Sports 8 Features 7 Comics | Crossword 6 Opinions 4,5 News 2 Inside Award Kick-offs Sports | page 8 October 5, 2004 TUESDAY www.kaleo.org VOL. XCIX ISSUE 31 THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT M ¯ ANOA Ka Leo O Hawai‘i The Voice of Hawai‘i College Hill vacant early By Candice Novak Ka Leo News Editor Ousted University of Hawai‘i President Evan Dobelle and his wife, Kit, moved out of College Hill, the UH president’s house, earlier then their Oct. 2 deadline. The couple have been in and out, mopping and dusting the century-old home where they lived since Dobelle took office in July 2001 as the 12th UH president. College Hill was built in the early 1900s and was donated to the univer- sity in 1963. Cost of renovating the residence has recently received much attention from the media. Renovation costs for College Hill in 2001 before the Dobelles moved in started out at $328,000 but ultimately resulted in $1.2 million of taxpayer funds, according to a Honolulu Star- Bulletin report. An additional $112,000 was taken out of UH Foundation money to buy furniture, including a $484 bird- cage. Dobelle’s attorney, Rick Fried, has said the renovation was planned before the former president arrived on the island. “That was all organized before they got here,” he told the Star-Bulletin. “When they got here, they didn’t have any influence.” But Dobelle’s disparaging second- year evaluation last year and his dis- missal point to spending abuse. Dobelle turned down a pay hike approved by the Board of Regents in September 2002. But he requested and self-approved many extra expenses. Additional spending was request- ed and approved by either Dobelle or his wife, according to project manage- ment and procurement documents of UH. A new $92,000 roof and $24,000 paint job were among the needed expenses. More resplendent costs included $147,000 in restoration to a greenhouse too hot to grow plants and $175,000 in landscape and driveway lights that have since been removed and placed in storage. After special ordering 60 low- voltage light bulbs at $285 each, Kit Dobelle called off the project and had new lights installed. An Aug. 31, 2001, memo from Fried states: “Mrs. Dobelle did not like the landscape lights that were installed along the driveway. She had the electrician remove them.” Fried told the Star-Bulletin that JORDAN MURPH• Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Bodyboarders at Honolulu Hale on Friday protested the City & County's denying a permit for the Pipeline Pro bodyboarding competition that happens at 'Ehukai Beach Park every winter. The contest, the final stop of the International Bodyboarding Association's World Super Tour, crowns the world champion. U.S. vice presidential debate: rumors, facts By James Kuhnhenn Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT) WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John Edwards square off at 3 p.m. Hawai‘i time today in their first and only debate, and both have made charges on the campaign trail that have run afoul of the facts. The debate will be at Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University. Here are some of the claims that both sides might make and the facts behind them: — Vice President Cheney is ben- efiting financially from Halliburton, a major defense contractor. Cheney was Halliburton’s chief executive from 1995 until 2000, when he left to join George W. Bush on the Republican presidential ticket. Time and again, Edwards and Kerry have suggested that Halliburton has benefited from the war in Iraq thanks to its ties to Cheney. In an ad last month, the Kerry camp said that as vice president, Cheney has received $2 million from Halliburton. In fact, Cheney hasn’t received any such amount while in office. Pay statements obtained by the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Political Fact Check show that Halliburton paid Cheney $1.45 million on Jan. 18, 2001, two days before he was sworn in as vice president. The money was a bonus for Halliburton’s performance in 2000. While in office, Cheney has received nearly $400,000 in deferred compensation based on an agree- ment with the company to extend his previous salary over several years. The independent Congressional Research Service said such com- pensation amounts to a “continuing financial interest” in the company, but Cheney has abided by all con- flict of interest rules. He has insur- ance for his deferred compensation in case Halliburton goes bankrupt. Still, there’s no question that Halliburton benefited from the war in Iraq. Halliburton ranked 37th on the list of recipients of Pentagon contracts in 2001. By 2003, it ranked seventh, according to Pentagon pro- curement statistics. Halliburton won some Pentagon contracts for Iraq without competing. Pentagon auditors have said the company overcharged the government for fuel and food, a charge Halliburton