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| Berkeley may reconsider opposition to war |
| 2001-10-28 |
Faced with boycott threats, Berkeley, Calif.'s mayor, Shirley Dean, is urging the City Council to reconsider its resolution opposing the war against terrorism. It doesn't sound as though she's getting much cooperation. The Oakland Tribune reports Councilwoman Linda Maio is denying that the resolution even condemned the war, though it did call on America to "help break the cycle of violence, bringing the bombing [of Afghanistan] to a conclusion as quickly as possible." Says Maio: "People are so consumed with anger and hatred for the terrorists, and they have no place to put it. So it comes here." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |