Posted on 06/09/2004 11:11:09 PM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:16:14 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- Ronald Reagan is being remembered fondly by leaders, former dissidents and ordinary people in Eastern Europe as a source of hope in an era of Soviet domination.
Mr. Reagan's unequivocal opposition to communism, his support for Radio Free Europe broadcasts into Eastern Europe and his buildup of U.S. armed forces are widely credited here for helping to bring down communist regimes.
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For me, the quintessential symbol of the wide-reaching effects of President Reagan's vision came in 1991 or 1992 as I was walking home from work in New York City, when who should I see emerging from Bloomingdales with no fewer than five overstuffed Bloomies bags dangling unsteadily from his arms but Vladimir Posner, the imperious hack who used to argue the Soviet position virtually unchallenged on such programs as Ted Koppel's Nightline.
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" indeed.
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