From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
Subject: Re: Nicarauga Series
Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 14:58:36 GMT

In article <9209070556.AA20127@tba.msi.cornell.edu> harelb@math.cornell.edu (Harel Barzilai) writes:

>The pretended interest 

Pretended? So how do you know that? Come now Harel, I have over several
years condemned abuses on all sides. I have stated that the FMLN in
El Salvador had a moral right to overthrow the government provided they
intended to set up a democracy. Several days before the 89 election
in Nicaragua I posted a statement that I thought the election was fair
and its results should be respected (this was when everybody thought the
Sandinistas would win).

So Harel, don't tell me what I am interested in. I am against abuses 
wherever they happen. YOU are the one ignoring abuses you don't
find convienent.

>by some apologists for U.S. aggression in my
>views on certain matters, especially, human rights abuses committed by
>Sandinista soldiers, 

More than just Sandinista soldiers Harel. We are taling about abuses by
the entire government. Certainly the extrajudicial tribunals which jailed
thousands of political prisoners had nothing to do with soldiers. The
people tortured and killed by the Sandinista State Security Police whern't
killed by soldiers.

>will not deter the progress of the series, nor

No reason it should. All I wonder is that why is it that since you are
claiming the moral high ground you are so unwilling to address abuses
by the Sandinsitas.

>can it be taken as anything but pretense and "concern for human rights
>only com[ing] into play when it is .. political[ly] advantag[eous]",

I'll stand my record against you. I have condemned abuses on both sides.
I have acknowledged moral right on both sides when appropriate. Why can't
you do the same?

>but they merit addressing both for "everyone else" following the
>series and because of the deeper issues they help uncover.

No need to wait so long Harel. Indeed your condemnation of the Sandinsitas
will give you even more validity. As it is, your just an apologist for
Sandinistas abuses.

>Since I've recently written to an acquaintance regarding these
>protestations and shows of pretended concern, that will serve as a
>draft to be expanded upon which I will post shortly.

Post it now. Let's see how concerned you are about all this. Perhaps
your acquaintance will also see fit to condem ALL abuses instead of
only those which are convienent.

>If there are any broader or related issues of concern I welcome email
>at harelb@math.cornell.edu so that I may more fully address them,

No I think we would all be interested. We did this once over email;
you promised me a similar statement but I never got it.

>since my reading of the UseNet has become limited to quite irregular
>intervals due to co-moderation of misc.activism.progressive and other
>projects.

Come now harel, we all know you read all these posts. You only pretend
to not see them so you can avoid answering undesirable questions.

  Allen
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