui tages on,.with basically :Split, with Anthony · supi>orted)egis1ation without seeing · over 3.QO P.aelstinian dead (more-than ._. hijacking arid cold-blooded murdere~ of _Kennedy· and Sapdra. Day O'Cortnot their real .effect · Oil..women and the · American Leon Klingho£fer, was 200 .Arabs may 00 .killed it} Lebanon · considered the swing . votes on ._the~ . . ~ babi~s they .carrying. . . J • . . granted "special place of :bono~ in one week-, ,with scant . press issue. 1Inter~stingly e,nough, thos~ - · · ·· .- For-.ex~~nple, h~re ~e some . . - . who worked so diligently to knock Whelil asked by reporters about Mr./ ·. \ coverage) •. ' and Israel Gannot co_u rt case~r in ._ point. In- 1976 proKlingho£fer~ Mr. . Abbas: reportedly' ipdefinjtelyrule over S€(veral million .down the appointment or' Judge Bork choicers ~ocked down 'bill-which .Palestinians. ', . Israel's >quandary is x · applied, "Maybe he tri~ to swim -for --because of the fear _of back alley provided that a -minor's decision to _ i it.~ (Mr.. Klinghoffer v:as_bOund,to :a ,. - . ~th~s-;if it gives up ihe.land, the chance abortions, do not know. ~emiedy's have an abort,ion ~mild be vetOed by a . w~eelc~arr.) , · _ 'for war is reduced- but the charice for stance be,c-ause ,h e- has; .never_.said · parent. ·In i<j(h1y's society a ·minor is ~ , . , In ·additi?n! tfie PNC,flaunted def~at in. a inct~s drarp._atically. 'anything 'o~ tlie _s'Qbjec.t~·: and nobody - not considered m_ature.enough· to buy · ,_the a~pe~ance 0 ~ ·K.h;~.l~d .:'~bd~ 1 .,' · . ?)~Keeping,, the : territories: however, . confront&thlnf thus, 'we' will.wait a - alcohol; cigarette$, . pornograpfty .or . ~asser:.: h~d _Q~,.a ~~n:of\~~t:·~~~~ 19lmv~c:,~ ':_ -::' increases - ~the .chance of war. but few months u{ hem: the decision on a .i;ated R moyie, but y~t . asj. E~~p.t;:~- ~.e~~lu~Jo:n; .;w~JS:9 :~a~.. · .··· . ·s~tires i~rael~·~ P<>rders~ De~b;uing a' . · .> vote .and · the . . controversy' ·,_ ... ., -that' .. .. . . . has · been 1· · ~ 1l<?~s -~ .sbe is mature .enough .'to . ~hoose· new s~..te. splYes no~ing·. \lri b_7en 1.~P!1~~~B·p!3· ~~:~~<17~~~~.~~~-· -~~embroiling the country for sixteen7 . ·. ~bo~ion her own. _· ln' 1983, in ,. years. · <· · dwlo~:~~- ,tnir·~¥PLJ.~-: ~<;~q!9r,!t~}0 ·~- - -~- ~·- :h:.Af~at's, worp,s. ate f<)Uowoo b¥ d~-~. Ohio, a bill _was struck down which . o~e d~~~P~~t~f . ~,~ wa~"·~ o~~r?"u_s}~p . . · "·. n~ither~ ~/wilt' ·. G~orge : ~Bush'-s tOY'-th~<~aqtga•s ·; w. ., }. . .:),"•,-: :_. •. . ' .. *"" .,. ,.~._,_9'"'b~,h~v~~ - Jh~t . . administration. _ ·: -

