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Friday, November 10, 1995 Page 4 Nebraskan Editorial Board University of Nebraska-Lincoln J. Christopher Hain.Editor, 472-1766 Rainbow Rowell.Managing Editor Mark Baldridge.Opinion Page Editor DeDra Janssen.Associate News Editor Doug Kouma.Arts & Entertainment Editor JeffZeleny.Senior Reporter Matt Woody.Senior Reporter James Mehsling.Cartoonist Yitzhak Rabin 1922-1995 AP Quotes of the Week on the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin “Rabin was looking to the future. He was looking out for us, the younger generation. They killed him. They killed my hope.” — AmirShavir, 18-year-old Israeli, on the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin “Jewish fanaticism and terrorism is not less dangerous than Palestinian.” — Ziad Abu Ziad, a Palestinian peace ne gotiator “The biggest danger is ideology taken to extreme.” — Rabbi Stanley Rosenbaum, Lincoln i iie man wno muruereu you win not oe aDie to mur der the idea that you carried.” —Shimon Peres, Rabin’s successor “A great man has died. ” — Paula Lavigne, DN columnist “Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated over the weekend, and your Monday morning 6x8 front page photo is of a FOOTBALL PLAYER?” — Charlotte McAvoy Kryiss, in a letter to the editor “Remember the Shamir years? Stones. Molotov cock tails. Bombs exploding regularly on busy street corners. This is precisely what Rabin worked so hard to elimi nate.” — Neil Feldman, DN columnist “We must not hesitate to use all the means at our dis posal against people indulging in incitement, the insti gators and those who pull the trigger.” — Peres, on Jew ish extremists “Yitzhak Rabin was a fool fighting fora lost cause. Peace will never come to a region where Jews and Muslims are living side by side. ” — Scott Knutson, in a letter to the editor Editorial policy Staff editorials represent the official policy of the Fall 1995 Daily Nebras kan. Policy is set by the Daily Nebras kan Editorial Board. Editorials do not necessarily reflect the views of the university, its employees, the students or the NU Board of Regents. Editorial columns represent the opinion of the author. The regents publish the Daily Nebraskan. They establish the UNL Publications Board to supervise the daily production of the paper. Accord ing to policy set by the regents, respon sibility for die editorial content of the newspaper lies solely in the hands of its students. Letter policy The Daily Nebraskan welcomes brief letters to the editor from all readers and interested others. Letters will be selected for publication on the basis of clarity, originality, timeliness and space available. The Daily Nebraskan retains the right to edit orreject all material submitted. Readers also are welcome to submit mate rial as guest opinions. The editor decides whether material should run as a guest opinion. Letters and guest opinions sent to the newspaper become the property of the Daily Nebraskan and cannot be re turned. Anonymous submissions will not be pub lished. Letters should include the author’s name, year in school, major and group affiliation, if any. Re quests to withhold names will not be granted. Submit material to: Daily Nebraskan, 34 Nebraska Union, 1400 R St. Lincoln, Neb. 68588-0448. Knutson Scott Knutson wrote (Letters, Nov. 9) that if America became isolationist: 1. America would be just fine. 2. The rest of the world would experience complete economic min. 3. Little countries like Kuwait and Israel that rely on our protection would be destroyed, bringing peace to regions through elimination of opposition. In response to the first two points, America is in no way safe from the economic disasters of other coun tries. Just last March, American investors lost billions of dollars in a matter of days when the Mexican -r peace is never a lost cause, but is a moral obligation. Even in strictly economic terms the interests of the Middle East are our own — because if we were cut off from its oil resources, America would be thrust into economic shambles. We are linked to the world and nothing could change that, even if we wanted to. It’s the price of a world economy. Paul T. Macklin Freshman Mathematics Meteorology Imagine living in a world where Nazi Germany still existed dominat ing all of Europe and Northern Asia. Next imagine the Nazis with atomic weaponry. Not Good. Mr. Knutson, read the history books, read the economics books. A simplistic view of the world is a flawed view of the world! Genocide is what you are supporting! John Rupprecht Junior International Affairs/German Knutson (sort of) I was not surprised when I saw lengthy information about the return of a football player on top of the pest) erasneu. naa n not oeen ior American aid to Mexico, the American economy would have lost much more. Through foreign investment, America is vitally linked to other economies. Also, while the United States does hold a large trade deficit, the value of our exports is still tremendously high, and without foreign trade partners, many of our f products \ would be ^ unsold and / produc- / tion would * have to be cut, contribut leath ot Yitzhak Kabin. It you follow the DN closely enough, you know it is nothing more than a daily football paper. And unfortu nately, it might be the only “news” paper read by most of the students in this university. So after all, what else can be expected from most stu dents? Degradation of UNL students’ quality could be a result of low quality DN. Degradation of American people as a whole, in my opinion, is a consequence of media influences, and the arrogance and ignorance of citizens such as Scott Knutson (Letters, Nov. 9). The United States is going downhill, while her citizens are mg iu iiiuiL layuua, greater unemployment, and economic recession in America. America does hold an economic edge in communications and similar technologies, and were we to isolate ourselves from the world economy, it would be devastating to these and other high-tech markets for the United States. We would lose the economic advantages of being so far ahead in these markets. Perhaps you don’t understand, but the world economy, America included, is much more connected than anyone could possibly imagine. In response to your last point, if America is to retain any moral edge whatsoever, then it must continue to help other countries which are less fortunate. As the richest country in the world, it is our moral and ethical duty to help other countries which arc in need. You wrote that Rabin’s fight for peace was a lost cause; the fight for N Kiutscn v Scott Knutson’s derisive letter in Thursday’s paper made me wince. 1. America can’t afford to live in isolation. In a world where international trade is becoming increasingly beneficial and efficient, the United States is reaping rewards for its involvement overseas that affect every one of us. Try buying an American car, VCR, or TV. Con versely, would we be able to buy such cheap foreign products if countries like Japan, Korea, and Taiwan didn’t have secure access to oil? 2. America tried isolation and the results were disastrous. Hitler’s rise to power and eventual Lebensraum invasions were aided by the perception that the United States was content to remain in its own “Splendid Isolation”. How many millions of people died in that war? r in uitii uitaiiu. ., Kwee Tew Senior Fisheries & Wildlife Knutson Thank-you Scott Knutson for your feeble attempt to degrade Paula Lavigne and her “Kelly Bundy” approach to foreign policy. It was — what’s the word — cute? As an Israeli citizen, I mourn the death of Rabin and applaud his efforts toward obtaining peace. It takes a strong person, such as Rabin, to halt chaos between two countries in an attempt for peace. It takes a weak man, such as yourself, to sit back and criticize another for being a “fool fighting for a lost cause.” Enough said. Jennifer Jaskolka Graduate Student Communications