January 18, 1991 (vol. 101, iss. 77) • Page Image 4
…0 Page 4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 18, 1991 Ebr 3~irb4an 1aiIj EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Viewpoint NOAH…
… the opinion of the Daily. " Arab-Americans FBI should protect, not harass American citizens IN RECENT WEEKS THE ARAB- American community has drawn at- tention to, and voiced opposition against, the…
… Federal Bureau of Investi- gation's (FBI) surveillance and inter- rogation of its citizens. Now that a shooting war has begun and anti-Arab sentiment is growing in many areas, American citizens of Arab…
… descent need greater police and FBI protection. However, the FBI has conflicting responsibilities; it assumes the role of protectorate of our citizens, but sus- pects Arab-Americans have informa- tion about…
…, or are party to, wrongdoing. The result has been a large-scale ques- tioning of Arab-Americans, especially in the Detroit area, where the largest Arab population lives outside the Middle East, about…
… in World War II. In addition, their prejudiced interrogation sets a poor precedent for how American citi- zens should treat one another. When Arab-Americans are being held ac- countable for Iraq…
…'s foreign policy, the American government has a responsi- bility to dispel such myths, not to fuel them. Strong parallels can be drawn be- tween the FBI's efforts aimed at Arab- Americans and FBI activity…
… to imply links to "terrorism." Secondly, Arab-American and civil rights organizations recently exposed a planned internment camp for Arab- Americans in Oakdale, Louisiana. It is frightening that almost…
… rising discrimination against Americans of Arab decent, and fight to dispel the myths that perpetuate it. Whether or not we support war with Iraq, we must promote the protection of these peo- ple's most…
… are LSA senior Ken-Polski, graduate student Sarah Messer, and LSA junior David Bryce. Conflicting loyalties in the Gulf crisis Safe sex University should make condoms more available By Stephen…





































