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The Telesc Friday, January 25, 1991

Palomar College, 1 140 West Mission Road, San Marcos CA 92069-1 487

Volume 44, Number 12

Palomar reacts to war Boggs urges 'tolerance' towards all views on Persian Gulf war By Roman S. Koenig Editor-in-Chief

TIMELINE •JANUARY 16 and 17: A day after the deadline set for Saddam Hussein to get out of Kuwait, United Nations forces air-raided strategic military sites in Iraq. The first raid was declared a success. Numerous other raids would occur in the days following. Crude oil prices also had their biggest one-day fall in history as another result of the attack.

In response to the current crisis in the

Persian Gulf, Palomar College Superintendent/President Dr. George Boggs said last week that he fmds the war "abhorrent" and supports students' rights to peacefully assemble to express their views about the confl ict. "Personally, I find the war to be abhorrent and would have hoped that every possible other avenue could have been undertaken before stepping over the line and actually attacking," said Boggs, stressing that his views on the war were personal and not an official opinion as college president. Boggs said, however, that he thought President George Bush's explanation for action was clear. "The fact is that that part of the world is strategically important to the economy of the world because of the oil deposits," Boggs said. "And Hussein did aggressively attack Kuwait and there are reports of atrocities on that country." Boggs also cited fear of Hussein invading neighboring Saudi Arabia as another factor in the reason for action. Boggs added that it was unfortunate that the allied forces of Desert Shield and Saddam Hussein could not have drawn up a plan

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Superintendent/President Dr. George Boggs where all involved parties could have "saved face." "We were there first to protect the rest of the (Middle Eastern) countries which, I guess, was why it was called Desert Shield," he said. "And then we got ourselves into a (see BOGGS- page 8)

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Palomar ready to help reservists CuH Wt1r

By Roman S. Koenig Editor-in-Chief Students who have been forced to leave their educational pursuits because of the war in the Persian Gulf have special needs, and according to Palomar Director of Veterans Services Judy Duncan, the college is prepared to help. "What we're doing is extending our services in the (Veterans Services) office here, which has always been a go-between between the VA (Veterans Administration) and the college," said Duncan. "I had a father call today. His daughter left in December and so she didn't get her grades for last semester," she explained, "and she was resolved to go to Saudi Arabia. "She was only entitled to (VA) benefits up through the middle of the month, so she owed the VA back some money but she's in Saudi Arabia," she said. The office on campus was able to provide the woman's father with contacts he needed at the VA to solve the problem. "This is an ex tension of what we've been doing all along to get them their benefits. Now we're trying to ease the transition from having to pay monies back or having to

VIEWS ON THE GULF WAR: Palomar students, The Telescope and student government president share their positions on page 4. leave school." Duncan said that one problem the college faces is the number of reservists called for duty who do not report their reason for dropping classes. . "The school is going in and making allowances so that (students) won't get poor grades, so that they can get Ws and refunds," she said. A "W" on a report card signifies withdrawal from a class. Instructors have also been giving students "incomplete" grades so that the students can make up lost work upon his or her return. Stepped up security at Camp Pendleton Threats of terrorist acts have resulted in stepped up security measures at Camp Pendleton. According to Duncan, this should not directly affect Palomar's on-base campus."Classes are still going up there, and classes are open to civilians," she said. There are civilians attending classes there cur(see DUNCAN- page 3)

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The Cable News Network (CNN) made a name for itself as live reports came in from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem during the attacks as well as reports from three CNN reporters from a Baghdad hotel. The Army reported that four American aircraft had been lost during the air raids over Iraq within the first 48 hours of the war. Israel was hit again by Scud missles, doing little damage.

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•JANUARY 18 and 19: Iraq made good on its promise to attack Israel in the event that it was attacked. Eight Scud missles reached Israel, doing little damage and no severe i nj uries. Ot her attacks would follow.

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•JANUARY 20 and 21 : The United States supplies Israel with Patriot missles, successfully stopping most Scuds from hitting ground. Prisoners of War captured by Iraq. Videotapes of the men making statements indicated, according to U.S. officials, mistreatment of the POWs. Two of the men are Camp Pendleton marines. ·JANUARY 22and 23: Three Israelis were killed and 96 inured when .a Scud missle hit ground in Tel Aviv. Another U.S. jet was shot down, but the pilot ejected safely. JANUARY 24: French forces sunk an Iraqi ship planting mines in the gulf. A CBS correspondent and crew are reported missing.

Source: Daily newspaper reports

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