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COLUMN: Peace movement offers solutions

October 29

I was really hoping to avoid yet another column explaining the goals of the current peace movement. Unfortunately, Colby Phillips, published in the Oct. 24 Daily Lobo, has brought to my attention the fact that, in spite of the numerous people who have written about these goals, some people are still under the impression that peace activists have yet to offer any actual solutions. So, I am forced to delve into that subject once again.

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LETTER: Retaliation is doomed to fail

October 29

The time has come to mention something that the American people really do not want to hear.

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COLUMN: Real democracy needed in U.S.

October 26

I am amazed at the display of fall colors and these cold winds from the north that cover everything with leaves. While nature changes before our eyes, we still believe that dropping bombs brings peace and freedom or at least fills our empty cups with pride.

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LETTER: Americans are hypocritical, fail to recognize civil rights

October 26

After reading and hearing article after article both in Daily Lobo, on the Internet, radio and TV, I have come to one conclusion.

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LETTER: Anti-war protesters lack passion, righteousness

October 26

There is nothing quite as comical as members of the "peace movement" bemoaning the fact that no one seems to care that they are protesting.

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LETTER: Media serves us war propaganda

October 25

I've been away for almost two months now, and Wednesday was the first time I read the Daily Lobo since my departure. I wanted to say a few things about the perspective that I see on the news from Germany.

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COLUMN: Minorities in U.S. face retaliation

October 25

A student of Lebanese background at a university in Ohio was walking across the campus when someone pointed a finger at her and yelled, "Terrorist!"

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LETTER: Student's claims not based on facts, relevant material

October 25

I read Brian Ramirez's letter in Wedneday's Daily Lobo with great interest, but I couldn't decide whether to agree or disagree.

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COLUMN: Fighting Islamic-U.S. rift

October 25

What intellectual debate pits Osama bin Laden, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and one of the premier political scientists in America against Bill Clinton, George Bush and Arab leaders?

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LETTER: The price of opposition

October 25

Had Osama bin Laden read his U.S. history more carefully, perhaps he might not have launched such an attack. He might have realized that the United States does not stop until it has taken its enemies off at the knees.

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COLUMN: Peace, anti-globalization protesters not giving up

October 24

I am a peace protester. I'm also one of those anti-globalization activists you may have read about. I'd like to tell you who we are and why these issues concern us.

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LETTER: Abortion more than a mere procedure, deserves debate

October 24

Is sensationalism the only mode of education? The anti-abortion advertisement of Oct. 18 was disturbing, especially to Drs. Espey and Leeman, who wrote a letter in the Oct. 22 Daily Lobo.

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LETTER: Ability to change through collective thought a fallacy

October 24

I read Mr. Brian Ramirez's letter to the editor in the Oct. 23 Daily Lobo. I found it amusing, especially from a philosophy and political science major.

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COLUMN: Defending the merits of capitalism

October 24

Everyone, whether they admit it or not, acts in their own best interest to satisfy their needs and desires. No matter how noble the cause, people work for it not for its own sake but because it benefits them. Those peace protesters that congregate in front of the bookstore every Friday are there because it gives them the satisfaction of knowing they're doing something to support their beliefs.

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LETTER: Protesters should offer us solutions

October 24

Maybe Sari Krosinsky, whose column was published in Monday's Daily Lobo, needs to look a little deeper to find out why the peace movement isn't catching on with anyone. If she did, she'd find out that there is nothing to support.

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LETTER: Berthold's apology mere words

October 24

Reading The Federalist Chronicle earlier this month, I came across a stunning comment attributed to UNM professor Richard Berthold.

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LETTER: Euphemisms should not be used in news

October 23

I notice more and more circumlocution, euphemism and plain old jargon in the official news from Washington these days. I believe in the simple, declarative sentence. The more important the information, the simpler and more declarative the sentence should be.

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LETTER: Only peace can cleanse the stains of vengeance

October 23

The U.S. flag is again stained with the blood of innocent people. These stains are in addition to those already present from prior U.S. leaders who took refuge in violence when faced with conflict rather than in intellectual reason or nonviolent, sacred doctrines.

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COLUMN: Now is time to discuss policy

October 23

At the risk of becoming yet another of the few outspoken voices of moderate dissent on our nation's current "War Against Terrorism" and the potential wrath that dissent may evoke, I feel the need to point out a statement made by William Raspberry in Monday's Albuquerque Journal.

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LETTER: Peace movements bloom inside self

October 22

My heart goes out to Steven Chavez, a UNM alumnus, who in his Oct. 18 letter to the Daily Lobo, asks, "... which peace group do I join?"