inquiring.
reporter

12 - Wedaesday, August 30, 1989 - North Shore News

AS THE DRUG war in Columbia heats up, the U.S. is
once again considering intervening in another state’s af-
fairs. Newsweek reports the American government may
try to combat the drug cartel with commande strikes
against drug plants, by interceding drug pianes and kid-
mapping drug ring leaders. v. S. President George Bush is

Should the U. S. intervene _in Columbia: ?

expected to announce a multi-billion dollar program next
week to fight the international drug trade. Critics of the
U.S. say that although the drug trade is an international
problem, the proposed American policy is too aggressive.
Inquiring Reporter asks:

Elizabeth Collings

Mary-Beth Carnaghan
North Vancouver

! think the Americans
need to take care of their
own drug problems at
home before they go and
intervene in other coun-
tries’.

Michael McNevin

North Vancouver

It doesn’t matter what
public opinion is, if they
think they can do it, they
will. They’d be better off
starting off in their own
country though.

Seymour Berg

North Vancouver
Something has to be done
-- force as a last resort.
But Columbia is a
sovereign nation. Legally
the U.S. can’t intervene
militarily short of war.

Hanif Mohammed

North Vancouver

‘The U.S. should stay out
of the trouble — let the
Columbians sort it out.
The U.S. is trying to put
their nose everywhere it
doesn’t belong.

Thelma Poweli
Nerth Vancouver

If it keeps drugs out of.
the U.S. and Canada,
then they should in-
tervene, But it’s pretty
hard to do anything, with

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rally poor and deficient,’’ said the
engineers’ report.

Mayor Jack Loucks said while
he appreciated the heritage
significance of the building, he
didn’t feel it would be worth
spending a lot of money to restore.
“Quite frankly, unless we’re going
to put our money where our deci-
sions are....°° :

But Ald. Barbara Sharp said the
city should ‘“‘be putting part of the
city’s money where its mouth is.”’

‘*(The heritage) isn’t just what
you see, it’s who lived there, who
participated in the community,”

said Sharp.
Despite its historical
significance, responded Loucks,

“St's not that wonderful a build-
ing,’’ adding there were five or six

- other buildings in Lower Lonsdale

Old AV building to be redeveloped [-

that were deserving of heritage
protection status.

Ald. Bill Bell said the city had
said similar things in the past, but
continued to not act on heritage
designations.

“it’s really easy to say we’re go-
ing to save the next building that
comes along. I don’t see any polit-
ical will in this council (to preserve
heritage.)”’

the drug lords having all
the power. : :

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