The Fifth Summit of the Americas | 16 comments (16 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Here we go again. (4.00 / 2)

We've been through enough to know what to expect. Nevertheless, we do give thanks for small gestures.

"Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." Cheyenne

by maracatu on Fri Mar 13th, 2009 at 10:19:57 PM EST
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Re: Here we go again. (4.00 / 2)

Quite sure you do. ;-)

Reading the "small gesture" ...

So if San Salvador elects a pinko as President the Obama administration promises not to fund overt and covert opposition groups within San Salvador, conduct economic warfare, e.g., freeze monies held in the US, or invade.

Gosh. How nice.

The sad thing is that it is an improvement over the normal course of events.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Sat Mar 14th, 2009 at 02:23:25 PM EST
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Compared to most things ... (none / 1)

... high income nations do to "help" low income nations and the normal collateral of the action even when the high income nation thinks it really is helping, a promise not to interfere has got to be up there fairly near the top of the list.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Sun Mar 15th, 2009 at 12:38:22 PM EST
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The Fifth Summit of the Americas | 16 comments (16 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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