Yoshie, You are happy that people are deluded? I am sorry for you. Barkley Rosser -----Original Message----- From: Yoshie Furuhashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, May 13, 1999 4:34 PM Subject: [PEN-L:6784] People's Daily Commentary >Barkley Rosser: >> Ooooooh. Well, if His Excellency, President >>Jiang Zemin declares that "mistaken bombing" >>or "accident" is "prevarication" and "can never be >>accepted" as explanations, that certainly makes >>it so. I am very impressed. >> BTW, let us be very clear that "explanation" is >>most definitely not the same think as "justification." >>There is no justification for what has happened. > >1. I'm happy that most ordinary Chinese people (both those in China and >here in America) seem to think that the bombing was purposeful. Their >understanding of this bombing has brought back the language of >anti-imperialism among the masses and appears to fire up people enough to >mount large + militant protests. > >2. While explanation is not the same as justification on this list, it is >obvious that when USA/NATO spokesmen offer an 'explanation,' they intend it >to be taken as justification. > >Yoshie > >