I'm now in the middle of "Almost a Revolution," by one of
the Tiananmen Square dissidents-- one of the lucky ones that got out
alive. Especially timely reading in view of our esteemed
Commander-in-Chief's announced plans to visit Tiananmen Square.
Clinton's intention to grip and grin with some of the same tyrants
who ordered the massacre at Tiananmen, on the very ground on which
their crimes were committed is truly unbelievable. For anyone with
their head so snugly secured in the sand that they harbor any
lingering optimism as to this "Democrat" 's concern for human rights,
this trip and a re-reading of the events at Tiananmen ought to
dispel them. It highlights and puts a human face on the devastating
effects of our hypocritical foreign policy and the entrenched
establishment that perpetrates and manages it. The myth that the
people of China support their government and that things are getting
better as a result of our "constructive engagement" with China is
again revealed as absurd in this account by one who has been in the
middle of the struggle for change in Beijing. The faces and parties
may change, but the dedication to the $ and little else remains.
Clinton and his crew of political hacks with their hands out for
campaign contributions from anyone--ruthless dictator or not--who
offers them, are but the latest in a long line of examples.
Oops, didn't mean to get on a rant there, I'll blame it on the book!
Anyway, that's where my recreational reading has been lately. Let's
hear from some other subscribers. TimL.
So. LET'S CHANGE THE SUBJECT!!! Back to my other question: what's
on everyone's list for summer fun reading? I just read my first
Sherlock Holmes mystery, "A Study in Scarlet." I think it's the very
first one, where Watson and Holmes meet for the first time.
Yours, Briana