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2004-03-26 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Steve White 2004-03-26 12:40:37 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Let's remember about Casto, Pol Pot, Sadam who were supported by the left.

Posted by JFM 2004-03-26 5:29:50 AM|| 2004-03-26 5:29:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Another small lie of Al Guardain: Mobutu was not America's bastard but France's bastard, in fact its ousting by a man (Kabila) supported by English-speaking Tutsi of Rwanda has been perceived here in France as a major setback.

Posted by JFM 2004-03-26 6:23:57 AM|| 2004-03-26 6:23:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 JFM - excellent points.

Posted by B 2004-03-26 6:51:03 AM|| 2004-03-26 6:51:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 apocryphal terms of a former US secretary of state, a leader such as Suharto "was a son of a bitch, but he was our son of a bitch".

This is the worst kind of deceptive journalism. No secretary of state former or otherwise said this. The UK, the USAs closest ally effectively went to war against Suharto's Indonesia to stop their campaign against the Malaysia and Singapore.

And BTW the current president of Indonesia Megawati Sukarnoputri is the daughter of Suharto. I hadn't noticed the left protesting that she gained the presidency becuase of her father or his ill gotten money. In fact I see the opposite.

Posted by phil_b 2004-03-26 7:31:13 AM|| 2004-03-26 7:31:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually Megawati is the daughter of Sukarno, the leftist President that Suharto overthrew.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-03-26 7:42:20 AM|| 2004-03-26 7:42:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]

Posted by Anonymous TROLL 2004-03-26 7:46:22 AM|| 2004-03-26 7:46:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Anon, you are a moron.

Posted by Jarhead 2004-03-26 8:11:44 AM|| 2004-03-26 8:11:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 If you look carefully, you will see which president refused to prop up Marcos (1986) on the advice of Paul Wolfowitz, who said that the people of the Philippines were ready for democracy. Freedom for the Philippines with a left-leaning government was a vital part of the Neocon, Zionist Cabal.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-03-26 2:15:42 PM|| 2004-03-26 2:15:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 In fact, I think the current administration has been very careful in choosing its allies because of the excesses in the past. I think Roh's problems in Korea weren't because we backed him, but because the people didn't. Bush decided Aristide didn't have the backing of the people, so didn't support him. I'm sure the United States is providing aid and comfort to the people of Venezuela, but stopping short of offering guns and money, because we don't want to be seen as supporting the overthrow of a government, even when it may be needed. Unfortunately, some of the deals made by the former administration are coming home to roost, and this administration is being forced to deal with them. Some of those deals were unsavory, and we have some Hobson's choices to make.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-03-26 5:52:33 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-03-26 5:52:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Thanks Paul, I stand corrected!

Posted by phil_b 2004-03-26 6:08:07 PM|| 2004-03-26 6:08:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Lileks: âThe same people who accuse America of coddling dictators are sputtering with bilious fury because we actually deposed one.â

Posted by Matt 2004-03-26 6:33:11 PM|| 2004-03-26 6:33:11 PM|| Front Page Top

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