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Advertising - John Morash ad@op. douglas. be.ca Bookkeeping - Ana Yu Production Resource - Trent Ernst production@op.douglas. be.ca Editorial Resource » Corene McKay ed_res@op.douglas.be.ca All materials appearing in the Orher Press are copyright their creators and may not be reproduced in any form without their creators’ express written consent. Chris Yu, Hamish Knox, Lou-Rene Sean Chretien on a lonely Friday ralelot ALLO, miss Léwinsey? my FRiéwd Bill GavE ME youre NUMBER, I HEAR You REALLY LIKE To PaeTyY cu? Screwed and tattoed, Canucks off to Irac Canada has written another chapter in its sorry history of pulling down its pants and taking one up the ass from America. Jean Chretien announced that Canada will send troops and planes to help the US’s little war in Iraq. It is a well known fact that war is nothing but pure goodness to the winning side’s economy, and coincidentally, both America’s and Canada’s economies are faltering right now. The US is once again facading behind the “freedom for the world” cliché that they have used oh so many times before (eg. Vietnam, Korea, the Gulf War). They also like using the UN to back themselves, despite the fact that the UN has not sanctioned this war, and the last UN war in the gulf was spearheaded by America, so the rest of the world gets to back the US despite the fact that the security counsel of the UN has not authorised any violent action. But the US being the bully it is will go ahead with their own agenda telling everyone that this is a world problem. Everyone . gets to back the US, they just don’t know it yet. The justification for this? Hussein will not allow a UN task force to come and inspect his factories for weapons. Not exactly true, Saddam Hussein has agreed to let the UN come in if it is a team from all member nations of the UN, two delegates from each country, not fifteen from the US, and two from everyone else. Saddam is fulfilling a dream the rest of the world has had for some time: Telling America to kiss its ass. The blasted yanks don’t run the world. Yet. And then there’s our beloved govern- ment who has decided it’s well worth Canadian lives to appease the promiscu- ous president to the south. Instead of joining the likes of Russia, France and many other countries around the world in saying they wont take military action, Canada shows how gutless and weak we are by joining the Yankee parade. We can chalk this one up with the other tected border and lob an ICBM (Inter Continental Ballistic Missile) into any « our major cities. Because it will never happen. Why? Because America owns the UN. Thanks be to God for all the countries of the world getting involved to eradicate someone like Hussein who could potentially rule the world. Oh wait... ie But it’s not like we want to kill Saddam. The Bill Clinton has publicly said that they will not target Saddam, only the poor people who already live i poverty because of the UN sanctions. For, without Saddam, the US would n« have anybody to play guns with. No or to get their bomb factories up to full production. No one to stimulate their great ways America has screwed us—like NAFTA or NATO— where everyone involved (except America) gets pooched so that America can get rich. Canadians will soon lose the honour of going anywhere in the world and being accepted. The maple leaf will soon become a sign of cowardice. It is interesting to see that the United States is so eager to rid the world of potentially harmful weapons, while stockpiling lots for themselves so they can eradicate people—like Saddam Hussein—who don't agree that America is the best place in the world. Spending billions of dollars each year to develop the world’s most formidable force leads one to this conclusion. If Canada really wants to make a differ- economies. No one to thin the white ence, why doesn't Chretien get on the trash out of their populations. It’s a goc UN’s case to check all American thing one cannot become pregnant fro: factories for bombs? After all, Canada is far out of the reaches of Iraq's best missiles, but close enough that the Americans could walk over the unpro- anal sex, else Canada would have a million American children. @ Renaissance Pooks Buy * Sell * Trade Show your DC student card and get 15% off Over 50,000 gently read books covering most subjects. Largest sci-fi selection in town 525-4566 804 —12th Street New Westminster INSIDE Susan returns ff Sp — CT FTCS Sees: 18, 1998 Hiring people since 1976 The Other Press is Hiring! “The Other Press is now accepting resumes for th position of bookkeeper,” says Other Publication Board Chair Monique Tamminga. The position, which will occupy 15 hours a week of the lucky candidate’s time, is open to all Douglas students. “We are looking for someone with experience in payroll remittances, receivables and payables, audits and internal controls. Applicants must be bondable and reliable and have excellent communication skills. “You can-submit your resumes to the Other ; Publications Board in room 1020,” says Tamminga. Cg you fill her...shoes? Volume 22 - Issue 17 2 February 18, 1998 The Other Press