The hero in the Asian financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund, is getting shot at from both right and left as it rides with huge bailout loans to the rescue of the region's nations in distress. Two analysts from the conservative Heritage Foundation argue these countries should be left to their own means to deal with the capital flight that has hit their stock markets and devalued their currencies. We welcome your Letters to the Editor. Be sure to include your name and address on the e-mail form if you want the letter to be published. Only a selection can be published in the Monitor and its Web site and none acknowledged.
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