denies but which remains in dispute. — Kerry and Edwards would require allies to approve before launching U.S. military operations. Cheney and President Bush have long tried to portray Kerry as giving the United Nations or allies a veto over U.S. military opera- tions. But throughout his campaign, Kerry has consistently said that he wouldn’t let any international body or foreign government have veto power over U.S. military actions. In the presidential debate last week, Kerry said: “No president, through all of American history, has ever ceded, and nor would I, the right to pre-empt in any way neces- sary to protect the United States of America. But if and when you do it ... you have to do it in a way that passes the test, that passes the global test where your countrymen, your people understand fully why you’re doing what you’re doing and you can prove to the world that you did it for legitimate reasons.” Bush and Cheney charge that Kerry’s “global test” phrase is evi- dence of a new “Kerry doctrine” on foreign policy. But the phrase is taken out of its broader context. — Saddam Hussein had ties to al Qaeda and harbored an al Qaeda leader. Ka Leo Staff Both of Waikiki’s Republican candidates for the State House on Oct. 1 endorsed amending hate crime legislation to protect tourists. House GOP leader Galen Fox (Waikiki) and Gratia Bone, candi- date for State Representative for District 21 (Waikiki-Kapahulu), prompted by recent Waikiki attacks against visiting physician Tim Noreuil and Oklahoma visitor Pamela Disel, used a press confer- ence at Kapi‘olani Park in front of Hula’s, a gay-friendly Waikiki nightspot, to insist that hate crime laws protect tourists regardless of sexual orientation. The hate crimes, first against Noreuil on Sept. 18 and next against Disel on Sept. 29, follow other recent attacks on tourists. In the 2004 legislative session, Fox intro- duced legislation that would clas- sify violent crimes against tourists as hate crimes. “In the 2005 session, I will reintroduce legislation to include tourists within the hate crimes cat- egory. Hawai‘i tourism could sink quickly if we once again, as we did during the violent purse-snatching incidents against Japanese tourists a decade ago, gain a reputation as an unsafe destination. We have to protect all visitors, as well as resi- dents, from this type of unprovoked assault, regardless of sexual orien- tation. It’s a priority of the highest order,” Fox said. Bone noted, “Many hate crimes go unreported because those with sexual identities other than hetero- sexual fear reprisal and outing in their hometowns or here, in Hawai‘i. If there were a law to protect the pri- vacy of our tourists while still being able to use hate crimes to prosecute and sentence the offenders, we may have a more effective social and prosecutorial tool.” Fox has served in the State House of Representatives since 1996 and has led the House GOP since 2000. Bone worked for ‘Olelo Community Television and Child and Family Service before run- ning for State Representative in the Kapahulu, Waikiki, and Diamond Head communities. See Hill, page 2 See Debate, page 2 GOP sponsored hate-crime bill to include tourists Will surf for permit
Ousted University of Hawai‘iPresident Evan Dobelle and his wife,Kit,movedoutofCollegeHill,theUHpresident’shouse,earlierthentheirOct.2deadline. Thecouplehavebeeninandout,mopping and dusting the century-oldhome where they lived since DobelletookofficeinJuly2001asthe12thUHpresident. CollegeHillwasbuiltintheearly1900sandwasdonated to theuniver-sity in 1963. Cost of renovating theresidence has recently received muchattentionfromthemedia. RenovationcostsforCollegeHillin2001beforetheDobellesmovedinstarted out at $328,000 but ultimatelyresulted in $1.2 million of taxpayerfunds, according to a Honolulu Star-Bulletinreport.Anadditional$112,000wastakenoutofUHFoundationmoneytobuyfurniture,includinga$484bird-cage. Dobelle’sattorney,RickFried,hassaidtherenovationwasplannedbeforethe former president arrived on theisland. “That was all organized beforetheygothere,”hetoldtheStar-Bulletin.
“Whentheygothere,theydidn’thaveanyinfluence.” ButDobelle’sdisparagingsecond-year evaluation last year and his dis-missalpointtospendingabuse. Dobelle turned down a pay hikeapproved by the Board of Regents inSeptember2002.Butherequestedandself-approvedmanyextraexpenses. Additionalspendingwasrequest-edandapprovedbyeitherDobelleorhiswife,accordingtoprojectmanage-ment and procurement documents ofUH. Anew$92,000roofand$24,000paint job were among the neededexpenses. More resplendent costsincluded $147,000 in restoration to agreenhousetoohottogrowplantsand$175,000 in landscape and drivewaylights that have since been removedandplacedinstorage. After special ordering 60 low-voltage light bulbs at $285 each, KitDobellecalledoff theprojectandhadnewlightsinstalled.AnAug.31,2001,memofromFriedstates:“Mrs.Dobelledid not like the landscape lights thatwereinstalledalongthedriveway.Shehadtheelectricianremovethem.” Fried told the Star-Bulletin that
