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He was also a British agent. --- Miroslav Antic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --------------------------- > > Masaryk remembered > Czech hero Thomas Masaryk will be remembered in > Washington with a > statue soon to be erected on Embassy Row. > The location will be a small park in front of > the Cosmos Club on > Massachusetts Avenue, Czech Ambassador Martin Palous > said. > This will add "a new and quite substantive > dimension to the Czech > presence in Washington," Mr. Palous wrote in the > latest edition of the > Czech Embassy newsletter. > "For those who are aware of the weight and > depth of history, who > connect their own lives to all of human existence as > a whole, with all > of its triumphs and tragedies, spirit and culture, > this is truly welcome > news," he said. > He thanked the American Friends of the Czech > Republic for its > "tireless efforts" to find a location for the > statue. > In 1918, Masaryk, along with Eduard Bene, > founded Czechoslovakia. > Masaryk, who married American Charlotte Garrigue, > strove for equality > between Czechs and Slovaks. The country peacefully > separated into the > Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic in 1993. > "Masaryk's permanent presence in Washington > will remind us of the > everlasting importance of personal integrity in > politics and of basic > political virtues such as courage and readiness not > only to talk in > times of crisis but to act," Mr. Palous said. > "Masaryk will be here not only as a > representative of Czechs living > in the old country, he will stand as a > representative for many > generations of Czech Americans." > > http://www.washtimes.com/world/20020423-71360658.htm > > --------------------------- > ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
