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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (13845)	2/28/2003 2:52:49 AM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25898

German lessons Bush should not mess with history Leader Friday February 28, 2003 The Guardian When America defeats its enemies, George W Bush said in his speech on Iraq this week, it leaves not occupying armies but democracy and liberty. "There was a time," he went on, "when many said that the cultures of Japan and Germany were incapable of sustaining democratic values. Well, they were wrong." In fact, it is Mr Bush who is wrong. Japanese men got the vote in 1925, not in 1945, as the president implied. And German men won the vote as far back as 1849, albeit subject to a property qualification, at a time when Mr Bush's country practised legalised slavery. Bearing in mind that America only became a full democracy in 1965, and Germany in 1946, there is a case for saying that Germans have at least as strong a democratic tradition as Americans. What's more, there is no dispute about who actually won the last German election, which is more than can be said about the means by which Mr Bush came to office. A little historical humility would do the president no harm.

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (13845)	2/28/2003 10:45:00 AM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

Patricia, I know you will appreciate this: It is the Soldier Geoff Metcalf.com \| Father Denis O'Brian US Marine Corps Please remind everyone that: It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag. - Father Denis O'Brian - U.S. Marine Corps