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“It angers me, as it angers the vast majority of Muslims, to hear bin Laden and his associates described as Islamic terrorists. They are terrorists
pure and simple. Islam is a peaceful and tolerant religion, and the acts of these people are contrary to the teachings of the Quran.”
— Tony Blair,
British Prime Minister
■ October7,2001
University Press
Friday, October 10,2001 A Four-Time Associated Press Texas Managing Editors Award Winner _ ... 1
America retaliates
Opposition to U.S.-led attacks
TOKYO (AP) — U.S.-led air-
strikes on Afghanistan touched off
more protests and sharp criticism of
the United States, especially in
Muslim countries. But allied support
for the attacks remained strong
despite reports of more civilian casu-
alties.
In Indonesia, the world’s most
populous Muslim nation, hundreds of
Islamic activists protesting the mili-
tary campaign clashed with police
Tuesday outside the U.S. Embassy in
Jakarta, the capital.
Police fired shots in the air and
used a water cannon and tear gas to
drive demonstrators away from the
heavily fortified building. Several
people were injured.
U.S. and European officials have
warned Westerners to stay indoors in
Indonesia to avoid possible attacks
by Muslims who sympathize with
Osama bin Laden, prime suspect in
the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the
United States, or with the Taliban, the
Islamic government in Afghanistan
that is protecting bin Laden.
Arab governments issued mild
statements and the protests that took
place, such as student demonstrations
in Egypt and Sudan, were peaceful.
Clashes Monday killed two
Palestinians and injured more than
210 in the deadliest internal fighting
in years. But on Tuesday in the West
Bank town of Nablus, about 1,500 stu-
dents peacefully marched near uni-
versity grounds, holding banners that
read: “Stop the war in Afghanistan.”
The airstrikes continued in
Afghanistan on Tuesday, and the
' United Nations said Tuesday that
four workers for a U.'N.-affiliated
mine-clearing agency died in raids the
previous night. It was the first inde-
pendent confirmation of civilian
casualties, although the Taliban Tias
said dozens of people have been
killed.
U.N. officials in Islamabad
appealed for the protection of civil-
ians and the deaths prompted some
newspapers to question the military
action.
“We understand the pain, anger
and anguish in the wake of the Sept.
11 attacks on New York and
Washington...but do the means justify
the end?” said an editorial in
Malaysia’s government-allied New
Straits Times newspaper. “An eye for
an eye is not the answer.” "■
A major Japanese newspaper,
Asahi Shimbun, said the use of force
was necessary to prevent further ter-
rorist attacks. But its editorial also
said military action “must be restrict-
ed as much as possible.”
Under the headline “Spare the
Afghan People,”’ an editorial in the
Jakarta Post said the United States
and its allies should have sought the
approval of the U.N. Security Council
before the attacks.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi
Annan urged all nations to join the
U.S.-led global war against terrorism,
and support for the British and U.S.
forces remained strong in many coun-
tries, especially in Europe and Asia.
Prime Minister John Howard of
Australia said Tuesday that 150 elite
Australian commandoes could be
quickly called into action to help
fight the war on terrorism.
See PROTESTS, pagff 2
in Afghanistan continues
Pakistani pro-Taliban supporters burn a replica of an American flag and
an effigy of U.S. President Bush during a protest in Karachi Monday to
vent their anger over the military strikes in Afghanistan by the U.S.-led
coalition. Emotional Muslims poured into Karachi streets,to show their
'support to'the ruling Talibans whp are still sheltering Osama bin Laden. -
FBI suspects
foul play
in Florida
Anthrax cases
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) —
Federal officials suspect foul play
rather than an environmental
source is at the root of two Florida
anthrax cases that have left one
man dead and hundreds of co-
workers lining up for medical
tests.
The FBI on Monday sealed
off the Boca Raton offices of
American Media Inc., where both
men worked, and agents donned
protective gear before going
inside.
How the bacterium got into
the newspaper’s office remained
unknown. But federal investiga-
tors have eliminated the obvious
environmental sources of anthrax,
said Barbara Reynolds, a spokes-
woman for the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
in Atlanta.
In Washington, Florida Sen.
Bob Graham met with CDC
Director Jeffrey Koplan on
Monday. “I asked Dr. Koplan what
would be the likelihood that such
a disease could have occurred
without human intervention. His
words were, ‘Nil to none,”’
Graham said.
And Attorney General John
Ashcroft said Monday the case
could become T‘a .sleax criminal
See ANTHRAX, page 2
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lawyer to speak at Lamar
Immigration
Tara Smith
UP managing editor
Ken Harder, an immigration lawyer
from Houston, will speak to international
students at Lamar on Friday on what they
can expect in the coming months from
the Immigration Naturalization Service.
Jesse Doiron, director of Lamar
Language Institute, said that the meeting
will focus on immigration issues and stu-
dent visas.
The meeting, he said, is part of a
series of round-table discussions with the
theme “Improving Campus Life of
International Students” and is sponsored
by the Lamar Language Institute.
“Through these meetings we hope to
focus on ways to make international stu-
dent’s educational experience at Lamar
University more enjoyable and reward-
ing,” Doiron said. “Time permitting, Mr.
Harder will also address specific ques- |
tions.
“For example, with the war starting, i
what do we say to international students? i
What if they want to go home? I think j
Ken Harder, with his great expertise and
skill, will be able to give the best answers j
and suggestions to the students’ ques- I
tions.”
The meeting will be held from 2 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. in 101 Galloway Business ;
Building. j
Press Club panelists
debate policy issues
Greg Hayes
UP staff writer
“Where do we go from
here?” was the question
addressed in a panel discus-
sion held by the Press Club
of Southeast Texas at the
John Gray Center on
Thursday concerning
American foreign policy and
terrorist attacks on our
nation.
“What happened on
Sept. 11 was a major intelli-
gence failure,” Bruce Drury,
professor of political science,
said. “Our government must
promote international secu-
rity efforts to prevent future
terrorist attacks. We also
have to orchestrate a police
effort.... This is going to be a
fairly long process of finding
these people and bringing
them to justice.”
Drury said that our gov-
ernment, along with other
governments in the world,
needs to do a great deal of
planning and brush up on its
cultural knowledge.
“We must make an
effort to understand other
cultures,” he said. “We also
need to avoid insisting that
others accept our values.
This is where the press
comes in. Our media has the
responsibility to educate the
American people about
other cultures and their val-
ues.”
Terri Davis, assistant
professor of political science,
said that America is current-
ly in the state of mind that
we want to see something
done now, which has led to
the heightened security
measures being taken at
jobs, public places and
events.
“We are so afraid at this
moment,” she said. “We like
to have the feeling that
something is being done,
even if it means confiscating
cameras and denying first-
amendment rights.”
Davis said that, on one
hand, we are being told
about the dangers of bio-
chemical warfare and that
we can all be affected, and,
on the other, we are being
told not to worry.
“You create a paranoia
that borders on schizophre-
nia,” she said. “In other
words, we are being told to
not be afraid even though
our leaders are telling us
that we are under extreme
attack.”
Davis said that she feels
terrorism has been dealt
with by Americans from
other Americans and has
learned to survive.
“A family sitting on
their front porch becoming
involved in a drive-by shoot-
ing are subjected to terror-
ism,” she said. “Children
abused in their homes are
subject to terrorism every
time that they go home. This
is still terrorism, just a differ-
ent type.” ^
Davis also said that
Americans of middle eastern
culture that are being looked
at in a negative manner are
really not being shone
respect.
“When the Oklahoma
bombing took place, we did-
See FORUM, page 2
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