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WORLD & NATION April 8,2011 Stories by Alex Miller Graphic by Bree Shepard JAPAN A HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE WATER LEAK INTO THE Pacific Ocean has been stopped. Chemical agents were injected into the site of the leak to solidify the soil, reports the BBC. Although this development provides S’ glimmer of hope after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami, 12,000 are dead, 15,000 are still unaccounted for, and over 160,000 people are living in evacuation centers. 4 ■» After losing to rival Michel Martelly in Haiti's RECENT presidential ELECTION, candidate Mirlande Manigat has accused the electoral council of forging the results, according to the BBC. Although the results are not final, Martelly had more than two- thirds of the votes and the decision seems firm. Although Manigat is calling foul play, her campaign team said she would not be legally challenging the results. A RECENT French panel discussion sponsored by President Nicolas Sarkozy's political party featiy;ed a controversial topic that is edging France's Muslim population into a corner, reports The New York Times. The three-hour- long debate, which was spurned by high-level members of numerous parties, was titled "Secularism: To Live Better Together" and sought to explore ways in which to aid the Muslim faith and its followers in better assimilating into France's cultural landscape. While Prime Minister Francois Fillon refused to attend with concerns of "a stigmatization of Muslims," a joint statement expressing concern was issued by the leaders of six major religions — Roman Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox Christians, Jews, Muslims and Buddhists. Journalists discovered unsettling photographs while on an official trip to cover the devastation in Libya. The photos, found in a burned-out police station, depicted the torture and execution of prisoners by the government of CoL.Muammar al-Gaddafi, reports The New York Times. Some’ photographs contained images of corpses with horror-stricken faces and bound hands, puddles of blood, and a saw. As more allegations of civilian brutality by the Gaddafi regime arise, these photographs may be a crucial piece of evidence in proving those accusations. Obama addresses US invelvement in Libya By Abbey Brinkey Staff Writer "Tonight, I'd like to update the American people on the international effort that we have led in Libya: what we've done, what we plan to do, and why this matters to us," President Barack Obama said as he addressed the American public at the National Defense University on March 28. Since February 2011, Libyan citizens have led an uprising against their leader, Muammar Gaddafi. In March, the U.S. joined the international effort to unseat Gaddafi. Since the beginning of the U.S. involvement, many have objected to Obama's decision to involve the U.S. in a third war. According to The Washington Post, Obama said the role that the U.S. will play is to try to prevent a mass killing of the Libyan rebels. "To brush aside America's responsibility as a leader and — more profoundly — our responsibilities to our fellow human beings under such circumstances would have been a betrayal of who we are," Obama said. The founder of Guilford's Republican Club, Claire Massagee gave her opinion of Obama's speech in an email interview. "I think the writers of the speech we heard last night (March 28) put a lot of effort into Washington Post. framing U.S. military action in Libya in a way Massagee wonders why there was such a that would convince the general public that significant expanse of time between the U.S. such military action was morally necessary military intervention and the president's and that it will not result in another military speech. quagmire," said Massagee, a junior and "Why did it take so long for him to explain political science and computer science double to us what the U.S. is doing in Libya?" major. Whether his actions will mirror his Massagee continues in the email. "Perhaps carefully crafted words, I cannot say." Democratic South Carolina Representative James Clybum released a statement in response to Obama's address. C1 y b u r n' s — statement says that Obama "made clear "So, while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am con vinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a greater price for America." President Barack Obama he doesn't know. It seems likely he no longer knows what the American people want." Massagee then quotes Peggy Noonan, the writer of the piece entitled, "The Speech Obama Hasn't Given," that he acted in which appeared in The Wall Street Journal just America's values and interest and effectively days before Obama's address, led a limited and international effort "People didn't hire him to start battles, but supported by the Libyan opposition and the to end them. They didn't expect him to open Arab league to do what he said we would do new fronts. Did he not know this?" Noonan — stop Muammar Gaddafi's deadly advance said in her article. on his own people ... As a result, thousands House Majority Leader and Republican, of lives have been saved," reports The Eric Cantor didn't "see any victory defined," as reported by The Washington Post. "So, while 1 will never minimize the costs involved in military action, 1 am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America," Obama said during his speech. Massagee remains unsatisfied witli the end of Obama's speech. "He forgot to give substantial answers to my most pressing questions: Why Libya, what exactly are we doing there, what are our goals, how long will it take, what resources will it require, how will we know when we've succeeded, what are their underlying strategic interests, is this setting an unwanted precedent, will there be moral repercussions to our morally necessary efforts?" said Massagee. Obama continued his speech by recognizing the American soldiers involved in past and present wars. "Tonight, let us give thanks for the Americans who are serving through these trying times, and the coalition that is carrying our effort forward," Obama said in his closing statement. "And let us look to the future with confidence and hope not only for our own country, but for all those yearning for freedom around the world."
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