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Atlanta's Weekly E-Magazine
Feb 22nd - Mar 1st, 2002
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POWELL SPEAKS FREELY
ABOUT THE USE OF CONDOMS
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"Be Heard" was the global program sponsored by MTV which was broadcasted in the United States last Thursday night. MTV reaches 375 million homes in 164 countries, some of which harbor anti-American views. Secretary of State Colin Powell was the invited guest speaker who spoke to millions of young men and women around the world linked via satellite. He fielded questions from South America to Europe to South Asia.
When asked by a young Catholic woman from Milan, Italy about the church's ban on the use of condoms in an era of AIDS, he responded candidly that he supported the use of condoms by all people who are sexually active.
"I certainly respect the judgement of the Holy Father and the Catholic Church," he began before going on to make his position clear. "I not only support their use, but I encourage their use by all sexually active people who need to protect themselves."
He went on to state that AIDS was rapidly spreading in Africa, China, India and the Caribbean, and he added: "It is about high time the international community come together and speak candidly about it. Forget about taboos and old conservative ideas".
He went on to emphasize that millions of young men and women who have already died from this dreadful virus, they might have been able to preserve their
young lives, had they known how to protect themselves against this dreadful disease through the use of condoms.
We applaud Colin Powell for his sincerety and honesty in expressing his views freely and candidly on this important issue. Until scientists come up with a new defensive method, condoms at the present time represent a very vital defense against AIDS and other viruses. And all of our young people should be taught and told so.
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Editor's Corner
SALT LAKE 2002 WINTER OLYMPICS
Millions of viewers around the world and in this country are glued to their TV screens watching the thrill and drama created by the Olympians in Salt Lake City this week. As of this writing, the United States has amassed a total of 26 medallions. That is a 100% increase over the 13 medallions earned four years ago in Nagano, Japan thanks to the superb performances of our athletes.
The most remarkable victory came in the snowboarding, men's halfpipe, when the United States captured the gold, silver and bronze medals thanks to Ross Powers, Danny Kass and J. J. Thomas who finished first, second and third respectively. Equally remarkable was the performance of Chris Witty who earned the gold medal in the women's 1000 meters speedscating by setting a new world record, followed by Jennifer Rodriguez who earned the bronze medal by finishing third. Two nights later, Jennifer Rodriguez repeated her brilliant performance by capturing the bronze medal again in the women's 1500 meters speedscating. This young lady from Miami, Florida is the only American Olympian to have earned two Olympic Medals in speedscating.
The most thrilling victory came in the women's two-person bobsled when Jill Bakken from Park City, Utah and Vonetta Flowers from Helena, Alabama captured the gold. This was the first time an African-American had earned a gold medal in Winter Olympics. We had two more gold medal winners in men's speedskating. Casey FitzRandolph from Verona, Wisconsin earned his gold in the 500 meters, while Derek Parra from San Bernardino, California earned his gold in the 1500 meters.
Jim Shea, the third generation Olympian, captured the gold in a dramatic finish in men's skeleton.
He was running 1/10th of a second behind, until he gave it a dramatic burst in the finish toping the leader by more than 4/10ths of a second. He said this was his best victory, in memory of his grandfather Jack who passed away on January 22, 2002 right after he had led the Olympic torch through the city. In women's skeleton Tristan Gale and Lee Ann Parsley won the gold and silver medals respectively. Here is one event where the United States won 2 gold and 1 silver medals.
In closing, I am sure the United States will have more than 26 medals earned before the games are over. We will have more gold, silver and bronze winners, including Apolo Anton Ohno, thanks to the competing spirit of our Olympians. They are determined to make the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics the best ever.
James C. Stathis
Associate Editor
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