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Show Page 4 The Thunderbird Monday April 21, 1986 Opinion 'vr fit Khadafy should learn the rides to the game Last week, the U.S. attacked three Libyan military bases. This was done in retaliation for repeated terrorist attacks against the West supported, and often backed, by Libyas Colonel Moammar Khadafy. The question comes down to this: Was attacking a known terrorist an act of war or an act of supression? President Ronald Reagan has said that by fighting terrorism at the source, it will be suppiessed around the world. The example of Israel surfaced on the network news coverage of the attack. Israel attacked what it believed to be the Palestine Liberation Organizations headquarters, driving Y assar Arafat, leader of the PLO, into hiding. Israel now claims that PLO attacks have lessened to virtually nothing. Despite this example, the question of war has been raised. One senator said that despite the Israeli endorsement of the attack, the example is invalid: Israel is currently at war, he said, due to the attacks it has made on other countries that Israel believes are housing the PLO. Will our attack on Libya lead to a war? There doesnt seem to be a clear answer. There was speculation that the U.S.S.R. would get involved, throwing the globe into World War III. Theyre going to drop the bomb, one terrified student said. While war seems eventually inevitable, The Thunderbird doesnt believe that it will happen because of Reagans decision last Monday. The Thunderbird supports Reagans action. Khadafy and other terrorists must be shown that the U.S. is not a place they can take their aggressions out on. As a world superpower, sometimes we have to look the other way to prevent a war from starting, but there is always a breaking point. Khadafy has been repeatedly warned about the possible consequences of his terrorism, but never before have we taken such action. In this case especially, Reagan made a public statement saying that if any Americans were killed with a definite ith the terrorist killing link to Libya, there would be retaliation. of five Americans in West Germany, the president looked for the links and found them. It is hoped that this will show Khadafy that if you don't play by the rules, you cant play at all. Khadafy has made threats to attack more and more Americans, and Reagan has countered these threats by saying that he will attack Libya again if this happens. People are calling Reagan a warmonger again. As long as Reagan doesnt attack any innocent civilians, only Khadafy s crazed terrorists, Reagan will have the countrys and The Thunderbirds support. NX- TT?; -- Q)e Cfnmderbird P- VOLUME 80, NUMBER 25 Editor Tyler Jensen Copy Editor Rebecca Southern Photo Editor Derek Miller Sports Editor Ken Co 'Entertainment Editor Paige White Assistant to the Editors Annette Grooms Senior Staff Writer Kris Johnson Production Manager Kelli Foy Advertising Designer Gavtn McNeil Advertising Representative Kellie Jensen Faculty Adviser Larry Baker Resistance: Watch for The Enemy Revolutionary. I waited until The Enemy had left and 1 didnt have then ran over and took hold of the John Rex is a senior majoring in English, who dodges to wait long for my prey. Soon an Enemy, camoflaged came near. Obviously as usual as a grounds-keepesprinklers in his spare time. he was set on doing some evil business, but I never As I sneak down the sidewalk to my next class, I gave him a chance. When he was within range I cant help glancing nervously from side to side. I know opened fire and hit him full in the chest with all the theyre out there somewhere. I am dressed in usual power of the 65 p.s.i. water cannon. He never knew' revolutionary attire; my yellow slicker is ample proof what hit him. Within a few weeks of joining the Resistance, I was that Im no rookie around here. I heft my umbrella asked to become a G.I. (Grounds-keepe- r Interceptor). proudly. My rubber waders are neatly polished. The Enemy: usually theyll hide deep down in the I was only too happy to accept this opportunity to thick grass or behind a bush or tree. And they never help defend my fellow students. It hasnt taken long for me to become used to the give any kind of warning before they strike. But perhaps the most frightening part of their attacks is guerilla warfare tactics of The Enemy and Ive learned that they kill randomly: you never know who is going The Enemy often tries to diguise itself. to be next. The Enemy often tries to diguise itself. Their and Their infantrymen wear ts and baseball caps. They infantrymen wear would pass for civilians if it werent for the blazing baseball caps. They would pass for red SUSC logo plastered across everything they civilians if it werent for the blazing own including their tanks. Actually, their tanks are red SUSC logo plastered across disguised as pickup trucks, but we revolutionaries' know better. Those vehicles have hidden within them everything they own. all the various weapons of war known to man: wrenches concealed in tool boxes, sprinkler heads to fight back in my way. Often this comes down to wrapped in brown paper bags (and hidden under the just simply running away or jumping blasts as they seat), 15 garden hoses, and the most terrible of all: erupt around you. But there are times when you can With just a retaliate. Sabotage seems to work best; there are just the dreaded few twists of this awful weapon, literally tens of too many of them for us to take them on man to man. Ive learned about student traitors too. There are sent to their students and innocent maker. actually are some students who have left our ranks The memory of the first time I witnessed the use and have joined up with The Enemy. Oh, sure, they job, of this weapon plays over and over in my mind like try to cover it up by saying that its a work-studbur we know that theyve become one of them! a song you cant forget. As usual, I was slinking to And the war goes on. As I crouch here behind this class early one morning when I noticed one of he Magnum Juniper bush, the water runs past my collar and down Enemy approaching a all around I Sprinkler he had strategically placed near a busy my back. can hear the sounds of the battle binder is spattered with mud, student intersection. As I hid behind a pine tree the me, my Mead three-rinI horrifying scene unfolded before me: The Enemy and my Econ. text slowly becomes a mushy mess. waited until a group of about 20 students had gathered really have no idea when it all will end, perhaps no one does. But we all know that we must fight, and at the spot. Then, without so much as a courteous and we must dodge sprinklers. We must defend what we battle cry, he twisted his know to be true. We must uphold the basic right of sprayed the entire group; I couldnt watch, and instead screams. man to walk unafraid on dry sidewalks. Someday it the face from just turned my At that moment I decided to become a will all become a reality, but for now it is only a dream. BY JOHN REX r, T-shir- Sprinkler-Turner-Onne- r. y 1 The ThnmerW i publihoJ oath Monday of the academic vear bv and for the student bodv ot Southern Utah State College and is not affiliated in any manner whatsex-vewith the College department ot communication. 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