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Oggetto: Dutch daily interviews Albright/Albright to National
Endowmentfor Democracy
Data: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 22:37:38 +0100
Da: Herman de Tollenaere <hermantl@...>
A: office@...
1. Dutch daily NRC, 13 Jan. interview
2. Albright to National Endowment for Democracy [fwd]
Dutch daily NRC, 13 Jan. has a lengthy, basically uncritical, interview
by Robert van der Roer with departing US Secretary of State Madeleine
Albright.
Even in such a uncritical context, however, Ms Albright does not manage
to hide the cracks in her public relations facade of unity behind her
militarist policy.
All Italics, [brackets] and texts between [brackets] by Robert van der
Roer of NRC
Van der Roer asks:
"According to Government officials, in 1998 your contacts with the
President [Clinton] became problematic, your influence decreased, he
fought for his political survival during the Lewinsky affair, so he
could not handle Kosovo and Iraq well, and you differed with him on the
use of violence in both conflicts.
Albright's face darkens: "That is not true. The President and I always
used to have a very good relationship, and it is still that way. Our
opinions differed ... err ... [She starts again:] He and I absolutely
did not differ on Kosovo."
...
According to Rubin, in spring 1998 there also was a US government
meeting, at which one of your colleagues exploded and shouted out: "So,
what is the matter with you on the State Department? Always and always
that wanting to threaten with violence and bombing. That is not always
the solution." Was that Secretary of Defence Cohen or Security Advisor
Sandy Berger?
For a moment, she startles. Then, she says with a smile: "I will not go
into that. Just wait for my book."
But has someone said that?
After insisting: "Yes I will not deny that ..."
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Date: Jan 13 2001 17:57:46 EST
From: Petokraka78@...
Subject: Albright to work for National Endowment for Democracy!!!!!
[STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
The NED is an arm of the US government that organizes covert operations
through "civil society". This means Mad Albright will still be VERY MUCH
involved in Balkans policy...
Kole
Albright: Bush Must Reassure Allies
.c The Associated Press
PARIS (AP) - Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said in an interview
published Saturday that President-elect Bush should reassure allies that
the
United States will remain engaged in European security.
Albright, who leaves office on Jan. 20, made the comments Friday during
a
discussion with the International Herald Tribune's chief executive
officer
and three journalists from the paper.
With just a week left until President Clinton hands over power to his
Republican successor, Albright highlighted policy areas that could cause
headaches for the new team.
She urged Bush to follow up on the Clinton administration's efforts to
defuse
the nuclear missile threat in North Korea. She also warned that plans to
build a U.S. national missile defense system would be like an ``elephant
in
the room'' when Washington is dealing with other countries.
Last Thursday, Bush's nominee for secretary of defense, Donald Rumsfeld,
told
a Senate hearing that he was in favor of building a national missile
defense
system to protect Americans against new global threats.
``There is clearly going to be a very intense discussion on national
missile
defense, maybe even before the new American administration is ready to
discuss it,'' Albright told the Paris-based newspaper.
Albright also addressed another hotly debated topic, saying that
withdrawing
U.S. forces from the Yugoslav enclave of Kosovo would be a disaster,
because
the soldiers ``really help prevent friction.''
More than 9,000 American troops are stationed in Bosnia-Herzegovina and
Kosovo, part of peacekeeping missions negotiated by the Clinton
administration after the breakup of Yugoslavia that began in 1991.
Bush said during the pre-election debates that he would ``very much like
to
get our troops out'' of the Balkans and would work with the European
allies
``to convince them to put troops on the ground.''
But Albright urged Bush to rethink, and said European leaders should
lobby
Congress to press the need for American help while recognizing Europe's
primary responsibility for the Balkan region.
Most of the Balkan peacekeepers are Europeans, and their governments
would be
hard-pressed to fill the gap left by the Americans.
Albright also criticized the government of Russian President Vladimir
Putin
for its handling of the case of arrested media magnate Vladimir
Gusinsky.
``I think the main issue here is that the Putin government is trying to
undermine the media and making up issues on criminal charges in order to
try
to undercut it,'' Albright said.
Gusinsky is the chief of Media-Most, an independent media holding
company,
which has been embroiled in a struggle with the government for months.
Albright told the newspaper that when she stepped down she would take
charge
of the National Endowment for Democracy, a bipartisan body in Washington
that
supports programs to bolster democratization around the world.
AP-NY-01-13-01 1215EST
Copyright 2001 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP
news
report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise
distributed
without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active
hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.
Met vriendelijke groet/Best wishes,
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Herman de Tollenaere
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My Internet site on Asian history and "new" religions:
http://homes.dsl.nl/~hermantl/
See also SIMPOS, information on occult tendencies' impact on society:
http://www.stelling.nl/simpos/simpoeng.htm
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Oggetto: Dutch daily interviews Albright/Albright to National
Endowmentfor Democracy
Data: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 22:37:38 +0100
Da: Herman de Tollenaere <hermantl@...>
A: office@...