WASHINGTON — VicePresidentDickCheneyandSenatorJohn Edwards square off at 3 p.m.Hawai‘itimetodayintheirfirstandonly debate, and both have madecharges on the campaign trail thathaverunafoulofthefacts. ThedebatewillbeatCleveland’sCase Western Reserve University.Here are some of the claims thatbothsidesmightmakeandthefactsbehindthem: —VicePresidentCheneyisben-efitingfinanciallyfromHalliburton,amajordefensecontractor. CheneywasHalliburton’schiefexecutive from 1995 until 2000,whenhelefttojoinGeorgeW.BushontheRepublicanpresidentialticket.Timeandagain,EdwardsandKerryhavesuggestedthatHalliburtonhasbenefitedfromthewarinIraqthanksto its ties to Cheney. In an ad lastmonth, theKerrycampsaid thatasvicepresident,Cheneyhasreceived$2millionfromHalliburton. In fact, Cheney hasn’treceived any such amount whilein office. Pay statements obtainedbytheUniversityofPennsylvania’s
Annenberg Political Fact Checkshow that Halliburton paid Cheney$1.45 million on Jan. 18, 2001,two days before he was sworn inasvicepresident.ThemoneywasabonusforHalliburton’sperformancein2000. While in office, Cheney hasreceivednearly$400,000indeferredcompensation based on an agree-mentwiththecompanytoextendhisprevious salary over several years.The independent CongressionalResearch Service said such com-pensationamounts toa“continuingfinancial interest” in the company,but Cheney has abided by all con-flict of interest rules.Hehas insur-ance for his deferred compensationincaseHalliburtongoesbankrupt. Still, there’s no question thatHalliburton benefited from the warin Iraq.Halliburton ranked37thonthe list of recipients of Pentagoncontractsin2001.By2003,itrankedseventh,accordingtoPentagonpro-curementstatistics. Halliburton won somePentagoncontracts for Iraqwithoutcompeting. Pentagon auditors havesaid the company overcharged thegovernment for fuel and food, achargeHalliburtondeniesbutwhichremainsindispute. — Kerry and Edwards would
require allies to approve beforelaunchingU.S.militaryoperations. Cheney and President Bushhave long tried to portray Kerry asgiving the United Nations or alliesa veto over U.S. military opera-tions.Butthroughouthiscampaign,Kerry has consistently said that hewouldn’t let any international bodyor foreign government have vetopoweroverU.S.militaryactions. In the presidential debate lastweek, Kerry said: “No president,throughallofAmericanhistory,hasever ceded, and nor would I, therighttopre-emptinanywayneces-sary toprotect theUnitedStatesofAmerica. But if and when you doit...youhavetodoitinawaythatpassesthetest,thatpassestheglobaltest where your countrymen, yourpeopleunderstandfullywhyyou’redoing what you’re doing and youcanprovetotheworldthatyoudiditforlegitimatereasons.” Bush and Cheney charge thatKerry’s “global test” phrase is evi-dence of a new “Kerry doctrine”onforeignpolicy.But thephrase istakenoutofitsbroadercontext. —SaddamHusseinhadtiestoalQaedaandharboredanalQaedaleader.
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Both of Waikiki’s Republicancandidates for the State House onOct. 1 endorsed amending hatecrimelegislationtoprotecttourists. House GOP leader Galen Fox(Waikiki) and Gratia Bone, candi-date for State Representative forDistrict 21 (Waikiki-Kapahulu),prompted by recent Waikikiattacks against visiting physicianTim Noreuil and Oklahoma visitorPamela Disel, used a press confer-ence at Kapi‘olani Park in frontof Hula’s, a gay-friendly Waikikinightspot, to insist that hate crimelaws protect tourists regardless ofsexualorientation. The hate crimes, first againstNoreuilonSept.18andnextagainstDisel on Sept. 29, follow otherrecent attacks on tourists. In the2004 legislative session,Fox intro-duced legislation that would clas-sify violent crimes against touristsashatecrimes. “In the 2005 session, I willreintroduce legislation to includetourists within the hate crimes cat-egory. Hawai‘i tourism could sink
quicklyifweonceagain,aswedidduring the violent purse-snatchingincidents against Japanese touristsa decade ago, gain a reputation asan unsafe destination. We have toprotect all visitors, as well as resi-dents,fromthistypeofunprovokedassault, regardless of sexual orien-tation. It’s a priority of the highestorder,”Foxsaid. Bonenoted,“Manyhatecrimesgo unreported because those withsexual identities other than hetero-sexual fear reprisal and outing intheirhometownsorhere,inHawai‘i.Iftherewerealawtoprotectthepri-vacyofourtouristswhilestillbeingabletousehatecrimestoprosecuteandsentencetheoffenders,wemayhave a more effective social andprosecutorialtool.” Fox has served in the StateHouse of Representatives since1996 and has led the House GOPsince2000.Boneworkedfor‘OleloCommunity Television and Childand Family Service before run-ningforStateRepresentativeintheKapahulu, Waikiki, and DiamondHeadcommunities.
