-Caveat Lector- http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&id=26712 Japanese teacher recalls Bush as "spoiled brat" Friday, May 18, 2001 TOKYO — One of US President George W Bush's former teachers at Harvard Business School says the president was a spoiled brat and he does not anticipate any rapid improvement in Japan-US relations. "It's safe not to have a romantic illusion about President Bush," counseled Yoshihiro Tsurumi, now professor of international business at Baruch College of the City University of New York. "He has been totally dependent on his father," Tsurumi said. "He is more conservative than his father," former President George Bush. Tsurumi, who taught Bush macroeconomic policy and international business at Harvard in the mid-1970s, says the 43rd US president is exactly what his American critics deride him as — "a spoiled brat." Bush, the first US president with an MBA degree, has not changed since his school days, as seen through presidential debates and other appearances, he says. "He has been totally dependent on his father," Tsurumi said. He recalled a conversation with Bush the student about a summer job at a time when his father headed the US liaison office in Beijing. "I told him then, 'You could become a fraternity president but not a CEO,"' the Japanese professor said. Tsurumi says Bush is "a conservative with Americanism rather than an internationalist with a multilateral vision." Bush and members of his administration, many of whom worked under presidents Ronald Reagan and Bush senior, consider Japan "a partner it can deal with so easily," whereas China is a competitor and adversary Washington takes seriously. "Under U.S. leadership, the United States will demand Japan to contribute not only money but personnel as well" for collective defence in dealing with China, the professor said. Although Japan's leverage is limited in light of the political gridlock at home, Tsurumi said he believes Japan and the US can review their policy toward Beijing, in cooperation with Taiwan. "Unfortunately, Japanese diplomats think diplomacy means wining and dining," he said, referring to an embezzlement scandal involving a former logistics chief at the Foreign Ministry. Tsurumi, who holds an MBA and a DBA from Harvard University, has lived in North America for nearly 40 years and written more than two dozen books. Despite the absence of bright spots on the Japan-US horizon, Tsurumi suggested remedial steps for Tokyo to improve its image in the US. They include suspending economic aid to Myanmar's military government until the start of serious dialogue with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and facilitating deposed Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori's departure from Japan when his visa expires this month on condition his safety in Peru is guaranteed. Tsurumi also said Japan and the European Union can cooperate over the US in opposing a theatre missile defence scheme and protecting the global environment. But the trouble with Japan is that it is run by what he dubs a "kleptocracy," or group of kleptomaniacs, as seen in the KSD bribery scandal and other scandals involving politicians. "In that respect, Japan is like present-day Russia or Mexico in the recent past," Tsurumi observed. (Kyodo News) <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