1. Dutch daily NRC, 13 Jan. interview
2. Albright to National Endowment for Democracy [fwd]
Dutch daily NRC, 13 Jan. has a lengthy, basically uncritical, interview
by Robert van der Roer with departing US Secretary of State Madeleine
Albright.
Even in such a uncritical context, however, Ms Albright does not manage
to hide the cracks in her public relations facade of unity behind her
militarist policy.
All Italics, [brackets] and texts between [brackets] by Robert van der
Roer of NRC
Van der Roer asks:
"According to Government officials, in 1998 your contacts with the
President [Clinton] became problematic, your influence decreased, he
fought for his political survival during the Lewinsky affair, so he
could not handle Kosovo and Iraq well, and you differed with him on the
use of violence in both conflicts.
Albright's face darkens: "That is not true. The President and I always
used to have a very good relationship, and it is still that way. Our
opinions differed ... err ... [She starts again:] He and I absolutely
did not differ on Kosovo."
...
According to Rubin, in spring 1998 there also was a US government
meeting, at which one of your colleagues exploded and shouted out: "So,
what is the matter with you on the State Department? Always and always
that wanting to threaten with violence and bombing. That is not always
the solution." Was that Secretary of Defence Cohen or Security Advisor
Sandy Berger?
For a moment, she startles. Then, she says with a smile: "I will not go
into that. Just wait for my book."
But has someone said that?
After insisting: "Yes I will not deny that ..."
---------
Date: Jan 13 2001 17:57:46 EST
From: Petokraka78@...
Subject: Albright to work for National Endowment for Democracy!!!!!
[STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
The NED is an arm of the US government that organizes covert operations
through "civil society". This means Mad Albright will still be VERY MUCH
involved in Balkans policy...
Kole
Albright: Bush Must Reassure Allies
.c The Associated Press
PARIS (AP) - Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said in an interview
published Saturday that President-elect Bush should reassure allies that
the
United States will remain engaged in European security.
Albright, who leaves office on Jan. 20, made the comments Friday during
a
discussion with the International Herald Tribune's chief executive
officer
and three journalists from the paper.
With just a week left until President Clinton hands over power to his
Republican successor, Albright highlighted policy areas that could cause
headaches for the new team.
She urged Bush to follow up on the Clinton administration's efforts to
defuse
the nuclear missile threat in North Korea. She also warned that plans to
build a U.S. national missile defense system would be like an ``elephant
in
the room'' when Washington is dealing with other countries.
Last Thursday, Bush's nominee for secretary of defense, Donald Rumsfeld,
told
a Senate hearing that he was in favor of building a national missile
defense
system to protect Americans against new global threats.
``There is clearly going to be a very intense discussion on national
missile
defense, maybe even before the new American administration is ready to
discuss it,'' Albright told the Paris-based newspaper.
Albright also addressed another hotly debated topic, saying that
withdrawing
U.S. forces from the Yugoslav enclave of Kosovo would be a disaster,
because
the soldiers ``really help prevent friction.''
More than 9,000 American troops are stationed in Bosnia-Herzegovina and
Kosovo, part of peacekeeping missions negotiated by the Clinton
administration after the breakup of Yugoslavia that began in 1991.
Bush said during the pre-election debates that he would ``very much like
to
get our troops out'' of the Balkans and would work with the European
allies
``to convince them to put troops on the ground.''
But Albright urged Bush to rethink, and said European leaders should
lobby
Congress to press the need for American help while recognizing Europe's
primary responsibility for the Balkan region.
Most of the Balkan peacekeepers are Europeans, and their governments
would be
hard-pressed to fill the gap left by the Americans.
Albright also criticized the government of Russian President Vladimir
Putin
for its handling of the case of arrested media magnate Vladimir
Gusinsky.
``I think the main issue here is that the Putin government is trying to
undermine the media and making up issues on criminal charges in order to
try
to undercut it,'' Albright said.
Gusinsky is the chief of Media-Most, an independent media holding
company,
which has been embroiled in a struggle with the government for months.
Albright told the newspaper that when she stepped down she would take
charge
of the National Endowment for Democracy, a bipartisan body in Washington
that
supports programs to bolster democratization around the world.
AP-NY-01-13-01 1215EST
Copyright 2001 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP
news
report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise
distributed
without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active
hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.
Met vriendelijke groet/Best wishes,
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Herman de Tollenaere
---------------------------------------------------------------------
My Internet site on Asian history and "new" religions:
http://homes.dsl.nl/~hermantl/
See also SIMPOS, information on occult tendencies' impact on society:
http://www.stelling.nl/simpos/simpoeng.htm
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