WORLD NEWS September 28,2§05 4
Afghan Crash Kills 5 Troops
RACHEL McELWAIN
Staff Writer
A US Chinook helicopter
crashed in the mountains
of Afghanistan on Sunday,
killing all five American
crewmembers. According
to CNN, the chopper was
traveling within a convoy
of aircraft, and the crash did
not result from hostile at
tack. This marks the third
Chinook crash of this year
“contributing heavily” to the
rising death toll of the US led
operation. The chopper was
heading back to base after
dropping off troops, and an
investigation is now being
conducted to determine what
caused the crash. Progress is
being made however; CNN
reports that millions of peo
ple were given the chance to
vote in legislative elections,
which is “the final step to
ward democracy.”
Israel hits Hamas with air
strikes
Since the Gaza pullout oc
curred over a month ago, Is
rael launched its first retali
ation effort against Hamas
on Saturday. Striking three
suspected weapons-storage
facilites and a school known
to recruit and train militants,
Israel began its attack af
ter 35 militant rockets were
fired at Israeh towns. CNN
notes, “security officials said
that ‘Operation First Rain’
would include artillery fire,
air strikes and other targeted
attacks. The operation will
grow in intensity, leading up
to a ground operation unless
the Palestinian security takes
action...or Hamas ends the
attacks itself” Israel set up
a buffer zone in northern
Gaza, evacuating residents
fi-om their homes, and clos
ing the West Bank and Gaza
to keep Palestinians fi-om
jobs in Israel.
Wolfowitz sets World Bank
agenda
The new president of the
World Bank, Paul Wolfow
itz, gave his first speech to
member countries on Sat
urday. According to CNN,
Wolfowitz plans to “sharpen
the priorities of the bank.”
Over the next five years he
plans to “promote anti-cor-
ruption measures, account
ability, good governance,
women’s empowerment,
education, health, increased
infi'astructure and agricul-
mre.” Hoping to reduce
poverty and increase the
potential for jobs, he lists
Afnca as a top priority.
With an emphasis on results
driven programs, Wolfowitz
set forth an agenda that will
provide a measure of sup
port to impoverished coun
tries. He hopes to continue
sending World Bank staff
members to countries with
World Bank memberships,
in an effort to undermine
corruption and build capac
ity. One senior World Bank
official said, “Mr. Wolfowitz
is saying that to succeed in
creating opportunity for the
poorest people, we must pri
oritize our efforts and focus
on producing measurable re
sults on the ground where it
counts.”
Celebratitng the
Constitution
EMELIA DUNSTON
Staff Writer
On Tuesday, September
20th, Meredith College pre
sented “Celebrating the Con
stitution” in Kresge Audito
rium. The event was held to
celebrate Constiwtion Day,
an important day in US his
tory, which was actually
Saturday, September 17th.
On that day, the writers of
the constimtion reached an
agreement and signed the fi
nal draft of the Constitution.
“Celebrating the Constitu
tion,” presented by faculty
members Clyde Frazier and
Doug Spero, offered a view
ing ofFree Speech in a Digital
Age, which featured a debate
on censorship in libraries, of
textbooks, and on the Inter
net. The video, produced by
PBS and set on a college
campus, examined the rea
sons for both safeguarding
and limiting speech, includ
ing protection of minors and
community safety, ensuring
a firee markeQjlace of ideas,
and guaranteeing demo
cratic institutions. Featured
guests on the video included
First Amendment Attorney
Floyd Abrams; Jack Valenti,
Past President and CEO of
the Motion Picture Associa
tion of America; and Stan
ford Law Professor Law
rence Lessig. In the video,
the panel was presented with
a hypothetical situation in
volving students who made
derogatory statements about
various minority groups and
were asked how they would
handle the situation if they
were the president of the
university. Following the
viewing. Professors Spero
and Frazier lead an audience
discussion on the video for
a few minutes and allowed
both students and faculty to
ask questions. A small crowd
showed up for the event, but
those who were there seemed
to enjoy it very much.
“I enjoyed the event be
cause of the debate we were
able to have after the movie.
The debate was ftm because
we were able to discuss cur
rent issues and how they
applied to the first amend
ment,” said Freshman Shana
Bynum.
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