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Peacemaker's death shakes world with its irony
By Kustoi IlAWHNi
staff writer
Unfortunately murder in the daily
newt hat become as common as the daily
news itself yet the assissinstion of Yitzhak
Rabin was" one killing that shocked the
world.
On Saturday evening Nov. 4 approx-
imately 100000 people gathered in King
of Israel Square in the center of Tel Aviv.
They had come to support Rabin and cele-
brate the peace process that was in the
works. Rabin stood among his people and
sang Shir ha-shalom the Song of Peace
tucking a leaflet with the lyrics into his
breastpocket
"There are enemies of the peace
process and they try to hurt us" 73 year-
old Rabin spoke "But violence under-
mines democracy and must be denounced
and isolated."
However even as spirits were high a
reporter from the Chicago Tribune reports
one Israeli man walking up to a reporter
end asking "Don't you think Rabin ought
to be wearing a flak jacket in a situation
like this?" The reporter shrugged and the
man moved on to Rabin's wife Leah and
asked the samo thing. The woman just
looked at him sharply and said "Shhh.
Don't say such things. I don't believe any-
one is capable of doing anything like that."
According to police when the rally
ended at 9:30 the Prime Minister walked
from the platform and towards his armored
car. Just as he was about to get into the
limousine three shots rang through the
night air. The assassin Yigal Amir a 25
year-old Jewish militant stood three
meters behind Rabin holding the .22-caL
pistol used in the attack.
Two bullets pierced the Israeli leader
one rupturing his spleen the other cutting
through major arteries in his chest sever-
ing his spinal cord. The blood of Israel's
leader soaked the leaflet he carried in his
pocket the Song of Peace.
The Man
Rabin was soldier turned politician
and had been the commander-in-cheif of
Israel who had led the lightning strike that
captured largo Arab territories. He was the
first Israeli-bom prime minister and made
the final decision to end Israeli rule over
1.8 million Palestinians. This move was
what many believe ultimately lead to his
assassination .
The irony of this murder is almost
incomprensible. The victim was the one
who once stated "The time for peace has
coma . . Enough of blood and tears.
Enough."
Those left to Mourn
Touched by the paradox of the situa-
tion President Clinton said in a statement
to the New York Times "I want the world
to remember what Prime Minister Rabin
said here at the White House barely one
month ago and I quote: 'We should not let
the land flowing with milk and honey
become a land flowing with blood and
tears. Don't let it happened.'"
Crowds have been gathering since
Saturday overwhelmed by their leaders
death. Many stand in silence. Others
weep publically . . . dozens have fainted.
A candle-light vigil was held Sunday
night in the heart of Tel Aviv at the square
where the Israeli Prime Minister was
assassinated. Some mourners held signs
that read 'This hate is killing us" a play
off of the right-winged opposition's slo-
gan This peace is killing us." Others
held their lit candles and stood in a forma-
tion spelling out "Why?"
Messages and condolences have been
sent from kings presidents prime minis-
ters and dignitaries from around the world.
At the funeral Rabin's 17-year-old
granddaughter Noa Ben-Artzi Philosof
spoke moving the crowd to tears.
Please see RABIN Page 6
Be all that you can be in the Army ROTC
Bv Capt. Vincent Roach
contributing writer
Since 1952 the Army Reserve
Officers Trsining Corps (ROTC) at
Hardin-Simmons University has been
about training tomorrow's civilian leaders
and military officers.
In the Mabee ROTC Buildings' (built
in 1971) three classrooms and indoor fir-
ing range the faculty of the HSU Military
Science Department train students from all
three Abilene universities enrolled in both
the Basic Course and the Advanced Course
in the fundamemtals of leadership and
Military Science.
ROTC is an Elective course or RE.
course not an academic major. Overall
ROTC classes normally occupy from two
to four hours per week leaving plenty of
time for other classes and an active social
life.
White enrolled in the Basic Course
cadets normally are not required to
make a commitment to actually serve
in the Army.
For most ROTC students called
Cadets it takes a total of four years to
complete ROTC. During the Basic Course
the first two years of ROTC cadets tackle
subjects like Military History First Aid
and Customs of the Army. There is a con-
stant emphasis on leadership development.
While enrolled in the Basic Course
cadets normally are nqt required to make a
commitment to actually serve in the Army.
The find two yean of ROTC called the
Advanced Course is the first
point at which most cadets must make a
commitment to serve. In both the Basic
Additionally there are two three and
four year merit based scholarships
totoJIn up to $14350 per year...
and Advanced Courses uniforms text-
books and all required items of equipment
are furnished at no extra cost Additionally
there are two three and four year merit
based scholarships totaling up to $14350
per year that can go a long way towards
financing the cost of education.
Scholarship information and applications
can be obtained at the Mabee ROTC
Building.
For cadets who did not take ROTC
during their first two years at HSU a com-
pressed version of the Basic Course is
offered each summer. This six week train-
ing session called Camp Challenge held
at Fort Knox Ky. gives students a con-
densed version of the subjects taught on
campus during the first two years of the
ROTC Basic Camp is fast paced and chal-
lenging. While at Basic Camp students
receive a salary. The full cost of their hous-
ing transportation and meals is provided
by the Army.
It u important to note that students
have no obligation to serve in the Army
just because they decided to attend Basic
Camp and that HSU has a limited number
of students they are able to send each year.
Applications from interested sophomore
students are taken each year starting in
November during the fall semester.
.Please see ROTC page 4
Inside this edition...
Who is the real University Queen...page 3
Are Ken and Barbie real?.. .page 4
Chris Hatcher's Flick Picks...page 5
El Guapo's wisdom reviewed...page 8
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The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 10, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 9, 1995, newspaper, November 9, 1995; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97624/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.