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Authored by: pepito on Sep 11, '03 12:28:30PM
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Authored by: dolphy on Sep 11, '03 05:04:56PM

This is true. But "involved" understates it. The Nixon administration orchestrated the coup, destroying a democratically elected government in the only Latin American country with democratic traditions at that time, and a lot of people died in the process.

Sorry to bring politics into it, but it's there whether we like it or not. And avoiding it is also a political choice with political consequences.

I speak as someone who was in NYC on 9/11. I have very vivid memories of that day (& I was lucky not to be downtown, but relatives, friends & coworkers were not so lucky). I feel the same emotions as everyone else—but I don't think we should let that event crowd out our awareness of others. It's natural to think of one's own home, family, friends, neighborhood, etc. first, but I think that 9/11 taught us that we can't afford to ignore the rest of the world either.

I'm sorry if my comments upset anyone—they're not intended to.

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dolphy



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Authored by: gedi on Sep 12, '03 12:07:07AM

Well said Dohpy. It shouldn't be offensive to people to realise that the lives of others are just as important.



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