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:themselves to work foF political -and ·social change·for th~blacks in :soutfi · , Africa./ The pursuit of equality an4 democracy ·is a jU$t and ·noble cause , for which America s-trives. to be. a model. . Howev.er,:i n·. pursuing the goal of eqmility and democracy, ·America has involved itself with individuals and organizations in South Africa who apJ>eai.io th~ West as the .bearers.of d~mocracy and freedom, but . · in reality wish to install a totalitarian ·dictatorship, and are~f4i'nly committed to using violence against:Civilians to ·' achieve iheit goals. The two·greatest . perpetrators· of .$is ·noax are ·Nelson and Winriie Mandela. ··As .Ailiericans· · who believe in Maftih Luth~i Ki~g's di:~am, we m1;1st require the· Mandel3$ . · and the· African National :conwess . (ANC) to follow t!Ie policy of nori: violence, the policy of Martm Luther . ·King. · · - · . · ·· · . . A myth ,h as ·oeen · .~reated ..around the figure ·of Nelson Mandela that has given .hii'n .ifie· sfittul ·of'a . · benevolent \ demc;crat:k · 'cleader · . equivalent to King; and"the statps of a prisoner of conscience. The · media darlings, Nelscui"andWiilnie:Milndela, · h~w~ duped -~the , W.·~st into - ~l~evi~g . that they are·.. the· true ·· ¥oic.~, ·. for .. democratic, ~ceful .c hange· iii' South . Africa. It is time that·this-dangerous .myth be dispelled. . . One fact about ·, Nelson · -Mandela that is widely known, but ··· ~nfortu_nately ignored, is- his belief in . _· violence as a means for social change. .In 196I,.~ter the .failQI'e .of & general .: strike called for ·by Nelson Mandela · and the ANC, the ANC deeided · to adQpt viol~nce~ in c)rd~r )o ~c~ieye" their politicaha~riis. A:m~litary wing .. . . .,A.m_ericans ~must:~eri:lize :that of the ANC', , called U'm!Gbonto w e · · . · ...:M indela'\ is ·not a man ()f ~ace. His - Sizwe, was created with NelsQn .. - method.of .~iol~nce directly contra1lict , ·Man~ela as .its corltmander-j n-chie{. · the proven .,nethods Marti~ i..uthel , -.Mandela traveled threughoui Africa : _ , King. D_uring the Montgomery 1' Ala. ~ . 'fo~ging, contacts. with arm'S suppiying . boycott Kirig declared: · ·.. . ·' nations · a:Jid receiVi ng military traiping.': l;Ie:-was 'arrested upon his · To m~t hate w~th ·retaliatOry .retJJrn · ~ South Africa ,in August hate would do no~ing but .· -· .1962. A .few months· later· South --in~ensify the exi~tence· of evil AfriGan police '~aided an Umkh;.nto . in the.universe. _·H:ate l,)egets, , hideout, _d iscovering plans · for hate; violence begets violenc.e; bombing-s and assassinations, and toughness begets gr~ter . . / <weapons . cache of . 210,000 hand toughness. ~ ,grenades, 48,000 anti-personnel land .

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· heiped to conflfui iri 'ine. my ·belie( . . . . · that most North· Ameriqms are· ignorant of what is happening there. This ignorance holds ·true for most of . (· the· Central American 'region as well._ · These people are unaware of the fact ' _that Panama is a major international . 1 Within · a"' year . after . .. · .. ,., Herre~!' was the fi~~t high- . economic and military conee~. and· · of code to commander;.inthe breatc himself to official ·promotin-g . ranking the that recent deV'eiopm~nts withiD silence. and to openly admit his role_in chief, General Noriega appeared to ~country are a serious ~threat to the ~ · fully ip _charge of the coon try. democracy of not only Panaf!la; but of _ - the fraud ".~and- · corrupiion. The outraged, wa.s population· Panamanian Noriega con~olidated his power by as region American the ·entire Central . well. - and · ~~ upsurge .of popular protest . creating -the · Panamanian . Defense ~gainst General Noriega's rule bega,i. Forces, which · incorporated the, The National .Civic Crusade -. national guard, the air force, the naval . The ·militar'y~ concern )n ·· to effort an lo'in June on forlned was force, the canal defense force, the · P?.nama stems from the fact . that · movement. protest ' the coordinat~ police force., the traffic deparunent, -. Panama is the center for the entire Originally the crusade·was' comprised .. the depar.tineilt of investigations, and , U.S. · Southern Commarid. . The of about 100 O(ganizations. Today the . immigration . <Jepaitment. ·It is Southern Command is made · up of more than 200 organizations have inJportant. to "<note that th·e re is no military components from · each · joined the cause. Five ·democratic , . civilian supervision of these forces. branch of the u.s. military. The u:s. General Noriega.rules with unchecked· has several very large military bases opposition parties have ·also joir;ied · · authority. U.S. of 'Thousands in · Panama. the fight against General Noriega.· servicemen are currently stationed in The crusaders demand the removal of . General Noriega's rule has __ Panama. It is important .to note that ". Gene~al Noriega from power, and the· marked by, unprecedented n bee. dte ·u.s; military has, and to some reform:· .implementation of democra-tic _corruption. One .scandat- involved a degree still does; work alongside the Since the upheaval began, hundreds of 200 million dollar housing program, protesters have been arrested and a . Panamanian Defense Forces. The two •. · _" killed. 50 · million · dollars was lost, and .. been . have people of _many number forces have t:r~ned together for nobody went 'to j~l. Many lJ.S. ·and PUblic opinion~ polls indicate that ' years, and have within the , last six tno-re than 70% of all Panamanhufs years held ·the 'largest. joint military Panamanian lead~r~ have expres~ ·the believe that Noriega is a criminal, an4. · opemtion·s Panama~s history. These· need for . dem~ratization in order 'to · . tb.at he sbould leave-office:· . forces . are charged ~ with the. transfer · control of th.e · respon~ibility of protect,ing Panama < and the Panama Canal. ·_ TlJ:e }ecouomic concern in · Panama is attributed to the fad that ~ ;the Panama · CaQaf fs' a major inteqlatfon~ ·v;aterway, _the stability of which .is' essential for 'intemati<mal ' ~ trad¢. be.!Weetfthe:Atlantie·an~'Pacific · ' · .

