\ HE: BICYGLE People’ si aioted. “Jan.::11 protest on the: Seednd: Nar- “rows Bridge illustrates both tie lack: or transit’. facilities ‘for’: cyclists / for automobiles.” ‘The Bicycle People, a‘ group of bicycling. “advocates, had. intended: to ‘delay iraffic on the’ bridge: by riding. en’ masse across the and. the: “bieycle’s limitations. as: a transit substitute ‘. on Baghdad’s Al Rasheed Hotel is extremely treacherous. And while improvements to signage and facilities for bicycles would provide at least minimal -incentive for commuters. to use: bicycles as a transit alternative, the realities of -urban: transportation and read. condi- tions, especially, during ‘he winter, limit the, bicycle’s practicality « ES) ‘a year-round ‘Second - Narrows. during rush hour ‘on the = first./anniversary: of the | “opening: of the '. Cassiar Connector. * * fe According to. a. group | spokes man, the. protest was to focus. attention. ou. ‘the dan-° ‘gerous ‘and. confusing bicycle access to the Soong : : Mainland transportation arteries should be An oper Netter to somebody: “The tor wt for the above title is “:noxmal..’ fs listening. Sy . OK, we can live: with that, but the constant jarring that results in he ‘loosening of expensive fillings je fi nd objectionable. : : ‘Experts in the-business. (not tire : alesmen) inform me that when we ‘drive this strip in-the. rain at the prescribed speed limit we are. ace i tually hydroplaning. : a -there is'a lot of “nothing’?. between the protruding a Simply- put; Publisher. Managing Assoc ate Editor..; . Sales & Marketing Director. oS Newsroom «. Comptroller. . os Sunday ito every doorson- the, Nowth Shore -Secord' Class’ Mail Registration. 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UNENFORCEABLE LAWS — local, national or interna- - tional — are not worth the paper they? re written on. ve _That’s the bottom line for those now crying havoc over the ' military action in ‘traqe ; This doesn’t mean there’s any cause for rejoicing in the current bombing of Saddam Hussein’s missile bases by U.S. and other ‘national forces wearing the blue helmets of the United Nations. If you’re on the recovering end, bombing is a very nasty business ~— ask the Brits and Germans and Russians, who’ve suffered more than their share of it. Innocent people get killed, maimed and rendered homeless. Even today’s “‘smart’’ bombs aren’t all that smart. Moreover, deterring defiant in- “ternational criminals i in the only way possible when all else fails — ‘with bombs —'can. backfire on the bombers, no matter how just the cause. The fury of the fraqi people . ee ; and their Arab neighbors against . , the U.S. after the tragic miss-hit HITHER: AND YOu” manitarian’” arguments 1 ma sound, the growing wave of ipro-: testers against UN law enforce: ment spearheaded by the Anieri- cans pointedly ignore the three in- escapable realities of situations’ like that brought about by iraq’ s ruthless dictator. ° : First, ALL law enforcement’ can potentially result in ‘innocent! bystanders suffering bloodshed,: death or destruction of property. - It depends entirely on the}. degree of defiance'and resistance” ‘by the criminal. The esponsibility. : ‘is HIS, not that of the police, But , y this risk can never justify the lat ter leaving criminals at liberty, to” “pose a continuing or even areater “threat to the innocents) of) joc Second, the UN is still depen-.: dent on member nations to uphold" international law. In practice. this . inevitably makes the U.S. its top”. ,_ law enforcer — and thus wide -open to charges of self-serving *- “ ‘ageression’’. whenever military. "action b comes the UN’s only op: not only understandable. In the . Middie East powder-keg it also threatens to create new political dangers for the West for years to come. ; . Then, there’s the ‘ ‘double : standard”? indictment. Why inflict this on the Iraqis, while taking no - similar deadly action to, curb thugs in Bosnia-Herzegovina, ‘Somalia | | and scores of other lawless trouble because Middle East oil is far more important to the U.S, than ». tortured, slaughtered Bosnian * Muslims or the millions of starv- - ing victims of Mogaclishw 2 : warlords? | *, : : Persuasive though these “hu: hos : "Finally, nobody would deny a * that being the world’s cops can be ‘a dirty job. But as with our Jocal boys. in blues someone, has, to do it. t fogs e lawless thats where the’ Tighten ‘ing agenda for all of us is increas-.: __ingly s set by its international thugs. : * SIGN-OFF: Move: over, Kim - Shoulders’) Campbell! - Canada’s soldiers: — always high’ | on pin-ups — now havea os home-grown one. Cover girl for. the Dec:-Jan. issue of the capi- tal's upscale magazine Ottawa i is that lady “‘shuffled’’ ‘earlier this! month to fresh fields from her.” " National Defence HQ office, Capilano-Howe Sound MP and. SADDAM . HUSSEIN... ‘defiant «former Associate Defence Minister’. Mary Collins .:.. Haggis night -again Saturday, Jan: 23, when the’ St. Andrews and Caledonian LE “Society holds. its annual 7 p.m.- . ‘- midnight Robbie Burns Supper. with Scottish entertainment and “dancing at the North Shore . Winter.Club — call Isobelle, ‘987-8870, pronio for any remain-. ' ing tickets... And today, Jan. 22, is the day for personal ‘‘new..’* ce * year”. resolutions by West Van | birthday boy‘and perennial coun- -cil- ‘baiter Lionel Lewis..." | . eee ey “WRIGHT OR WRONG: You never-know whether advice is Bogda or bad until you no longer “MARY © ‘COLLINS: miltery's. _ home-grown pin-up : :