The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 61, Issue 7 - October 31, 1983

THE LOS ANGELES lie Мшу Cmm&m Штйт% Щ ЫЫшт ¥mzm т Defensi ve М ют Mgence Data оп^^И f 1 >* Admiral Says iaS^ J Journalists Barred ' *&** fvmGmato Americans Cemlwt Am Tighten Grip j ш*тит* on St.Georgfrs [6 Troops Dead |33 Wounded mmmA, wsmwm OR U.S.ARMY JiSiftSS2L||£i£^MTmG sTATtoiB Congress, r | Media: Oddf^m Bedfellows Mu U.S. Doubles Forces; Volume 61 Issue 7 Lovol A A ~ w 7 Vil ^^arymountU niversity October 31, 1983 6,000 Troop щ 8ыМ& in ah Sent * Lebanon: to Grenada M . -««л™, m why Are ^ Island Stunned r by Spasm of i Modern War Montage material taken from Time©, Newsweek© & The Los Angeles Times© from the week ending October 31 1983 by Michael M. Rivero Reagan's New Game: Totalitarianism & War? By MICHAEL M. RIVERO Editor-in-Chief M ever before, in the history of the United States, has the government forbidden news coverage of a war. However, occasional censorship of U.S. correspondents has occured dur¬ ing past wars. In a frightening move last week, the Reagan Administration imposed totalitarian censorship of all news from Analysis. Thompson Sets Stage: Lebanon Fixes Offered By PAUL BERNAL Loyolan Managing Editor Bebanon, the name that saturates the news, is no uncomplicated mat¬ ter. Dr. Seth Thompson, Chairman of the Political Science Department unveiled many mysteries last Tuesday as the guest lecturer at a forum spon¬ sored by Phi Alpha Theta, the Interna¬ tional History Honor Society. Thompson opened the discussion by bringing up two points that make this military incident different than most American encounters. “First, Lebanon is full of refugees from elsewhere. They do not consider themselves as Lebanese. ” Most of the people in Lebanon identify with either the Muslims or the Christians. America is not interacting with one foreign enti- the remote Caribbean island of Grenada where a major invasion was staged early Tuesday. Declaring “a free press an essential feature of our democratic system,” the U.S. Senate voted on Saturday 53 to 15 to end restrictions imposed by the Reagan Administration on news coverage of the war in Grenada. “We were not getting all the facts in the beginning, and we’re not getting all the facts now,” complained Senate iviiiiuriiy Leader Robert Byrd ty, as it usually does, but with many factions. “Second,” continued Thompson, “they act as they did 3000-4000 years ago.” Religion is deeply embedded in their lives and motivations. Day to day living is governed by traditional religious beliefs. When politics is mesh- (D-W.Va.) on Saturday. “Who’s to make the choice who the press is going to talk to? The Defense Department? That’s not what the First Amendment said. We’ve had enough government censorship, ” replied outraged Sen. Donald W. Riegle Jr. (D-Mich.) in response to a statement made by the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Sen. John Tower (R-Tex.). Inside This Week: Summer Housing Lottery ►see page 2 Tuition Charges Cheaper ►see page 3 Student & Faculty Opinion ►see page 6 History Professor Profile ►see page 8 Intramurals Are Here ►see pages 14 & 16 ed with strong religious conviction, a powerful and stubborn people emerge. “Even the constitution of Lebanon is set up to reflect the disparate com¬ munities. There are so many factions. When one’s daughter marries a foreigner, it means someone 20 miles down the road.” CBS News President Edward Joyce, who wrote a letter of protest to Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger, said that a reporter representing his organization was told by Pentagon of¬ ficials: “We learned a lesson from the British in the Falklands.” As The Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday “During the Falklands War, a small group of war cor¬ respondents was permitted to travel to the island aboard British ships, but their reports were censored by the government. Joyce noted that the U.S. government has gone one step further than the British by refusing to permit (continued on page 4) Throughout all the factions, the Muslims stand above the rest in popula¬ tion. The French took a census in 1940 when there were 17 discreet com-* munities. The cabinet posts were divid¬ ed between the different religions, but since the 1950’s Muslims have gained a greater percentage of the population. There has not been a census since the 1940’s because the Christians were afraid their power would be lost if the Muslims realized the true population percentages. Census or not, the Muslims became angry. In 1975, civil war broke out to decide which religion would dominate the political scene of Lebanon. In the Lebanese militia there are Christian of¬ ficers and Muslim soldiers. “If you are an officer and it comes to shooting, you’re the one being aimed at,” joked Thompson seriously. The Syrians were called in because the Christians were losing. The Syrians later withdrew from the fighting. The (continued on page 2)