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To:angela.mendez@enron.com, cyndie.balfour-flanagan@enron.com,bernice.rodriguez@enron.com, adrial.boals@enron.com, marvia.jefferson@enron.com, faye.ellis@enron.com, bridgette.anderson@enron.com, susan.elledge@enron.com, georgi.landau@enron.com, linda.b
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Date:Tue, 12 Dec 2000 06:28:00 -0800 (PST)


< <<
< << < < < This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth
<sharing.
< << < < <
< << < < < America: The Good Neighbor.
< << < < <
< << < < < Widespread but only partial news coverage was
<given recently
<to a
< << < remarkable
< << < < < editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon
<Sinclair, a
<Canadian
< << < television
< << < < < commentator.
< << < < <
< << < < < <<
< << < < < What follows is
< << < < < << the full text of his trenchant remarks as
<printed in the
< << < Congressional
< << < < < Record:
< << < < <
< << < < < "This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up
<for the Americans
<as
< << < the
< << < most
< << < < < generous and possibly the least appreciated
<people on all the
< << < earth.
< << < < < Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent,
<Britain and Italy were
< << < lifted
< << < out of
< << < < < the debris of war by the Americans who poured
<in billions of
< << < dollars and
< << < < < forgave other billions in debts. None of
<these countries is
< << < today
< << < paying
< << < < < even the interest on its remaining debts to
<the United States.
< << < < <
< << < < < When France was in danger of collapsing in
<1956, it was the
< << < Americans
< << < who
< << < < < propped it up, and their reward was to be
<insulted and
<swindled
< << < on the
< << < < < streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it.
< << < < <
< << < < < When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is
<the United States
<that
< << < hurries in
< << < < < to help. This spring, 59 American
<communities were flattened
<by
< << < tornadoes.
< << < < < Nobody helped.
< << < < <
< << < < < The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy
<pumped billions of
< << < dollars into
< << < < < discouraged countries. Now newspapers in
<those countries are
< << < writing
< << < < < about the decadent, warmongering Americans.
< << < < <
< << < < < I'd like to see just one of those countries
<that is gloating
<over
< << < the
< << < erosion
< << < < < of the United States dollar build its own
<airplane. Does any
< << < other
< << < country
< << < < < in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing
<Jumbo Jet, the
< << < Lockheed
< << < < < Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why
<don't they fly
<them?
< << < Why do
< << < all
< << < < < the International lines except Russia fly
<American Planes?
< << < < <
< << < < < Why does no other land on earth even consider
<putting a man or
< << < woman on
< << < the
< << < < < moon? You talk about Japanese technocracy,
<and you get
<radios.
< << < You
< << < talk
< << < < < about German technocracy, and you get
<automobiles.
< << < < <
< << < < < You talk about American technocracy, and you
<find men on the
<moon
< << < -- not
< << < < < once, but several times--and safely home
<again. You talk
<about
< << < scandals, and
< << < < < the Americans put theirs right in the store
<window for
<everybody
< << < to look
< << < at.
< << < < < Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and
<hounded. They
<are
< << < here on
< << < our
< << < < < streets, and
< << < < < most of them, unless they are breaking
<Canadian laws, are
<getting
< << < American
< << < < < dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.
< << < < <
< << < < < When the railways of France, Germany and
<India were breaking
<down
< << < through
< << < < < age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them.
<When the
< << < Pennsylvania
< << < Railroad
< << < < < and the New York Central went broke, nobody
<loaned them an old
< << < caboose.
< << < Both
< << < < < are
< << < < < still broke.
< << < < <
< << < < < I can name you 5,000 times when the Americans
<raced to the
<help
< << < of other
< << < < < people in trouble. Can you name me even one
<time when someone
< << < else
< << < raced to
< << < < < the Americans in trouble? I don't think
<there was outside
<help
< << < even
< << < during
< << < < < the San Francisco earthquake.
< << < < <
< << < < < Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm
<one Canadian who is
< << < damned
< << < tired
< << < < < of hearing them get kicked around. They will
<come out of this
< << < thing with
< << < < < their flag high. And when they do, they are
<entitled to thumb
< << < their
< << < nose at
< << < < < the lands that
< << < < < are gloating over their present troubles. I
<hope Canada is
<not
< << < one of
< << < those."
< << < < <
< << < < < Stand proud, America!
< << < < <
< << < < < This is one of the best editorials that I
<have ever read
< << < regarding the
< << < United
< << < < < States. It is nice that one man realizes it.
< I only wish
<that
< << < the rest
< << < of
< << < < < the world would realize it. We are always
<blamed for
<everything,
< << < and
< << < never
< << < < < even get a thank
< << < < < you for the things we do. I would hope that
<each of you would
< << < send this
< << < to
< << < < < as many people as you can and emphasize that
<they should send
<it
< << < to as
< << < many
< << < < < of their friends until this letter is sent to
<every person on
<the
< << < web.
< << < I am
< << < < < just a single American that has read this, I
<SURE HOPE THAT A
<LOT
< << < MORE
< << < READ
< << < < < IT SOON. <<
< << < < <
< << < < < << Makes you proud to live here doesn't it??
<
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