From: robert m goldberg <robmg...@li.net> (by way of David Isenberg <disen...@cdi.org>)
Subject: (Subscriber Comment) re: comments of Robert Meyer
FROM: Robert Goldberg <robmg...@li.net>
SUBJECT: re: the comments of Robert Meyer <bobim...@ix.netcom.com> ...
Argentina as an ally ...
Dear Mr. Meyer:
Thank you for pointing out the challenge to our democracy and humanity
of Secretary of State Albrightıs proposal to treat the Argentine
military as a symbolic non-NATO ally. This is doubly hypocritical
policy in light of former President Reaganıs assistance to their
adversary, during their war with England over the Falklands Islands
(Malvinas).
Albrightıs remarks suggest that the U. S. is willing and eager to sell
munitions to tyrants anywhere and anytime. Unfortunately, this is
familiarly consistent with too much of our policy. The Cold War served
to disguise it and now other rhetoric is being substituted. Such
cynical policy can only be turned back if many people of conscience and
understanding, like Mr. Meyer and those at CDI, try to hold our
government to its founding principle: life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness for All people.
Many of us, who are currently watching the television production of I,
Claudius on public television, see the remarkable similarities between
the transition that Rome made from Republic to Empire and our situation
today. It was probably a hundred years after Julius Ceasarıs ascension
before the average educated Roman was fully aware that their situation
had changed forever. We should not be surprised if the average
American, exposed to all the nonsensical diversion of the O. J. trials
and hockey fights, never finds out.
We all remember Ronald Reaganıs remark about Russia being the ³evil
empire.² Like so many of his pronouncement, this one was close to
meaningless. All empire is evil, whether it was Madisonıs ³empire of
democracy² or the military-industrial one that Eisenhower warned us
about and that guides our government's policy today.
Bob Goldberg
