Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dciem.UUCP Path: utzoo!dciem!mmt From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: TechNICA a correction Message-ID: <1608@dciem.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 13:25:07 EDT Article-I.D.: dciem.1608 Posted: Mon Jul 1 13:25:07 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Jul-85 16:15:30 EDT References: <653@ihlpg.UUCP>Reply-To: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada Lines: 24 Summary: >>In fact, the rest of the world looks upon our >>aid to the contras with something between disbelief and outrage. > >I'm not convinced we should be aiding the contras, but why is the point >of view of the rest of the world (undoubtedly, you are refering to >governemnts) is important. The vast majority of the governemnts in the >world are a lot worse than ours. If they complain, you can be fairly >certain they're doing it to divert attention from their own abuses. > > Mike Sykora Go to your local newsstand and buy almost any European paper, right-wing or left-wing, and then see if you could repeat that comment in good conscience. It seems to be the one issue that unites all parties and all countries (EXCEPT for their governments, who have to keep on good terms with Reagan). Most Europeans might not agree with the Sandanistas as to their ideologies, but they seem to have tremendous sympathy for them on account of what the Reagan administration is doing to Nicaragua. -- Martin Taylor {allegra,linus,ihnp4,floyd,ubc-vision}!utzoo!dciem!mmt {uw-beaver,qucis,watmath}!utcsri!dciem!mmt