Posted on 06/22/2005 11:32:19 PM PDT by ttsmi
Even American consul general Archer Blood couldn't take his administration's position any more. In an act of open rebellion, he sent a telegram through the "dissent channel", condemning his country for failing "to denounce the suppression of democracy"; "to denounce atrocities", and for "bending over backwards to placate the West Pakistan-dominated government". "We, as professional public servants express our dissent with current policy and fervently hope that our true and lasting interests here can be defined and our policies redirected in order to salvage our position as a moral leader of the world," the telegram read. Nixon's answer: "Don't squeeze Yahya at this time." Both the consul general and the head of the United States Information Service were subsequently transferred out for their anti-Pakistan views to prevent "any further negative reporting on the situation
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Fascinating.
Already posted:
'Indians are bastards anyway'
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428271/posts
Posted by robowombat
On News/Activism 06/22/2005 1:38:34 PM EDT · 64 replies · 1,857+ views
And again:
'Indians are bastards anyway' - Kissinger (1971)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428383/posts
Posted by Srirangan
On News/Activism 06/22/2005 4:17:38 PM EDT · 28 replies · 734+ views
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