Oakville Beaver, 9 Feb 1994, p. 12

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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Feb. 9, 19‘ War 1n Bosnia rapidly becoming a global tragedy he sounds of outrage over T the slaughter this weekend in Bosnia are feeble at best. More than 10,000 people have been killed in Sarajevo in 22 months of war; 1,551 of them chil- dren. In the latest â€" and most devas- tating massacre â€" 68 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in the bloodiest single attack on Sarajevo’s civilians. And yet...all we can feel is out- rage. U. S. president, Bill Clinton, says they rule out nothing; Canada sends senior officers over; the UN. calls the massacre “heinous” - the world is firm in its outrage and condemna- tion. How to erase the visions of muti- lated people and blood everywhere in the popular marketplace, where just minutes before, people were bartering and trading at lunchtime? It is made all the more appalling by the fact that the mortar bomb landed at the time when it is most crowded with shoppers. One of the most telling remarks was the one reprinted in the New York Times of a young doctor read- 1 -800-668-5151 TOLL FREE Teens stole cash and cigarettes Three teens after cash and cigarettes held up an Oakville Mac’s Milk two weeks ago, and investigators need the public’s help to identify those involved. It was 2:15 am, on Wed., Jan. 26th, when the young men wearing black ski masks burst into the store at 111 Maurice Dr. One was armed with a black revolver, and another carried a baseball bat. The store clerk wisely stepped aside as one bandit went behind the counter, and took cash from the till along with several packs of cigarettes. One suspect was 5’10” tall. The other two were shorter. All were described as white, and wore dark sweaters, jeans, and black gloves. They ran to a light colored car that was last seen heading north on Garden Dr. ' Crime Stoppers would appreciate hearing from anyone who has a thought concerning the identity of these people. If you have any information that leads to an arrest in this or any other case, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000. You need not give your name and your infor- mation will be treated with com- ,plete anonymity. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display. Call 1-800-668-5151 or 825- TIPS. Crime Stoppers gets results in January The media, the public, and the police, combined in classic Crime Stoppers fashion to solve a January robbery. of a Oakville restaurant went to Kinoak Arena on Warminster Dr. to deliver a food order. This person was then confronted by a number of teens who took the food by force. papers distributed 1n Oakville, and on radio, starting Jan 18th. As a direct result of the publicity, Halton, where the tipster suggested the ' name of a suspect for investigation. Investigators 1n Oakville’ s detective* office followed up on the lead, and robbery. Crime Stoppers, as part of us man- date, strives to have the police, the media, and the public, work together to solve crime. This is an excellent exam- ple of the process at work. * i i i i i i i i i i )t t i * On New Year’s Day, an employee ‘ The robbery was profiled in news-* * call was received at Crime Stoppers of * developed enough evidence to charge an adult and three young persons with ing out the names of those killed to a shocked and growing crowd out- 1 side. Realizing the crowd was growing, he asked them to disband, knowing full well a growing crowd -â€" even in the most appalling cir-_ cumstances of gathering to hear word of the dead â€" is just another target in this dreadful war. How to imagine the horror in the shelled-out city of the bloodstained market stalls, the cries of anguish, and the agony of the wounded? 7 Why must we always express outrage and nothing else when something like this happens? Bosnia is, once again, One of those things that creates a momentary unease only to find itself buried on page 18 in another day or two. It is only when people are blown up in such a callous, horrific way, that notice is taken. . It is only then that we truly see the people behind the numbers. And if this war is ever to be stopped, the it... 0 1993 FoxVideo Inc. All Rights Reserved. c 1993 by Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. world media must make it a priority to get behind the numbers and let the world see the people â€" like the older man who had saved a can of '- fish all winter in the hopes of bar- tering it for some flour at the mar- ket and was wounded. In Ottawa, 3 foreign affairs offi- cial says all they can do is condemn the violence. So what good does that do? ' Two weeks ago, writer Martin Woolacott was almost prescient as he analysed things in Bosnia in the Weekly Manchester Guardian. “The bankruptcy ‘of western poli- cy in Yugoslavia is now so total that panic is setting in,” he said, noting how the western countries are fly- ing kites about military withdrawal. “...The result is a frantic whirl of efforts to shift the blame from one set of shoulders to another, from Europe tovthe U.S., from both to the U.N., from the UN. to NAT ...” Meanwhile, the people who live the daily agony of a war continue to feel as though they are on borrowed time. And they obviously can’t expect much help from the people who are busily wondering who to blame next, rather than working to stop the insanity. HOURS: Sun to Thurs 10am ‘to midnight Fri to Sat 10am to 2am Saturday night, I watched an old film...A Night to Remember â€" thinking it would be a schlocky kind of flick along the lines of the Poseidon Adventure. Instead, it was a rivetting account of real cow- ardice and heroism in the face of an appalling tragedy. In ‘A Night to Remember’, the Titanic sinks with more than 1,500 lost, while a boat sits just 10 miles away, doing nothing. The crew on that boat watches as it begins to list and, as the tension escalates, they speak idly of other matters. They wonder aloud what happened to the large ship that was on the horizon They watched, doing nothing, the Titanic in desperation threw flares and sent SOS s.. .all to avail. They sat; people died. In this latest slaughter 1n Bosni I am uncomfortably aware of fed ing very much like that boat. ‘ » 0 TE our OF COFFEE Oakville onl’" coffee roasting house. RflWMGHflflV SUHWIEESHV 'lHE FIRM IN THE LINE or rm: BMW! Guaranteed to be here or your next rental’ ls FREE! O Céiblilfléfiil em uuau "USYAR O 1993 Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. All Rights Reserved. u. m .’ TRI a. min 1993 Columbia TriStar Home Video. 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