TEXT OF PAGE 8. OF JANUARY 6, 1982 REPORT TO
PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER:
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undertaken: President Reagan or Prime Minister
Begin or President Mubarak, just to begin with,
may not feel that they are tough enough to guarantee the
peace.
And yet, we all know that the most obvious characteristic
of the writings in the Qur'an is that it consistently
clarifies two choices of action: condemnation of what
Muhammad said were sinful actions and a promise of a hell
on earth (and beyond) for offenders...and a peaceful, merciful
acceptance of souls who respected the wisdom of Moslem religious
beliefs.
He may have presumed the fundamental intelligence and
morality of humanity. Christ did this as well but did
not so graphically enforce the consequences. The Jews were
given and have given us a definition of the morality.
The way to a just peace is not forged by violence except when
it is clearly a battle between right and wrong. Anwar Sadat told the Israeli Knesset on November 20, 1978
that "no one can build his happiness at the expense of the
misery of others".
We have a right to expect that right, not wrong, be
respected.
It is the Christian way.*
We seek a just peace for all.
Noting all who are involved and especially Poland...where the
Second World War began; i repeat again: the words of
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, on January 6, 1941, clarifying
the Allied aspirations and objectives in fighting the Nazis. He
said:
"In the future days, which we seek to make secure,
we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human
freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and
expression--everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of
every person to worship God in his own way--everywhere in the
world. The third is freedom from want--everywhere in the world.
The fourth is freedom from fear...anywhere in the
world."
These were our aspirations during the last global
conflict and they are what we seek to maintain and further today.
And i repeat these words from the late Anwar el-Sadat,
who said:
"Why don't we stand together with the courage of
men and the boldness of heroes who dedicate themselves to a
sublime aim? Why don't we stand together with the same courage
and daring to erect a huge edifice of peace?
An edifice that builds and does not destroy. An edifice that
serves as a beacon for generations to come with the human
message for construction, development, and the dignity of man.
Why should we bequeath to the coming generations the plight
of bloodshed, yes, orphans, widowhood, family disintegration,
and the wailing of victims?
Why don't we believe in the wisdom of God
conveyed
*-I MADE A NOTE OF A FEBRUARY 12, 1998 TV REPORT
THAT RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER IGOR SERGEYEV LOST HIS
TEMPER DURING HIS MEETING ON THAT DATE WITH U.S. DEFENSE
SECRETARY WILLIAM COHEN AND ALLEGEDLY SPENT "8 MINUTES"
LECTURING HIM AND QUOTING "ABRAHAM LINCOLN."
OF COURSE, IF YOU BUY THE PREMISE THAT IS SUBSTANTIATED BY WHAT YOU FIND IF YOU TAKE A BRIEF SIDESTEP HERE, THEN TAKE ANOTHER BRIEF SIDESTEP HERE, THEN TAKE ANOTHER BRIEF SIDESTEP HERE, AND APPRECIATE WHAT STARED OUT OF THE BOXES OF VANCOUVER'S LARGEST DAILY NEWSPAPER AS IS RECORDED BY WHAT YOU FIND IF YOU TAKE A BRIEF SIDESTEP HERE...YOU WOULD EXPECT ME
SOONER OR LATER TO BRING UP THE SOPHISM:
"LET US HAVE FAITH THAT RIGHT MAKES MIGHT, AND IN THAT
FAITH LET US TO THE END DARE TO DO OUR DUTY AS WE UNDERSTAND
IT."
THAT, OF COURSE, IS A STATEMENT MADE (ON
FEBRUARY 27, 1860 AT COOPER UNION, NEW YORK) BY...ABRAHAM
LINCOLN. I WONDERED IF THAT WAS WHAT MR. SERGEYEV WAS QUOTING IN HIS CONFRONTATION WITH MR. COHEN.
SO, I WENT DOWN TO THE VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY TO SEE IF THE
FOLLOWING DAY'S NEW YORK TIMES WOULD REPORT EXACTLY WHICH
WORDS OF THE SLAIN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER PRESIDENT WERE
QUOTED BY MR. SERGEYEV TO MR. COHEN, BUT THE
REPORT HAD NO DETAILS. THE LIBRARY GETS ITS WASHINGTON
POST EDITIONS BY MAIL, AND TO BE HONEST I JUST FORGOT ABOUT
THIS UNTIL AFTER THEY HAD THROWN OUT THEIR NEWSPAPER COPIES.
