2 I The Behrend Beacon Rice gives no assurance that prisoner abuse will end BRUSSELS, Belgium: Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State, said in a NATO news con ference that there is no guarantee that U.S. international prison detainees will not be abused in the future "Will there be abuses of policy? That's entirely possible," Rice also said at the news confer ence. "Just because you're a democracy it doesn't mean that you're perfect." She did assure those in attendance, however, that all cases of abuse in the future will be investigated. "That is the only promise we can make," she said. The meetings were held due to the concerns of the United States' European allies about the conduct of the American government in recent years. Rice refused to answer, however, any questions as to whether the CIA operated secret prisons in Europe in violation of European legal and human rights guarantees or about U.S. treatment of European prisoners. "There is a difference of opinion between Condoleezza Rice and the Council of Europe because the law of war doesn't exist. We have international conventions. We are fully in favor of the fight against terrorism, but we have to be aware that certain cases can not be accepted," said Renc van der Linden, chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Rice also made statements that claimed that no direct U.S. employees would be participating in the torture of prisoners of the war on terror and avoided the issue of contracting out such work to countries with far Imor legal protections against such tactics. Email scams widespread WASHINGTON: More than one in four internet email users are recipients of convincing "phishing" scams and pyramid schemes, a recent study concluded. 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Eric Knudsen, who is a 19-year-old journalism and social welfare major who heads the group Students Against Hate, was upset by the comments Coulter was making during the speech. "We encourage diverse opinion at UConn, but this is blatant hate speech," he said. Coulter also ran into problems in a highly publicized incident in 2004, when students at the University of Arizona pelted her with custard pies during a speech. Air Marshals shoot passenger MIAMI: Federal air marshals on an American Airlines flight to Miami shot and killed a pas senger carrying a bag and acting in an agitated state. Rigoberto Alpizar was a passenger on that flight. The air marshals shot him as he was leav ing the plane at the end of the flight, clutching his bag and clearly 441 a panic. The marshals claim that he was making bomb threats and walking up and down the plane aisles telling peo ple he had a bomb. "Based on their training, they had to take the appropriate action to defuse the situation to prevent a danger to themselves and also passengers in the terminal," said Dave Adams, a spokesman for the federal Air Marshals service. "Ho failed to comply with their commands, continued approaching the air marshals claiming be had a bomb in his bag. And then they ordered him again down to the ground. He didn't." Questions are being raised about the official story, however, because not a single passenger on the flight will confirm it. None recall ever hearing anything about a bomb, nor seeing the victim stawng up and down the aisles announcing it, as the official report claims. Furthermore, Alpizar had bipolar disorder, which caused him to become agitated in periods of high stress. Many passengers recall his wife making statements that he needed his medication, that she was reassuring him that they'd be home soon and that her husband was feeling ill. "Rigo Alpizar was a loVing, gentle and caring husband, uncle, brother, son and friend," said Jeanne Jentsch, Alpizar's sister-in-law. "He was born in Costa Rica and became a proud American citizen several years ago. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him." Alpizar was shot at least five times as he exited the plane. The air marshals are now on paid administrative leave as an official investigation into the events leading to the shooting contin- Speaker series tackles globalization By Justin DeSantis staff writer jdd22o@psu.edu The fall semester Speaker Series came to a close Thursday night, and the final choice was no less impressive than any of the last few speakers, just perhaps a little less known. The speaker series is held by the Sam and Irene Black School of Business. It is sponsored by the activity fee. It is also supported by the Janet Neff Sample Center for Manners and Civility and the Harriet Behrend Ninow Memorial Lecture Series Fund. This semester has been a blend of celebrities and people who are well respected in certain fields. On Dec. 7, it was Dr. Joseph Stiglitz who [sometimes] only see the perspective of the made the trip. Dr. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize win- United States and don't have the opportunity to ner and professor. He won the prize in his field see it from others' points of view," says Dr. of economics. He received a Ph.D. from the Stiglitz. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a Fred Langil saw the more social side of Dr. member of the Council of Economic Advisers Stiglitz. for former President Clinton from 1993-1995 "A genuine [sense] of caring; [a] caring for the and then served as the chairman from 1995- world order," says Langil, about what he had 1997. He was then named chief economist and taken from the speech. senior vice-president of the World Bank. "Every one of us tonight was being men- He brought to the world his "Economics of tored," said Langil. Information" and has made many contributions As for the Speaker Series, most agreed it went to the world of monetary theory and macroeco- well with a very balanced mix of entertainers nomics. and people who handle "real world" situations. Dr. Stiglitz's speech pertained to the world "I liked the mix. It's good also to get some real market, also known as globalization. The term issues [of importance]," said Sitter. comes from the idea that all man-made barriers As for his experience at Penn State Erie, Dr. that separate trade should be taken down. But Stiglitz was most impressed. such was his style that for every point he made; "It was a very enjoyable, enthusiastic student he made sure to express the other side of argu- body: they asked a lot of well-thought out ques ments. Lions," said Dr. Stiglitz. The speech dealt with the system of world Classifieds "I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." Janet Neff Sample Center fxr Mariam 6. Civility Friday, December 9, 2005 trade and how some of the advanced nations have really hurt smaller, developing nations. "I came a little late, but I enjoyed it," says Chris Sitter, a senior Economics major. Among the many points stressed, it was clear that Dr. Stiglitz's had hit home. "I was most [surprised] by how the U.S. is not living up to its agreements," said Sitter. The U.S., according to Dr. Stiglitz, had made some promises that they failed to keep. Dr. Stiglitz himself said that his speech isn't directed to be anti-American. "There are two messages to [take] from this lecture: the United States has to move and cope, and many policies have been in the wrong direc tion," says Dr. Stiglitz. "The second message is that Americans -William Penn
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