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celebrated as U.S.
approaches conflict
unday was Veterans Day
anniversary of the end of
World War I.
World War I was a messy war.
Trench fighting led to the deaths
of hundreds of thousands of men
in single battles. Veterans Day is a
memorial to those who gave their
lives and a monument ot the stu
pidity and futility of war.
It's ironic that Sunday's page
one news was tension in Nicara
gua. We're close to war there. The
Sandinista government says the
United States is ready to invade
and Nicaraguans are arming them
selves in anticipation.
The Reagan Administration is
considering a major increase in
pressure on Nicaragua to halt the
flow of Soviet arms, according to
a copy righted New York Times
article in the Sunday Journal-Star.
Another Journal-Star article
said Reagarr approved disciplinary
action against some "junior level"
CIA employees for their involvement
in making a manual for Nic
araguan rebels on how to terrorize.
Reagan said the manual broke
no laws.
The United States has mined
Nicaragua's harbors, financed the
Contra rebels, circulated a man
ual preaching the benefits of creat
ing martyrs and inciting riots.
Why is it surprising that Nicaragua
is arming herself? We are forcing
Health aide defends
treatment of student
This concerns Stacie Thomas'
assessment of the University
Health Center and health aides,
(DN, Nov. 6). As one of the two
health aides involved, I will at
tempt to provide a few of the
facts she may have mistakenly
excluded.
When I was contacted, the vic
tim was still vomiting and had a
case of diarrhea. I did take her
temperature to be normal, along
with the other health aide in
volved. We were both 4 degrees
off? I doubt it.
I was not told by either the vic
tim or her friends that she had
been on medication (thus elimi
nating the suspicion of an allergic
reaction) or that she had not
eaten in three days. I was told
that she was "fine until she ate
dinner." Seeing that no one else
was exhibiting similar symptoms,
I assumed food poisoning was
not suspect. Even if it had been
food poisoning, putting the pa
tient to bed, keeping her warm,
and giving liquids after vomiting
subsides is the most frequently
used remedy.
After confirming this with the
health center, this is exactly what
I told the victim and her friends.
The door was left wide open for
the victim to go to the health cen
ter if she so desired. The victim
reported to me, unbeknown to
Thomas, that she did not care to
go to the health center. We, as
health aides, are taught to respect
the decisions and confidence of
the students we help, as long as
they are coherent, which she was.
In no way did I say or infer that I
"didn't want" to take her to the
health center because of her
weakness. I asked to be contacted
again if there were any changes,
and needless to say, I was not
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the Sandinistas to increase their
military might.
The manual, titled "Psychologi
cal Operations in Guerilla War,"
may not be against the law. But it
encourages hiring professional
criminals to carry out "select jobs"
and it suggests creating a riot to
kill one rebel supporter to create
a "martyr." Inciting a riot is illegal
in the United States and so is hir
ing professional criminals to carry
out "select jobs."
The Times article said the Rea
gan Administration is discussing
many ways to increase pressure o
the Central Ameican country.
They include recalling the U.S.
If my advice was not accepta
ble, then maybe the victim should
have been taken to the "doorstep"
of the health center. Health aides
are not qualified nor trained to
diagnose illnesses. Since the
health aides involved were not
presented with complete infor
mation, how can we be criticized
for our actions? The people in
volved acted to the best ot their
abilities and qualifications, given
the information presented them.
Jill Schmitz
health aide
sophomore
pre-pharmacy
'Integrity ' sparks
fan 's admiration
Sam Umland's disgust for those
of us who waited in line to buy
Bruce Springsteen tickets offers
a clue to the real missing word in
his quote (DN, Nov. 7). Appar
ently, "Ignorance is Bliss" in
Umland's case. He should read
about Springsteen and listen to
his music before making such a
facile connection between Spring
steen, his fans and apathy.
I really would cheer for Spring
steen passing in a procession
when I wouldn't do the same for
anyone else. But my admiration
for this "rock star" is galvanized
by an awareness of his integrity
as an artist and as a humanitar
ian. Like Springsteen, who has
performed on behalf of safe ener
gy, Vietnam veterans and nuclear
disarmament, I have "devoted the
same amount of energy and time"
to such "laudable political causes"
as human rights in Central Amer
ica, equal rights for women, a
nuclear weapons freeze and halt
ing the deployment of missiles
both here and in Europe.
If Umland were more willing to
learn than to instruct, he might
fird himself relieved to see stu
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ambassador, halting Soviet arms
shipments by force, harrassment
of arms ships, or full Naval
quarantine.
None of the intelligence infor
mation about the Nicaragua build
up has been released yet, but offi-
cials in the Pentagon and State
ueparimeni sam receni snip-
ments delivered surface-to-air
missiles, attack helicopters, anti-
aircraft guns, radar equipment
and patrol boats, the Times arti-
clesaid.
The rebels are a minority in
Nicaragua. Most people are still
loyal to the Sandinista govern-
ment and they are ready to fight
dents so enthusiastic about a
decent and gifted man like Spring
steen. Joan Ratliff
UNL dropout
Reader questions
state intervention
When I began to read Jim
Rogers' article, "Opposition eco
nomists say regulation causes
monopoly" (Nov. 6, Daily Nebra
skan), it appeared as if someone
Would finally speak up for capital
ism Le., that the state just
might be the cause of some of the
evil in this country, which has
been so conveniently passed on
to those "selfish capitalists." By
the end of the third paragraph
though, I realized this was not so.
Rogers' term "monopoly cap
italism," with the state at the root "
giving handouts, is as loose a use
of language as is possible. Capit
alism, as opposed to our present
day mixed economy, by defini
tion, denies the possibility of such
government intervention.
Secondly, when Ayn Rand re
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those who would overthrow their
country.
A war in Nicaragua would be
messy. It would be fought in jun
gles and like Vietnam, the enemy
would never be clearly defined.
The Reagan Administration s
aggression is forcing the Nicara
guans t0 prepare for war, and
there speculation the United
states preparing for a war as
weIL It-S a quagmire in the mak-
a war we could not win.
Those of us who might be
drafted to fight a war in Nicara-
gua will be watching the situation
closely.
ferred to big business as "America's
persecuted minority," she did not
aim this description toward the
moochers who have and still do
ask for government protection.
Rather, she referred to big bus
iness as being the scapegoat for
any and all injustice in the
country. For example, if business
men strive for profit, label them
greedy and cold; if they want to
build cars without airbags for
those who choose not to spend
the extra money, call them un
scrupulous and antisocial.
The aim of Rogers' article is
only too evident in the final para
graph. Since he can't point to the
promise of a better future to
justify the stats, as the U?SR did
and does, he quotes a Harvard
philosopher who says we need a
"more extensive state" to make
up for the past.
No matter what evidence exists
against state intervention, just
say we need more of it and all will
be fine.
Jim Carson
senior
finance
Chris Velsch, 472-1766
Dssnlsl Shsttll
Kitty Pcllcky
Nick FoJsy, 478-0275
Angela Uistfeld, 475-4S31
Don Walton, 473-7301
Reagan quote book
lacks explanation
for CIA manuals
As the scene opens, the newly
re-crowned Ronald Wilson Rea
gan and his leading lady Nancy
are sitting in the breaftfast nook
of the Western White Ranch. The
prez is using one hand to dab the
comers of his mouth with a nap
kin and the other to make prints
of Sluggo on Silly Putty, while
Nancy reads DearAbby.
. Ron: Gosh, Mommy, I sure love
those Jewevos Ranchero3. Pretty
spicy for Middle Eastern food,
though.
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Nancy: It's juevos rancheros,
Daddy. It's a Mexican dish.
Ron: You mean like Rosita?
Nancy: Tee hee hee, tee hee...
In her wild mirth, Nancy tips
her chair back and falls over,
bumping her head with a clink.
Ron: I promised I wouldn't say
this, but there you go again,
Mommy.
While the two are still laugh
ing, there is a knock on the door.
Enter Larry Speakes.
Speakes: Good morning, Mr.
President.
Ron: Pardon me?
Speakes (blushing): I mean,
howdy, Mr. President.
Ron:Howdy, stranger.
Speakes: I've got news from
back East, sir some new infor
mation about Central America.
Ron: You mean it's true about
there being separate countries
and all down there?
Speakes: We're still working on
that, sir. But the real news is
about this CIA manual for neu
tralizirtgNTcarag more dust than a Texas twister.
Ron: Darn it! I just don't under
stand it. The immigration and
neutralization boys do hundreds
of foreigners here every day, and
those darn liberals get all hacked
off when we try to neutralize
some folks down on the south
forty.
Speakes: Pardon me, sir, but
that's Immigration and Naturali
zation. Ron: Sure it's natural, it's
American too. So what's the prob
lem? Speakes: It's this way, sin the
townsfolk got wind of the man
ual and some of the boys up on
the Hill are pretty riled up. We're
going to have to do something
about it, like punish the hired
hands we're accusing.
Nancy. I could use some help
peeling potatoes.
Ron: That's a good idea, Mommy,
but I hate to do it. Down there, on
the fringe of civilization, good
men have got to know they're free
to defend their herds and homes.
What will I tell them?
Speakes: 111 do the talking, sir,
you just tell me what to say.
Ron: Do I have to, Mommy?
Nancy: I'm afraid so, Daddy.
But I think I can help you.
She opens the safe behind a John
Wayne portrait, takes out the
Good Book of Quotes and hands it
to the prez, who holds her hand
for just an instant and smiles up
at her.
Nancy: Turn to "DM- for
Double Standards, dear.
Ron: By golly, you're right.
(flipping pages) Here's a good
one under rebellion. 'Afghanis are
freedom fighters, Salvadorans are
rebels.'
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