tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post110906754097867880..comments2023-11-05T13:07:03.784+02:00Comments on foreign notes: Prosecution?Scott W. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047386631227542689noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-1109323887854270452005-02-25T11:31:00.000+02:002005-02-25T11:31:00.000+02:00I have seen a no. of Internet sites polling about ...I have seen a no. of Internet sites polling about the need for lustration - it seems to be half to two-thirds of the people voting are for it. <br />A Gongadze criminal case - has to happen both for the UA people and intl community, or it will forever tarnish Yushchenko's reputation. Y. must live up to people's expectations not lieve down to them. Or it will potentially have disasterous consequences. <br /><br />Awhile back there was discourse about the seeming lack of concern regarding safety that the demonstrators had - well, not all people seemed to have felt that way. "The two similar things that I noticed were fear of violence and the unexpectedness of the events. No one believed at first it was possible here and the same was true for Germany back then" shares Kamen." see http://www.whatson-kiev.com/sofa/?id=4871 Interview with banker Kamen Zahariev --- in what's on KievAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-1109230914701279132005-02-24T09:41:00.000+02:002005-02-24T09:41:00.000+02:00Specifically, Pinochet. Having lived in Chile, I c...Specifically, Pinochet. Having lived in Chile, I can attest to the great deal of good he did for the country in terms of liberalizing the economy, and eventually, social and political freedoms. Most of the people who want to prosecute him are in the small group of people whose family was involved; who, consequently, are receiving an additional 500 million dollars worth of pensions. The vast majority of Chileans actually admire and respect Pinochet.<br /><br />But, as you say Doug, no matter the good, the ends do not specifically justify the means. In Pinochet's case, it seems that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com