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al Qaeda and harbored an al Qaeda leader. Bush and the Vice President have repeatedly suggested that there were links between Saddam and al Qaeda, though they stop short of claiming that Saddam had a role in the Sept. 11 ter-rorist attacks. But in remarks at the Air National Guard Senior Leadership Conference on Dec. 2, 2002, before the war, Cheney
came close. “If we’re successful in Iraq we will have struck a major blow right at the heart of the base, if you will, the geographic base of the terrorists who have had us under assault now for many years, but most especially on 9/11,” he said. The independent Sept. 11 com-mission concluded that Osama Bin Laden in the early 1990s asked to establish training camps in Iraq, but that Iraqi officials never responded. Further contacts between Bin Laden and Baghdad “do not appear to have
resulted in a collaborative relationship,” the commission’s staff concluded. “We have no credible evidence that Iraq and al Qaeda cooperated on attacks against the United States.” — Bush supports tax policies that drive jobs overseas. Kerry and Edwards maintain that tax deferrals for corporations that derive income from overseas opera-tions encourage them to shut down U.S. production and move jobs overseas. Those tax policies, however, have been in place for years through both
Republican and Democratic adminis-trations. — Kerry’s health care plan would require a massive expansion of gov-ernment bureaucracy and result in increased taxes for the middle class. In stump speeches and in ads, Bush has argued that Kerry’s health care plan would cost as much as $1.5 trillion over 10 years and result in gov-ernment “dictating” health-care deci-sions. One Emory University analyst put the cost of Kerry’s program at about
$650 billion over 10 years; the con-servative American Enterprise Institute estimates $1.5 trillion. But no reputable analysis concludes that it would put the government in control of Americans’ health care. Kerry, however, also wants to increase spending on education and to cut the record $422 billion federal budget deficit in half over four years.
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By Grace AsperinKa Leo Contributing Writer
Every year, 14,000 people see the UH Manoa Catalog. It is a reflec-tion of UHM as a place of learning, belonging and diversity. And for the first time, the Manoa community will be able to showcase its creative tal-ents as the first ever catalog contest is held. The contest is open to all fac-ulty, staff and students. Submissions for a cover and title page design must meet the following criteria:• “University of Hawai‘i at Manoa” predominant on the front cover• “2005-2006” also on the front cover• Back Cover: “University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu HI 96822, 2005-
2006 Catalog, www.catalog.hawaii.edu”• Spine: “2005-2006 Catalog, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa”• Has a sense of uniqueness, belong-ing and diversity about UHM • Must be appealing to both students and parents• Size: 17.5 in. width x 10.75 in. in height, final size : 8.25 in. x 10.75 in. (1 in. spine) After submissions are received, three finalists will be chosen to devel-op a concept design to be incorporated into all 32 title pages. Upon comple-tion, $600 will be awarded to the first place design, $300 for second and $200 for third place. The deadline for all submissions is Friday, Oct. 22 by 4 p.m. at the Queen Lili‘uokalani Center for Student Services room
Fried told the Star-Bulletin that Kit Dobelle only requested three light bulbs but said that the set up had made the house “look like Disneyland.” Asked about the renovations made in 2001, Dobelle said he would raise $1 million privately to pay back the state, but earlier this year said he’d only collected about half of the total amount. There has been no indication recently of repayment plans. Fried said Dobelle’s firing “had nothing to
do” with renovation expenses. Though UH documents indi-cate Dobelle authorized spending for the greenhouse restoration, Fried said Dobelle wasn’t involved in the decision. Fried also said the university cannot tear down the greenhouse because it is a historical structure. Electricians Inc. received $68,000 for materials and work done at College Hill and Green Thumb Inc. billed College Hill for about $13,123 for landscape work.
DebateKerry flips and flops in presidential debate
By Andrew WaldenKa Leo Contributing Writer
To lead our nation — andthe world — in the war on ter-ror, Americans will not elect anambitious critic whose positionschangewiththeweather.Weknowthat the terrorists and the nuke-building dictators in Tehran andPyongyang see weakness in suchpoliticalcharacter—andweaknessinvitesattack. With a scant 32 days to elec-tions, the first Presidential debatefinds John Kerry in full ‘hawk-dove’ mode posturing as both flipand flop, sometimes within oneshortsentence.Forinstance,Kerrysays“IcandoabetterjobinIraq”— meaning withdrawal to Kerry’santi-Iraqi liberation base but alsomeaningmilitaryvictorytoanyonenotcluedtotheKerrycongame. OnAug. 9, 2004, when askedif hewould still havegone towarknowing Saddam Hussein did notpossess weapons of mass destruc-tion, Kerry said: “Yes, I wouldhavevotedfortheauthority.”Sevenweekslater,Kerrythedebaternowsays, “ ... if we know there wasno imminent threat, no weaponsof mass destruction, no ties to alQaeda, the United States shouldhave invaded Iraq? My answer,resoundingly: No.” That is prob-ably his tenth or eleventh positiononIraq.Ifhecan’tstandfirmbuf-feted by political winds, how canhestandfirmbuffetedbythewindsofwar?