DUE TO BUDGET CUTBACKS, THEY STOPPED BUYING MICROFILMS OF THE
WASHINGTON POST IN 1994. AND GOING TO THE ON-LINE
WASHINGTON POST WEBSITE, I FOUND THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED
A FEE JUST TO LOOK AT THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE--WITH NO GUARANTEE
IT HAD THE QUOTES EITHER. SO I PASSED ON IT.
BUT THEN, WHEN I WAS PURSUING SOMETHING ELSE--I THINK IT WAS THE JULY 25, 1999 WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE, "1986: A LIFE-CHANGING YEAR; EPIPHANY FUELED CANDIDATE'S CLIMB" ABOUT REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GEORGE W. BUSH (WHY I PURSUED THIS IS EXPLICATED BY WHAT YOU FIND IF YOU TAKE A BRIEF SIDESTEP HERE)--A LIBRARIAN MENTIONED TO ME THAT I COULD ASK FOR A "INTERLIBRARY LOAN": FILL IN A FORM AND THE LIBRARY WOULD ASK THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA LIBRARY--WHICH DOES HAVE MICROFILMS OF THE WASHINGTON POST--TO SEND ME A COPY OF IT.
SO, FUNCTIONING BRAIN THAT I HAVE, I THOUGHT TO PURSUE A COPY OF THAT WASHINGTON POST REPORT ON THE COHEN-SERGEYEV MEETING.
TO SEE HOW WRONG I WAS, CONSIDER THE TEXT OF THAT WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE, TO BE FOUND IF YOU TAKE A BRIEF SIDESTEP HERE.
AS FOR THE LINCOLN SOPHISM I JUMPED TO THE CONCLUSION MIGHT HAVE BEEN WHAT MR. SERGEYEV WAS QUOTING TO MR. COHEN, WELL...I'LL JUST ASK THE RUSSIANS TO CLARIFY THEIR OPINION OF IT FOR ME--FOR "ALL OF US"--IMMINENTLY, WHEN I SEND THEM AN E-MAIL ABOUT MY WEBSITE LATER IN
THE NEW MILLENNIUM.
...I WILL ALSO RAISE THE ISSUE OF MY APPARENTLY PREMATURE CONCLUSION ABOUT WHAT YOU FIND IF YOU TAKE A BRIEF SIDESTEP HERE. GIVEN THAT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN "18%" AND "30%" OF THE POPULATION OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION IS MOSLEM (ESTIMATES I RECALL READING WHEN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION WAS STILL IN EXISTENCE--AND STILL VERY OPAQUE TO WESTERN ANALYSIS), WHAT YOU FIND THERE LED ME TO THINK, IN 1988, THAT, AS THE UNITED NATIONS PREPARED TO INITIATE ITS "DECADE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW" ONLY A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER THOSE SUBMISSIONS TO PRESIDENT REAGAN AND PRESIDENT GORBACHEV, THE SOVIETS/RUSSIANS WERE PURSUING "COMMON GROUND" WITH THEIR MOSLEM CITIZENS THAT WOULD OBVIATE THE NEED FOR THE USE OF FORCE. AND WHICH COULD SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD IN THIS AGE OF INCREASING NUMBERS OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION POSSESSION.
MY SEPTEMBER 28, 2000 E-MAIL CONTAINED, IN MY DAILY 'EMAZING Download of the Day', IN ADDITION TO "A RECIPE DATABASE," THIS:
QUOTE OF THE DAY
A nation does not have to be cruel to be
tough. - Franklin Roosevelt
*-I MADE A NOTE OF A FEBRUARY 12, 1998 TV REPORT
THAT RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER IGOR SERGEYEV LOST HIS
TEMPER DURING HIS MEETING ON THAT DATE WITH U.S. DEFENSE
SECRETARY WILLIAM COHEN AND ALLEGEDLY SPENT "8 MINUTES"
LECTURING HIM AND QUOTING "ABRAHAM LINCOLN."