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War hits near home for some: Middle Eastern students’ concerns extend abroad

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor The United States' impending invasion of Iraq has sparked international protest for months, and with attacks currently underway, students from the Middle East have mixed opinions. Salah and Sarah Taweel are seniors from Aleppo, Syria, a country that directly borders Iraq. Salah said the siblings' town is near the ... [Read More…]

‘We will prevail’: Bush orders pre-dawn Iraq invasion

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By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief With dawn about to break over Iraq, President George W. Bush launched an air assault on Baghdad last night that he said would end with the nation's disarmament and its leader's removal. "Operation Iraqi Freedom" began at about 8:30 p.m., when planes began dropping "bunker-buster" bombs designed to bore into the ... [Read More…]

We must unite for our troops

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And so it has come to this. We are at war. For all the pre-event sniping and debate, one thing must be paramount in this war of our generation: we must stand together. Our brothers, sisters and friends are on the ground, and some won't come home. The protests should stop, the bickering should cease and the anger should melt away to prayer and ... [Read More…]

Officials making only tentative security plans: E-mail, voice mail to deliver alerts

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By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor We're at code orange, the second highest security alert. As our troops, families, churches and entire nation prepare for war, ACU makes tentative plans as well. Michelle Morris, assistant to the vice president of the university and alumni relations, said currently the university has no hard-and-fast plan for a ... [Read More…]

Peace a possibility within ourselves

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By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor As I Wish During Sing Song week, I wrote an anti-war column. But I have always been pro-Bush and pro-American, and so my stance has changed. We have been at war with Iraq for less than a day, and I already find it hard to remember what peace felt like. There is so much turmoil and chaos now, and there will only ... [Read More…]

Twelve years later, Iraq still an issue: ‘Iraqi Freedom’ launching as ‘Desert Storm’ did

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By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor The spring semester had just begun. Sing Song preparation was underway and students were preparing for Wednesday night worship services. Twelve years ago, when the United States began an air attack on Iraq, campus life was very much the same. Photographs from the Jan. 17, 1991, special edition of the Optimist, also ... [Read More…]

Saddam Hussein-the little kid down the street

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Weck's World Ever see two little children fight with each other? It's usually the same scene: Big kid wants something that little kid has, but little kid isn't ready and willing to give it up, so big kid beats him up and takes it back. Such is the case with what might very well take place Wednesday at 7 p.m., at which point President George Bush ... [Read More…]

UN approval not needed to justify war

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On October 9, the Optimist raised concerns about President Bush's warlike rhetoric concerning Iraq. However, in the five-and-a-half months since, the president and his Cabinet have built an impressive case against Saddam Hussein. The case was such that on Feb. 12, the Optimist endorsed a small-scale war in Iraq. Now, with war again on the ... [Read More…]

Dyess Air Force Base sees key role in past, current military operations

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor With just hours remaining for Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq, United States military forces are ready to begin their mission of unseating and disarming the Iraqi president. Alongside hundreds of thousands of American troops in the Middle East, personnel and equipment from Abilene's Dyess Air Force Base are ... [Read More…]

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