NotethatKerry’sliethattherewere “no ties to al Qaeda” withSaddam’s regime is contradictedby the 9-11 Commission Reporton pages 61, 68, and 128 whichdescribeSaddam’salQaedatiesindetail. Let’sdeconstructKerry’slogicon four key points. First, Kerryclaimed, “Iraq is not the focus ofthewaronterror...therealwaronterrorinAfghanistan.” The main work of conqueringterroristsinsideAfghanistanendedbefore we began building up toliberate Iraq.Afghani leaders nowfocuson reconstructionand secur-ing the Oct. 9 elections for which10 million Afghanis have regis-tered to vote. Fighting is concen-trated along the Afghan-Pakistanifrontier where U.S. and coalitionforces nail Taliban or al QaedaincursionsfromPakistan. Long before we began lib-erating Iraq, Osama Bin Ladenfled Afghanistan, most likely toPakistan, where U.S. troops can-notgowithoutstartinganewwar.Does Kerry propose to invadenuclear Pakistan? Bush’s strategyofworkingwithourally,PakistaniPresident Musharraf, has filledGuantanamowithalQaedaleader-ship,caughtmainlyinPakistanbyPakistaniauthorities.Kerry’sisthe‘logic’ that leadsDemocrats togetAmerica into bigger wars in thenameof‘peace’. Kerry’s criticism of Afghanoperationsboilsdowntoacritiqueoftheconductofourtroopsonthe
ground at Tora Bora,Afghanistan,inDecember,2001—threemonthsafter9-11andlongbeforetheIraqmilitarybuildup.Hisefforttocon-nectBinLaden’sescapefromToraBora with Iraq war preparationsfliesinthefaceofthetimeline. Kerry seeks to reduce the les-sons of 9-11 to the need to huntdown al Qaeda, which is wrong.9-11provestheU.S.cannotignoregathering threats from terroristsof any stripe, nor can we ignorethe development ofWMD in Iran,
North Korea, or elsewhere. If agangofflea-infestedlosersoperat-ingoutofcavesontheothersideoftheEarthcanhitus,anybodycan.Ifallwedid inresponse to9-11wasto liberate Afghanistan and trackdown individual al Qaeda mem-bers,wewouldfacenewattacksinshortorder. Kerry claimed that “Thispresident has left ... (our alli-ances) ... in shatters across the
globe,” but French Special Forcesin Afghanistan are hunting terror-ists alongside U.S. Special Forceson the Pakistani border. 6,500German-led NATO troops pro-vide security in Kabul and otherAfghan cities. 34 countries haveabout28,600 troopswhoare serv-ing alongside our troops in Iraqincluding 19 European countries.135Europeansoldiersfromtwelvecountrieshavebeenkilledinactionin Iraq. While Russia fights thecowardly Chechen baby-killers
fromthenorth,U.S.advisorsworkwith ex-Soviet Georgia troops toclose off southern escape routes.U.S. forces in several ex-SovietCentralAsianrepublicsassistlocalmilitary forces to hunt terroristsand secure nuclear facilities. TheUnited Nations is working to helpprepare Iraqi elections and NATOhelpstrainIraqiforces. Onthediplomaticside,Franceand theU.S.arepushing forSyria
to leave Lebanon. The UnitedStates, France, Germany and theUKarenegotiatingforIrantostopnukebuilding.China,SouthKorea,Japan,RussiaandtheUnitedStatesare negotiating with North Koreatoabandonitsnukes. Isthis“shattered?”Kerrycallsthese allies who shed blood tofight terrorism, the “coalition ofthe bribed and coerced.” He sayswe are going it alone. That is thekind of talk that can shatter alli-ances. Kerrysaid,“OsamaBinLadenuses the invasion of Iraq in orderto go out to people and say thatAmerica has declared war onIslam....““...themessagetoalotofpeople ismaybe, “Wow,maybethey’reinterestedinouroil.” This is the most poisonousKerryargumentofall.Becausetheenemymakespropaganda,wemustalterourtacticsorstopfightingtheenemy?No.Thispropagandaexistsnot because the terrorists are alsoliars, but because of thoughtfulresponsestorealU.S.actions?No.Appeasement strengthens terror-ist cowards. Resolve and militaryaction weaken them. The terror-istspouring into Iraqarenotnew;they are the ones who terrorizedLebanon for the last 30 years.When our Pakistani allies captureal Qaeda in Pakistan it’s not newleaders, it’s the old ones we’vebeen trying to get since the ‘90s.The BBC reportedAbu-Musab al-
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Bush proves in debate that Kerry ‘sucks less’
By Sebastian BlancoKa Leo Staff Columnist
After thanking the hosts andFlorida, President Bush’s firstwords in last week’s presiden-tial debate were “Sept. 11.” Thatshows exactly what mind-set hewantstheelectoratetobeinwhenthey go to the polls on Nov. 2:fear. “Beafraid”hasbeenthepres-ident’s main message these pastthree years. He and his adminis-trationhavetoldustobeafraidofmushroomcloudsprovingSaddamhasweaponsofmassdestruction,terror attacks during the conven-tions and that allowing homo-sexualcitizens tobemarriedwilldestroy Western civilization. Hehasn’tbeenrightonce.
