Path: utzoo!ncc!alberta!myrias!sjl
From: sjl@myrias.UUCP (Stuart Lomas)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: Clark's speech to CIC; frontline states
Message-ID: <576@myrias.UUCP>
Date: 22 Mar 88 20:55:30 GMT
References: <560@auvax.UUCP> <2367@unicus.UUCP> <573@myrias.UUCP> <3173@hcr.UUCP>
Organization: Myrias Research, Edmonton
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In article <3173@hcr.UUCP>, jimr@hcr.UUCP (Jim Robinson) writes
(regarding continued support of African frontline states):
>Would it be too much to ask that continued financial support be tied to
>democratic reform? For example, President Kaunda has been known to
>imprison and kill political dissidents ...

I have never heard of such events happening in Zambia during Kaunda's
presidency. Could you please provide some details? I suspect you may have
your leaders confused.

For all its gross economic inefficiency, the government of Zambia is regarded,
both in Africa and internationally, as one of the most peaceful and stable in
black Africa. It also appears to be popular among the Zambian people; I saw
no evidence of dissent, not even graffiti. 

I believe we have no business demanding "democratic reform" of a government
that is (a) not guilt of major human rights abuses, (b) very stable, and
(c) popular domestically. Can demonstrate that my assumptions are wrong?

Stuart Lomas
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