Open letter to Ms. Rice
By Angsuman Chakraborty, Gaea News NetworkSunday, March 6, 2005
It is a half humorous, half serious piece from Mr. Lloyd Axworthy.
Lloyd Axworthy is president of the University of Winnipeg and a former Canadian foreign minister.
Go read it. You are going to enjoy this.
Dear Condi,
I’m glad you’ve decided to get over your fit of pique and venture north to visit your closest neighbour. It’s a chance to learn a thing or two. Maybe more.
I know it seems improbable to your divinely guided master in the White House that mere mortals might disagree with participating in a missile-defence system that has failed in its last three tests, even though the tests themselves were carefully rigged to show results.
But, gosh, we folks above the 49th parallel are somewhat cautious types who can’t quite see laying down billions of dollars in a three-dud poker game…
He ends it in conciliatory note…
Above all, ignore the Cassandras who deride the state of our relations because of one missile-defence decision. Accept that, as a friend on your border, we will offer a different, independent point of view. And that there are times when truth must speak to power.
In friendship,
Lloyd Axworthy
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April 14, 2005: 12:45 am
[...] it though. BTW: I wonder what would be the name for a beetle of this species named after Ms. Rice. Any takers? Link |
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March 17, 2005: 11:36 pm
What’s up with Republican Java Geeks? An anti-tirade against few republican java geeks…. |
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March 7, 2005: 4:55 am
His last paragraph is confusing. In Greek mythology, Cassandra told people what was REALLY going on - most notably, “that wooden horse is full of enemy soldiers” - but nobody listened to her and they paid the price. And he’s ADVISING Rice to ignore what the Cassandras are saying? |
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March 7, 2005: 12:37 am
What the hell does this have to do with Java? Why is it published on javablogs? |
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