Bush’swholefailedpresiden-cywasondisplayduringthefirstdebate. Our commander in chiefrelied on simplistic, schoolyardtypeoftauntswhenherespondedto Democratic presidential nomi-nee John Kerry’s answers. Thepresident defensively repeatedthat the war in Iraq is hard, thatbeingpresidentishard,thatKerrydoesn’thavethestufftodoallthishardwork.Well,Mr.President,ifit’s so hard and the best excuseyoucancomeupwithwhensome-oneattacksyou fordoingall thishard work poorly is to say it’shard, maybe your time is up. Goback to Crawford and rest on
yourranch.That’snothard, is it?We’dallhavealotlessworktodocleaning up your mess and dyinginIraqfornoreasonifyoudid. One of Kerry’s most solidpoints during thedebatewas thatthingsarefallingaparthorriblyinIraq. More U.S. troops and Iraqicivilians are dying every month,even though Bush told us all themissionwasaccomplishedbackinMay2003.Bush’sresponse,whichhe actually interrupted moderatorJimLehrertomake,wasthatKerryvoted for the war but now criti-cizesit.“Whatmessagedoesthatsendtoourtroops?”thepresidentasked, trying once again to pushhiscampaign’sflip-flopperimageof Kerry. While Bush admirablyparroted his handlers’ attacks onKerry, he totally ignored Kerry’s
point. Instead of acknowledgingthatIraqhasbecomeamess,Bushresortedtoanadhominemattack.Here’s the message that strategysends: The troops can’t sidesteprocketprojectiongrenadesorbul-letsthewayyousidestepanissue,Mr.President. Let’sbreakdownBush’smainpoint about Kerry: that becauseKerry criticized the war, he’s notfittobealeader.Well,well.ThatseemstofitrightinwiththeBushCampaign’shistoryofonlyallow-ing supporters into the campaignstoprallies(whichisreallyagreatway to shoot yourself in the footnew-voter-wise, when you think
about it).But,on its face,Bush’smainpointisludicrous. The Bush Camp is horriblyadverse to criticism of its can-didate, and Kerry’s strong standagainstthewayBushwenttowarmadeBushnoticeablyuncomfort-able Thursday night. You couldsee it in the way he responded(viahisbodylanguage)toKerry’sstatements. The rules of the debate wereunfortunate. While Lehrer did afine job moderating somethingso scripted, some of his ques-tions were unnecessary, such ashis question to Bush on Kerry’scharacter and whether it’s fit forthepresidency.Luckily,theques-tiongotBushtosayKerry’schar-acter will be acceptable in theWhite House, and we know theBush Campaign has worked hardto attack Kerry’s character (seethe Swift Boat liars for the mostegregiousexample).ItwouldhavebeenniceifBushandKerrycouldhave actually debated Thursdaynight,insteadoftheparallelinter-viewsthatarecountedasadebate.Why couldn’t the two men haveactuallyconfrontedeachother?Itwould have made for much morelivelytelevision. Evenwithalltherestrictions,Kerry demonstrably “won” thedebate. Nonetheless, the finaltally is that both candidates arepoor choices for president. Kerryand Bush both mentioned that ademocratic Iraq will mean safetyforIsrael,which,ineffect,meansIsrael can continue its terroristattacks against the Palestinianpeople. Both men are support-ers of corporations, which wreckhavoc around the globe. WhileRalph Nader is not running asprominentlyashedidin2000,thecontinuedexclusionofthirdpartycandidates from these debates isshameful.Thereareawidevarietyof stances on all the issues Bushand Kerry addressed Thursdaynight,butweonlygottoheartwoof them. Still, Kerry proved thatwhateverelseistrue,hesuckslessthanPresidentBush.
Kerry and Bush both mentioned that a demo-cratic Iraq will mean safety for Israel, which, in effect, means Israel can continue its terrorist attacks against the Palestinian people.