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canal. The · U.S. Ambassador to Panama, A-rthur D~vis, related ·the future of the canru to democratization by . saying, " "~ully functioning democratic institutions in Panama are · ihe best ·&U3!antee to .Americans aitd Panamanians alike ·for success in the -turnover of the canal to Panama". _. -In an ..attempt t(r t;emove, General Noriega froin power, the U.S . are: · t}le frustration · of ·. the _ democratization prpc'e.ss. the . .. cut ~I economic and ·military aid to emergence qf a renewed version · of · ' Panarri~. The. result . has ·been

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regard this tactic as · .s habby. However, Nader justifies the··use of .this special · funding device for NYPIRG ·because :he beHeves that PIRGs are the "guardians" of the public interest. · · · · . There is JlO such .thing as a Apathy. must r~placed by . a uni~ersity where . . . · universal public interest~ · People will . always have different opinions as to -every o~ganizat~on 'takes over buildings to :inake sure what is right and ·wrong. The public . . ·_ . ·. ". interest for one person 'may ,be a · . it'S' ' demands are met. ' 1 political agenda for another."' It is not defiried by ---a ~ number of special university, or is· :not a sad faci at all, . candtdates through . tabling in the . projects th'at a organization is is up to one's ' own judgment. It w.as . · · Union, while far left organization&, working on. If people believe that not a particularly unique or original -with their members grumbling about the work NYPIRG does . is · so speech, but ~hat was' unique· was that the candidate of both parties. alst> had important then they c~ contribute to mie of tfle sponsors of the speech was tables. Fortun~tely, ~nd _perhaps · it voluntarily. ·In. a ~ free and op~n the JSU. It was a queer spectacle to surprisingly, tfie Union stayed rather · society: both side should compete in see a JSU table next to calm througqout the semester. There the the free m.ark~t .of ideas. That · ,- traditional leftist en~mies of the Israel., .. were some heated arguments, but few competition is stifled when there~ a state: ' threats, and, in fact, much cooperation guaranteed. ~ stable funding of one . 'and friendly· discussion · betwe·e n Perhaps the most turbulent . political group over any oth¢r. If a moment on . campus last semester College Republican's . and College ·group .does not have: to work lor i~s arose when John Guardiano published · Democrats. "Th~re was even a weU·financial security, it -is .'liable -to the Binghamton Times. After.writing · organized debate -between those two' become.complacent anq lose ' c_ontact an artfcle that questioned the me~hods groups regarding Ctfie presidentiai v.ilth the· stud~nts it is · s~pposed .to and results of affirmative action, John . election, and it was hel(\ in a mostly . serve. \ ·~ . .. was aGcused by rriany, of being · ~ ~friendly arid' informative atmosphere~ . Every four years students are racist. Though the article was It was pice to . see .people of all given the. chance.to vote on -the ry~ . . 'prq_bably not' racist in . intent, it was political beli¢fs arguing therr points of ·funding that NYPIRG gets . . · . ' written less than ·tactfully, so that civilly with a minimum. of threats, Unfortunately there are students who, various , interp-retation-s were · denouncements, and shoutiQg. are forced · to contribute to thisjustifiable.-. . Spme anti-racism· . Hopefully th'is t'fend will coiitilme. , i ·-~ . •' clemons_trations resulted, as well as . ·many deno.u ncements ·of tile . Binghamton Times,- including by . Overall, last ·. semester: . some campus officials. The lesson to - showed that many, if not: most, remember through all of this was .that -studellts · here are anything but , .. stopping_racism is -important; but .so . apath.etic~ and this i$ a .good sign. i~ the free exchange of ideas. · One hopes>however that apa~y will Cries of racism were also ·· · .b.e replaced.by principled' belief~. not heard aftef_ the horrifying attack on th~ slpga~s or half-baked .ideas. Apathy jSU ·office. This occurrence showed rrnist not be.r~placetl by a university' - ' - that anti-Semitism is ·far from dead at-' - where every organization takes over .. this university. The .Administratipn's buildings_tQ mi-tke ·sure i~s demands · · reaction to this appalling occurrence are met, or a place w-here the free · was a .strange one, painting over the exchange · of pnly .some . ideas is. . walls ·. quickly wjth little advanc~ .· welc9me, It must be a Gam pus which . . is politically active. but at ihe notice, presumably to lessen . th~ damage t'o the university's reputation time thoughtfpl, civil, .consQious of from this attack. One can only hope · his-torical precedents and principled iri that the attempt . to discover the · the Amerjcari, tradition. identity pf the c~ulprits was , not '' -hindered in the rocess. · · ~

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