Central State University
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TUESDAY anuary 29, 1991
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Bush talks on war WASHINGTON (AP)—President Bush will try to reassure Americans of a brighter future in his State of the Union speech tonight, press secretary Marlin Fitzwater said Sunday. Bush will announce "nothing major" or costly in the way of domestic proposals, given the clampdown on spending for virtunlly everything except the war effort, Fitzwater said. In that vein, Bush intends to spend about half the speech talking about the war, with a positive spin on prospects for its conclusion, officials said. But he also will devote considerable time to the domestic agenda that critics say he has neglected.
Soviet talks begin WASHINGTON (AP)—Differences over the U.S. military tactics in the Persian Gulf surfaced Saturday as Soviet Foreign Minister Alexander A. Bessmertnykh opened talks with the Bush administration that could determine the course of superpower relations. After a two-hour meeting with Secretary of State James A. Baker III, the new Soviet foreign minister said the allied campaign against Iraq was "a source of concern" to his government even though it agreed with the United States on the goal of liberating Kuwait. "There may be a danger of the conflict going more in the direction of the destruction of Iraq and in the direcdon of involving more casualties on both sides," Bessmertnykh said. Baker countered that the goal of the 31-nation coalition was not to destroy Iraq. Otherwise, Baker avoided any conflict over allied strategy.
Feds close S & L WASHINGTON (AP)—Federal regulators on Friday seized California's Columbia Savings and Loan Association, the industry's biggest speculator in junk bonds. Columbia, of Beverly Hills, worked closely with Michael Milken, Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.'s junk bond chief, to accumulate a portfolio of the risky securities far larger than that of any other thrift institution. At the end of 1990, Columbia had junk bonds worth approximately $2.5 billion, originally purchased for more than $4 billion. The takeover brings the government's junk bond holdings to more than $5 billion. That makes the government thelargest single junk owner in the $200 billion-plus market.
Who is this enemy? Prof attempts to lift cloud off Desert Storm By David LoBaugh
Staff Writer First of two parts
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sk most Americans about Operation Desert Storm and they can reel facts and figures about things like stealth bombers and patriot missiles. But what do we know about the people in the eye of the storm? What is their history? What is their religion? Who are they? Three Central State University academicians from the history and political science departments attempted to lift some of the clouds from the storm. "The Iraqi are a very religious people," Dr. John George, professor of political science and sociology, said. The vast majority of Iraq's people are of the Islamic faith, George said. The history of the Islamic religion can be traced to 7th century A.D. and the birth of Mohammed. Mohammed incorporated ideology from Jewish and Christian practices in writing the Koran, the equivilant of the Christian bible, George said. "Mohammed considered men like Alexander the Great and John the Baptist as prophets and Jesus Christ is generally regarded as the second-most-important prophet of the Islamic religion," George said. •
See IRAQ, page 7.
CSU Arabs mixed on outlook dents from Pakistan, said they have not experienced any harassment. Aziz and Naqvi are both juniors majoring in computer science. Although their country is among the 31-nation coalition united against Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, Aziz and Naqvi disagree with President Bush's decision to attack Iraq. Aziz said he is hesitant to vocalize how he feels about Bush's actions not out of fear for reprisals, but out of respect for his American friends who support Bush. Saddam is wrong and should be punished, but not at the expense of "our Muslim brothers," Aziz said. Although there are many people in Iraq who don't like Saddam, it is not right to
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Staff Writer j thnic discrimination during war ,
time is not new, and as the war in the Persian Gulf escalates, so does harassment against anyone who even looks like an Arab. During WW II the U.S. government placed Japanese-Americans in "relocation camps," that resembled prison camps to ensure national security. Despite isolated incidents here and across the country, Arab students at Central State University have no complaints about their treatment. Tariq Aziz and Rehan Naqvi, CSU stu
punish all Muslims because of one man's actions, Aziz said. Naqvi agreed with him. "Punish (Saddam), do not punish the Muslims of the country," said Naqvi. Their religion complicates the issue because they are united as Muslims. When Iraq is attacked, it's like an attack on all Muslims, said Aziz. Majid Hietari is Iranian and majoring in medical technology at CSU. Bush is doing the right thing by attempting to liberate Kuwait, Hietari said. The Persian Gulf needs stability. No anger has been directed at him as a re•
INS I DE , TO'DAY V Central State Universtiy receives educational artifacts.
V Finding a job in the 1990s may be tougher than you think.
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Editorial Letters Sports Around Campus Comics
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page 2 page 2, 3 page 9,10 page 11 page 11
V Gov. David Walters makes his first official visit to campus, speaking about his goals in state government and the importance of public service.
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See ARABS, page 7.