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terroristactivity. Kerry’s argument implies thatterrorists are responding to realor perceived injustice. Wrong.TerroristssuchasalQaedaaremoti-vated to gain personal power andwealth through the maintenance ofaperpetualstateofwar.Theirlead-erssitbackandorderotherstotheirdeath.Thispreventstheriseofnewleadership, securing the grip of theold guard. Terrorists of all stripesare true warmongers who gainpower and wealth by maintenanceofperpetualpointlesswarsinplaceslike Kashmir, Chechnya, Lebanon,Palestine, Somalia, Afghanistan,andSudan—orinBosnia,Belfast,Colombia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, andin numerous African wars. If theygain power, the result is Pol Pot’sCambodia,CharlesTaylor’sLiberia,Milosevic’s Serbia, the Taliban’sAfghanistan,ornobody’sSomalia. Al Qaeda and its Iranian-con-trolled ally Hezbollah are tryingto instigate such a war in Iraq byimporting all their fighters fromLebanonandSyriaandjoiningwithSaddam’sformergoons.WithBushin office, they will be defeated astheyhavebeeninSamara,Iraq,overtheweekend. Kerry’s claim that terror is areactiontoU.S.actionleadstoparal-ysis. He reminds me of the wordsof al Qaeda hijacker MohammedAttaspeakingonSept.11,2001onthePAsystemofAmericanAirlines
Flight 11. “Just stay quiet and youwill be OK. ... Everything will beOK. If you try to make any movesyou’ll endanger yourself and theairplane.Juststayquiet.”Itwasbadadvicethenandbadadvicetoday. Kerry claims more diplomaticefforts should have been used inIraq,butarguesagainstthesix-partytalks to deal with nukes in NorthKorea. Kerry proposes a return toBillClinton’sNorthKoreastrategy,whichallowedNorthKoreatobuildnukes while receiving U.S. aid.Kerry falsely claims North Koreaacquired nukes “on Bush’s watch”afterBushabandonedClinton’s1994‘AgreedFramework’.Wrong.Bushabandoned Clinton’s North KoreastrategyafterPyongyangannouncedithadbuiltnuclearweaponsinvio-lationofClinton’s1994agreement.Kerry’s criticism of these ongoingdiplomatic efforts against nucleararmed dictators — while criticiz-ing Bush for allegedly insufficientdiplomacy prior to liberating Iraq—ispureopportunism. AccordingtoUSAToday’spostdebate polling, Kerry wins on stylewith 60% saying Kerry “expressedhimselfmoreclearly.”ThesamepollshowsBushwinsonsubstancewith54%sayingheshowedhe is“toughenoughforthejob”ascommanderinchief compared to a paltry 37% forKerry.Inwartime,substancealwaysbeatsstyle.
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COMICS & CROSSWORDPage 6 | Tuesday, October 5, 2004
City of God —Ithoughtthismoviewasbetterthanallthree“LordoftheRings”moviescombined,andwaseasilythebestmovieof2003.ThefilminvolvesdrugsandgangviolenceintheBraziliancityofRiodeJaneiro.Itcontainsimagesthatwillbesearedintoyourmemoryforalongtime.AnothergoodBrazilianfilmthatexploresasimilarsubjectis“Pixote.”
Mean Streets —ThisisanearlierworkfromMartinScorsese,thedirectorwhomadesuchclassicsas“TaxiDriver,”“Casino,”and“Goodfellas.”Althoughitisn’taspolishedorfocusedasScorsese’slaterwork,itisstillimbuedwitha
typeofgrittyrawnessthatcoversupitsflaws.
Once Upon a Time in America —SergioLeone’sbeguilinglastfilmsharplydividesmanymovielovers.Ifyoucomparethislong,kineticpaintingtosimilarfilmsinitsgenre,like“TheGodfather,”youwillprobablybedisappointed.ButifyouviewthismethodicallypacedfilmasapoeticfloatingillusionoftheonetrueAmericanmyth—the“Americandream”—thenyou’llconsideritamasterpiece.
Growing Up Wild
Les Cuatre Cents Coups (The Four Hundred Blows) —Thisincrediblefilmhelpedjump-starttheinfluentialFrenchNewWavefilmmovement.FrancoisTruffauts’auto-biographicalfilmisasimplestoryofaboygrowingupinParis.Anyonewhohaseverfeltmisunderstood,orfeltthattheworldwasconspir-ingagainstthemwillunderstandthedeepyearningthatburnsinsidethisboy.TheIranianfilm“ChildrenofHeaven,”theItalianclassic“TheBicycleThief,”andtheIndianclas-sic“PatherPachali”aresimilarfilmstocheckout.
Y Tu Mamá Tambien — Thismovieisawonderfulexperience.Ithoughtthismoviewasoneofthebestmoviesof2001.Becauseofthisand“AmorresPerros,”IwillrushtoseeanyMexicanfilmthatplaysinAmericantheatres.
Days of Heaven —Manymoviesclaimthateveryframeresemblesapaintingorphotograph.ThisotherMalickmovieachievesjustthat.Thiscouldbethemostvisuallystunningmovieevermade.
Dazed and Confused —Thisisawarm,nostalgicportraitofhighschool.Theentiremovietakesplaceinonedayandfollowsmanychar-acters.Ithasaflowthatfeelsrealandnaturalcomparedtoothermov-iesthattakeonthissubject.OthermoviestoseebydirectorRichardLinklaterare“WakingLife,”and“Slacker.”
