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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (32586)	6/29/2004 9:22:49 AM
From: lorne	Respond to of 81568

chinu. Just follow up to last couple of posts >>>> Cuban democracy activist receives top European rights prize Thursday, October 24, 2002 HAVANA (AP) -- Learning that he was chosen for the European Union's top human rights prize, pro-democracy activist Oswaldo Paya said Wednesday that the award honored all Cubans fighting for democratic reforms on the communist island. news-star.com

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (32586)	6/29/2004 9:26:39 AM
From: lorne	Respond to of 81568

chinu. More follow uo on last few posts >>>> Building a Free Cuba By Vaclav Havel, Arpad Goncz and Lech Walesa* It is the responsibility of the democratic world to support representatives of the Cuban opposition, regardless of how long the Cuban Stalinists cling to power. The Cuban opposition must have the same international support as did the representatives of political dissent in Europe when it stood divided. Statements of condemnation for the government's repression, combined with specific diplomatic steps coming from Europe, Latin America and the United States, would be suitable means of exerting pressure on the regime in Cuba. Full article hacer.org

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (32586)	6/29/2004 10:44:30 AM
From: jjkirk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

As I've said elsewhere, enough attention was not given to post-war internal security. IMHO, it is unfortunate that you are so intent on focusing on the half empty glass before you. Have a good day.

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (32586)	6/29/2004 12:49:48 PM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

I totally agree with your assessment! In former times, by means of their military might, European maritime nations successfully colonized a number of nations all over the world that had natural resources much coveted by them. In many instances, resistance against the invaders proved futile and so the colonial powers enjoyed sovereign sway for quite a long time. Since then times have changed: those who were colonized have become enlightened and they eventually achieved their independence by constitutional and other means. In Asia especially, the tide of nationalism rose and the myth of invincibility of the western colonial masters was shattered once and for all during and soon after World War II (1945). Today former nations that were hobbled under the colonial yoke have a good understanding of international politics (geopolitics) and will no longer submit to humiliation. It is unfortunate that America, a self-professed enlightened nation, is apparently ignorant of this fact. Perhaps to be fair, I should say that it is the Bushies are a bunch of ignorant folks who are much too intoxicated with power and are exhibiting the power syndrome --- all power corrupts and abolute power corrupts absolutely --- to the point of being convinced that might is right! It seems to me America didn't learn or has forgotten the lesson of Vietnam where the populace fought so very tenaciously to assert their national identity and sovereignty. ================================ PS. I believe it is safe to say that a good number of posters here on SI hadn't heard of Vietnam because they were born in the late 1960s or early 1970s, and many don't know world history because it has not been offered in the high school curriculum.