On 22/12/06, Cornel DaCosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Selma and Melvyn I am somewhat surprised that this theme has veered on to Goanet. However, for a moment I thought that you were referring to Pinochet, the dictator, who was installed at the behest of the USA and received full military support to oust the democratically elected President Ahende (spelling?) of Chile. Did someone accidentally say, that the USA was keen on democratically elected governments rather than right-wing military regimes?
RESPONSE: This was in today's Times:- America's Double Standard on Democracy in the Middle East Viewpoint: What's good for Beirut is not good for Gaza, according to Washington's playbook. And that discrepancy undermines the credibility of U.S. claims to be promoting democracy in the region By NICHOLAS BLANFORD/BEIRUT In Lebanon as in Gaza, democratically elected governments are being challenged by political opponents demanding fresh elections — and in each place, the standoff threatens to spark a civil war. Yet, the response of the U.S. and Britain to each crisis has been so different as to provoke accusations of double-standards and questions about the West's commitment to democracy in the Arab world..................... Click on to the URL below for a full read ! http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1572574,00.html -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