The Hidden Fortress —Thiswasmadebymyfavoritedirec-tor,thelegendaryJapanesefilm-makerAkiraKurosawa;anditistheacknowledgedinspirationfor“StarWars.”Thisissuchafunmovie.IthasthesameplayfulnessandadventurousspiritastheoriginalStarWarsmovies.Afterthismovie,I’drecommendwatchinganyotherKurosawafilm,butgoodstartingpointsare“TheSevenSamurai,”“Yojimbo,”“Rashomon,”“Ikiru,”and“Kagemusha.”AfterKurosawa,easeyourwaytothefilmsofKenji
MizoguchiandthenYasujiroOzu.
um ... French Movies
A Bout de Souflee (Breathless) — Like“TheFourHundredBlows,”manyfilmsonthislistmightnotbeheretodayifweren’tforthisfilm.Thedirector,Jean-LucGodard,issynonymouswiththissortofreck-less,naturalisticandjoyousfilmmak-ing.Hisinfluencecaneasilybeseenincountlessothermovies.Amorerecentexampleofanoff-beatFrenchfilmisthemorefantasy-oriented“Amelie.”
Student assistant Kelly Matsumoto searches for a video behind the desk at the Harry C. and Nee-Chang Wong Audiovisual Center on the third floor of Sinclair Library.
TONy BLAzejACK Ka Leo O Hawai‘i
Page 8 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Tuesday, October 5, 2004 | SPORTS
Rainbows down Owls, top Tulsa
Ka Leo Staff
‘Bows in eighth after first round TheUniversityofHawai‘iwomen’sgolfteamfinishedthefirstroundofthePrice’sGiveEmFiveIntercollegiateineighthplaceyesterday. SophomoreDaleGammieshotapar-72ontheNewMexicoStateGolfCoursetostandtiedforthirdplacegoingintotomorrow’ssec-ondround.SheisjustoneshotofftheleadofArizonaState’sLouiseStahleandTexasTech’sHazelTan. OtherRainbowWahinegolfersinthe19-teamtournamentareSaraOdelius(T34),MeganStoddart(T55),XyraSuyetsugu(T62),andKariSur(T62). HostNewMexicoStateleadstheteamcompetitionat296,withArizonaonestrokebackat297,followedbyTexasTech(298)andBaylor(298).
Cross country runs in frigid weather TheRainbowWahinecrosscountryteamfinishedin18thplaceatthe32ndSeanEarlLoyolaLakefrontInvitationalinChicagoSaturday. The‘BowstraveledtoshoresoffLakeMichigantocompeteinthemeet,thefarthesteasttheteamhasventuredintheprogram’shis-tory. SophomoreDanaBuchananledthe‘Bowswitha27th-placefin-ishinthefive-kilometerrace.Sherecordedatimeof18minutes,11seconds.ChantelleLaanfinishedbehindBuchananinatimeof18minutes,49seconds,whichisgoodfor66thplace. OtherUHrunnersinthemeetwereDanielleBinns(19:19,101st),KellyYoung(20:00,140th),SharleneCarillo(20:08,144th),HeatherScott(20:26,157th)andChelseePummel(21:13,183rd). DePaul’sLeahRyghtooktheindividualtitleinatimeof17minutes,24seconds.Marquette
wontheteamcompetitionwith79points.
‘Bows move up in poll AftersurvivingmatchesatFresnoStateandNevadalastweek,theRainbowWahinevolleyballteammoveduptoNo.4inthisweek’sUSAToday/CSTVCoachesPollreleasedyesterday. Inadditiontomovinguptwospots,the‘Bowsalsoreceivedtwofirstplacevotesforthefirsttimethisseason. Therewasamajorshakeupinthepoll,particularlyinthetop10,asformer-No.1MinnesotadroppedtothirdafteralosstoOhioState,nowrankedninth.WashingtonisthenewNo.1withthevastmajor-ityoffirstplacevotes(61),whileSouthernCaliforniamoveduptosecond.AfterlosingtoMinnesotaduringtheweekend,PennStatedroppedfromNo.4toNo.6,whileFloridafellthreespotstoNo.8afterlosinginfourgamestocur-rent-No.11Texas. WesternAthleticConferencememberRicegainedmorevotesthisweek,leavingtheOwlsjustfourspotsoutofthepollwith51points.
WAC tourneys in Reno TheUniversityofNevadaRenowillbethehostsiteofthe2006WesternAthleticConferencemen’sandwomen’sbasketballtourna-ments,announcedWACBoardofDirectorsChairmanRobertKustraonFriday. Renoisalsothehostoftheupcomingseason’stournaments,whichwillbeheldMarch8-13,2005. The2006tournamentwasawardedasaresultofajointbidbytheuniversityandtheReno-SparksConventionandVisitorsAuthority. FresnoStatehostedlastyear’stournament,whileTulsaplayedhostforthethreeyearspriortothat.
Junior midfielder seline williams takes the ball away from the Tulsa offense during sunday's game at waipi‘o penninsula soccer stadium. The ‘Bows beat the Golden Hurricane, 2-0, and have shut out their last five opponents.
‘Bows run record shutout streak to five
TOny BLazeJacK • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i senior place kicker Justin ayat was named wac Football special Teams player of the week yesterday. Volleyball player Tara Hittle and soccer defender Jessica Uecker also earned wac honors for their performances.
