Word: pro-war
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...tension first surfaced in October when the student government passed a resolution condemning a U.S. attack on Iraq by a 20-to-17 vote. Pro-war advocates on campus jumped on it and immediately began pushing for a repeal. On Veterans Day, more than 300 students poured into a campus auditorium for a formal exchange of views between the Young Conservatives of Texas, strong supporters of the President's plan for Iraq, and the Campus Coalition for Peace and Justice, a group formed after the Sept. 11 attacks to oppose the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and which is just...
Most listeners in the audience seemed to agree with the Campus Coalition, or at least people on that side seemed more vocal about their feelings. Still, the Young Conservatives also had defenders. When an antiwar advocate began heckling a student in the pro-war camp, other supporters of the President's policies stood up, and a fistfight almost broke out. The evening's moderators managed to restore order before any damage was done, and the meeting ended civilly two hours later with each team thanking the other for its participation...
...sincerely and honestly discuss the critical issues of war, the anti-war movement needs a strong, conspicuous leader who has the courage to publicly disagree with the administration’s pro-war stance, who voices doubt that war is the right policy for America. No one has yet emerged who can crystallize the anti-war position as Bush has consolidated the pro-war forces; only through such a clash of ideas and ideologies can Congress and the American people reach a well-reasoned conclusion...
...this conflict is no Vietnam, and Shingavi admits he's having trouble wooing a significant number of students off the sidelines. More troubling for old-time Berkeleyites, he has competition from a pro-war group. Berkeley USA, established in the wake of Sept. 11, has handed out more than 1,500 U.S. flags since the bombing began. Co-founder Sean Wycliffe is a fast-talking freshman who wants to be a stock trader. He says he's "sickened" by the council's resolution. "It's not their place to do any of this. They should be fixing roads and stuff...
...Ride of the Valkyries,” an obvious homage to the attack scenes in Apocalypse Now. The glib stupidity of Fox is almost breathtaking. Anyone who has even the faintest idea of that movie’s contents will instantly realize that it is not a pro-war picture...