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FEBRUARY 26, 2004
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tint~,
^.atee weeks, it will be one
IUdO'rel th
tee e Iraq war began.
mngi~oe~ l group, Goldendale
Is for Peace, does not
99 ~ords in its opposition to
the !. military action. One of
ity lhp's main goals, organiz-
andN engagement with any-
any side of the issue will-
!iscuss it with them.
ing
aoofear, they met
aledLduring vigils
auendale; this
a3;~y are doing so
e au showings of
st~X)'talked-about
~t People were
[_ to engage,'
~rganizer Tim
'11 f last year s vigils. First
w ~ of the post office, then
_/e0urthouse, local people
I~des of the issue did stop
i Mth them. "We met a lot
got a lot of positive
Some would give us
)." Others were
but over-
"not that bad.
of people with
War.
and a
called the
River Fellowship for
protested at The
forces recruiting
branched out from
said Young. Both
helped galvanize
Citizens for Peace
organized group
on the first Monday
'.month.
m a heating political
in the runup to the
Citizens has
of many other
and congregations
m sponsoring pub-
of a November
video entitled
The Whole Truth
li
about the Iraq War."
Showings took place at the
Goldendale public librar?.~ on
Monday and Saturday of last
week. About 3o people attended
the Monday presentation. "At
least one third were new faces."
said Young. Many stayed after-
wards to talk, "absorbing what
they'd just seen."
Another 15 people viewed the
video on Saturday afternoon, in
the darkened Camplan meeting
room downstairs at the library.
The one-hour documentary
is built around on-camera inter-
views with Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA) and foreign-ser-
vice personnel. Most are career
intelligence analysts who
believed strongly enough that
the government's case for war
was based on misrepresenta-
tions of truth that they have
been willing to say, so in a high-
ly public way.
Questions about the accuracy.
of intelligence regarding Iraq's
weapons capabilities have
jumped from the margins to
mainstream media in recent
weeks. The interviewees' asser-
tion, though, is that intelligence
analysts - they themselves,
among others - told adminis-
tration officials from the begin-
ning that intelligence pointing
toward war was of questionable
accuracy. They just weren't lis-
tened to, they say.
Whatever one's thoughts on
the war, it's compelling viewing.
Much of the production that
sttrrounds the interviews is one-
sided, somewhat cloying and
over-di'amatized, but then the
work does not pretend to do
other than build the strongest
ease it can, and the producers'
spin takes nothing away from
the speakers' words.
Direction is by Robert
Greenwald, a Hollywood direc-
tor of everything
from the 198o film
"Xanadu" starring
Olivia Newton-John
to the Abbie Hoffman
biographical fihn
"Steal This Movie" in
2000.
Additional infor-
marion is available on
the video's Web site,
www.truthuncovered.com.
The amount of other online
information available, on all
sides of the issue, is enormous.
One particularly compelling
read can be found at
htt-p://www.theatlantic.com/is
sues/ 2 oo4 / o l / pollack.h tm -
an essay by Kenneth Pollack
that appeared in the January
2004 Atlantic Monthly maga-
zine. Pollack is another CIA
analyst whose 2002 book 'q'he
Threatening Storm" was influ-
ential in the beltway during the
war debate, and who still thinks
the war was justfied, but who
offers insights into the adminis-
tration's handling of intelli-
gence.
The next Citizens for Peace
meeting is on Monday, March 1,
at the United Methodist church
in Goldendale.
The video, "Uncovered:The
Whole Truth about the Iraq
War," is available either for
viewing by individuals or show-
ing to a group. Those interested
should call Tim Yotmg at 773-
6991.
- Sam Lou.~
repair springs water leak
telephone workers boring and
phone cables accidentally
city water line last Wednesday
phone lines on the south end
workers drilled down from the
of South Columbus Avenue and
Street, and then at right angles
surface, said Goldendale's Public
Works Director Dave Griffin.
"When they were going along in there about
five feet deep, they hit a water main...and went
right through" it," said Griffin.
That was about 5:15 p.m., Feb. 18.
City workers responded, turned the water off,
replaced the PVC pipe section and had water
back on in about one hour.
- News staff
il
I
The Lyle community council recently
mailed out a two-page survey to every house-
hold in the district it serves. It is not just for show.
"We are anxious to get Lyle to respond and
say what they want," said member Joy Collins
- from the council, and for their town.
As Collins pointed out, the council is the
community's liaison to the Klickitat Count)'
board of commissioners. It consists of seven
elected members - President Barbara Sexton,
Vice President Collins, Secretary Glenda
Lovejoy, Darla Brashers, Terry Mills, Pam
Kssley, and Mildred Lykens.
"I~e idea for the survey grew out of one of
the group's monthly workshops.
The council is always interested in the com-
munity's attendance and participation, said
Collins, "not only when there's a special guest,
but every week... We are a very active council."
But this time, most of all, they want to hear
what big or small is~sues and projects people
want the community to be working on.
Those who need a survey can contact one of
the council members; instructions for return-
ing them are on the survey.
li
Members of the Republican party in Klickitat County will have their chance to express ~iews
on local, state, and national issues the week after next.
"It is my pleasure to invite county. Republicans to participate in grassroots party politics,"
said local party chair Laura Cheney of White Salmon.
The Republicans will hold precinct caucuses in six locations throughout the county on
Tuesday, March 9 from 8 p.m. to 9:3o p.m. The locations include:
Alderdale: 46 Sonova Rd.
Biekleton: 28o West Market St.
Gleflwood: The Shade Tree Inn.
Goldendale: Goldendale High School cafeteria.
Lyle: Lyle High School multi-purpose room.
White Salmon: Henkle Middle School library.
Participants will discuss issues of importance to them and will elect delegates to the
Republican County Convention in April, said Cheney.
Those interested are encouraged to look for notices posted locally for further details.
Residents needing additional information on which precinct caucus to attend can contact the
Klickitat County Auditor's office at (8oo) 583-8o5o.
WaI.Mart will
ppeal Hood River denial
Wal-Mart is appealing Hood River
County's denial of its plans for a super cen-
ter.
The national retailer filed its intent to
argue a case before the state Land Use
Board of Appeals earlier this month.
Although that notice arrived one day after
the appeal period had ended, the document
was accepted because it had a certified post-
mark from the day before.
The 21-day clock is now ticking for the
county to furnish LUBA with the official
record of proceedings. The national retailer
will then be given 21 days to submit a brief
outlining its case and the county will receive
that same amount of time for a response.
Both the City of Hood River and Citizens for
Responsible Growth argued against Wal-
Mart's site plans and also have standing to
present information to LUBA. Once the
state board has ruled on the issue, any of
these parties is then entitled to take argu-
ments to the Court of Appeals.
On aan. 5 the Hood River County
Commission voted down Wal-Mart's appli-
cation, overturning the conditional approval
granted by the County Planning
Commission. The retail giant had spent two
years modifying its development plans for
the 16-acre commercially-zoned property at
the junction of Frankton and Country Club
roads.
However, the county board determined
that the proposed 186,ooo square foot
building did not meet the compatibility cri-
teria to blend with the surrounding views-
cape. In addition, officials said that a large
development near Phelps Creek, which runs
through the site, could bring flooding to
downstream properties.
However, Wal-Mart attorney Greg
Hathaway reiterated in January that the
city's and CRG's interpretation of the com-
patibility standard was "incorrect and
unlawful." He has also argued repeatedly
that the development would not raise water
elevations since the property comprised
only -37 of the 4,4oo-acre floodplain.
- News staff
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