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Tuesday, October 12, 1982
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by questions left unanswered
By Chris Welsch
A Nebraska Legislative hearing on the
MX missile Thursday in Sidney, Neb., pro
vided an opportunity for discussion of the
MX, but left many questions unanswered,
a state senator said.
It was hoped that Air Force repre
sentatives could be present at the hearing
to answer questions, said Sen. Robert Clark
of Sidney. However, a letter received by
the Legislature's Executive Board from the
Air Force explained that since no decisions
have been made concerning basing of the
MX, there would be no reason for Air
Force officials to attend the meeting.
The decision is expected from President
Reagan by Dec. 1, the letter said.
The hearing was the first step towards
fulfilling the requirements of Legislative
Resolution 326, which was introduced by
Sen. Clark, and was passed April 6.
The resolution calls for public hearings
on the MX, along with detailed investiga
tions of sociological, economic and
environmental impact, if the MX was
placed in Wyoming or the Nebraska Pan
handle. Twenty-seven people spoke at the meet-
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ins. said Mark Bonkiewicz, a Sidney farmer
and member of the Tri-State MX Coalition.
Only one of the 27 speakers talked in favor
of the MX.
The Tri-State Coalition, a pro-defense
group against land-basing of the missile,
wrote the resolution. Bonkiewicz said he
was pleased with the turnout at the hear
ing. "Aside from the fact that no questions
were answered," he said, "the number of
people at the hearing shows a great concern
on this issue."
I think it is indicative of Air Force
policy that they sent no one to hear our
questions," he said.
The Air Force is trying to keep people
from getting aroused, he said. They are
playing down the importance of the MX.
Bonkiewicz said he thinks the MX
missiles will be based at Warren Air Force
Base in Wyoming.
The fact that Reagan, Secretary of De
fense Caspar Weinberger, and Interior
Secretary James Watt have all visited
Warren is more than a coincidence, he said.
The drilling of the holes near Cheyenne
also indicates interest in Wyoming as a
potential basing site, he said.
Israel . . .
Continued from Page 4
With Israel's legitimacy
undermined, its sympathy
and support - notably in
the United States - are
undermined as well. Yet be
cause of the close ties be
tween Israel and the United
States, any undermining of
support for Israel under
mines America's standing,
too.
Thus the other-side-of-the-coin
consequences: en
hanced prestige for the PLO
and Comrade Yasser; en
hanced credibility for the
Palestinian cause that he has
manipulated for his (and the
Kremlin's) goal, the an
nihilation of Israel; the pos
sible crushing of Israel's
Likud coaltion, which
Begin's domestic political
adversaries have been unable
to accomplish themselves;
and the questioning, among
Israelis and Jews every
where, whether they ought
to fight so single-mindedly
anymore - not only against
their own victimization, but
also for moral right.
Israel always has been
measured by a different
standard, often a double
standard.
Never mind that it's a
bum rap. Never mind that
it's a demand reeking of the
very anti-Semitism the self
righteous deplore. The bar
barities committed in Sabra
and Shatila are a gift to this
century's foremost bar
barians. And who knows: Even
now they may be clinking
their glasses in the Kremlin,
and toasting: "Next year,
Jerusalem."
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