Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihu1m.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!ihu1m!gadfly From: gadfly@ihu1m.UUCP (Gadfly) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: TechNICA a correction Message-ID: <487@ihu1m.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 10:18:57 EDT Article-I.D.: ihu1m.487 Posted: Wed Jul 3 10:18:57 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Jul-85 05:07:57 EDT References: <653@ihlpg.UUCP> <1340233@acf4.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 30 -- > >/* gadfly@ihu1m.UUCP (Gadfly) > > > >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 The governments (individuals, too) I had in mind were in western Europe, from which Nicaragua receives a lot of assistance and trades quite normally. These countries have their quirks, but are generally considered to be civilized. My statement was in reply to some right-winger's suggestion that helping the Sandinistas with their computer equipment was essentially giving aid to Moscow. I was attempting to point out that Nicaragua is not Mongolia, no matter how much the Senile One (or said right-winger) might wish it so. -- *** *** JE MAINTIENDRAI ***** ***** ****** ****** 03 Jul 85 [15 Messidor An CXCIII] ken perlow ***** ***** (312)979-7753 ** ** ** ** ..ihnp4!iwsl8!ken *** ***