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Open letter to Dr. Condoleezza Rice
11/17/2004 11:36
Our paths crossed four years ago; let us hope this time the occasion is
happier
Dear Dr. Rice,
In first place, many congratulations on your appointment as Secretary of
State, a position which places you as the Chief Diplomat of your country and
which brings you onto the world stage as the representative of your country's
foreign policy.
You may remember that our paths crossed four years ago when I discovered
some russophobic comments you had made previously and mentioned them in an
article, which produced a furious reaction from your office. One hopes that now
that you have had four years to calm down, your stance will not be abrasive and
intrusive as it was then and that you will basically mind your own business.
One fears that such will not be the case, that soon we will have snide
comments about democracy and human rights with the Russian Federation, which
will of course create unnecessary tensions between the two countries at a time
when the international community needs to pull together.
One requests that you stand up to the more hawkish elements in the Bush
regime rather more vigorously than your predecessor, because the world of
diplomacy is about debate, dialogue and discussion, the fundamental principles
of democracy. It is not about bullying, blackmail and belligerence, interfering
in the internal affairs of sovereign nations, launching illegal wars,
committing shocking acts of butchery and mass murder and breaking practically
every norm in the book, all in the name of barefaced lies.
You will understand that your responsibility lies not only unto your
administration, but also unto the international community, since you and your
country are part of it. Whether you like it or not, you are bound by the rule
of law, by the fundamental principles of international law, by the documents
your country has signed and failure to comply with these pledges constitutes a
crime, in the case of Iraq, war crimes.
Dr. Rice, I would urge you on the first day of your appointment to listen
carefully to the current of world public opinion. This current was forged upon
an Axis of Reason, between Beijing, Moscow, Berlin, Paris and Brasilia, among
others, speaking out for the need to resolve crisis management issues in the
proper forum of law, which is the UN Security Council, not outside it.
I believe if the United States of America abides by this simple and
binding principle, you will be able to play your part in bringing Washington
back into the hearts and minds of the international community, which practices
the precepts of Freedom and Democracy and which is tired of the Shock and Awe
diplomacy of the United States of America.
With my very best regards,
Good luck for your period in office,
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
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