Guide To U>S. Elections

Will, George F. The New Season, NY Simon and Schuster 1989 ; Schutzumschlag / dust cover; 1. Ed. ISBN: 0671648373
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"A spectator's guide to the 1988 election - a lively and good-natured book about a serious event that ought to be celebrated as the year's most entertaining and important spectacle: the 1988 presidential election." Index. First Edition Very Good; First Edition

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Dan Gutman: Landslide!: A Kids Guide To The U S Elections 2000 Edition, Aladdin 2000-07-01 ISBN: 0689835914
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et al Peter W. Barnes: Woodrow for President: A 'Mice' Way to Learn About Voting, Campaigns and Elections (Curriculum Guide) Vacation Spot Pub. 1999-11-01 ISBN: 1893622029
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Bonner, Raymond. Waltzing with the Dictator The Marcoses and the Making of American Policy. New York U. S. A.: Times Books - Random House, 1987.
Marfree, acidfree fresh Times Book w/ 8pp plates perf 1/4 cloth bound bronze embossed titles & unclipped shiny black & bronze DJ ; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. ; 6.5 x 9.5 in.; 533 pages; \nImmensely important analysis of U. S. Foreign policy, Dec 9, 2000\nReviewer: Timothy P. Scanlon (Hyattsville, MDUSA) - \nThis volume is thorough, starting with Ferdinand Marcos's"history"--one of dubious quality to say the least. Inshort, while his father and probably he were collaborators with theJapanese during WWII, Marcos bought some medals and manufactured hisstatus as a war hero who helped save the Philippines from the ruthlessJapanese. Oh, and then there's the murder of one of his father'sopponents, of which Marcos was convicted and later talked himselfout. It was an apt introduction to one of the most consummate liars inhuman history. \nThen there's Imelda, worth a volume or twoherself. (More later. ) \n\nThe reader will recall that Jimmy Carter putthe "human rights" crusade on the map during hisadministration. But when it came to the Philippines, that crusade wastabled. Bonner covers that while Pat Derrian did her best to force theMarcos regime to capitulate, Holbrooke, her superior in the StateDept. , would permit no such thing. It seems that Marcos was tooconvenient to the U. S. What with the enormous military bases in thePhilippines, Clark (Air Force) and Subik Bay (Navy) . And Bonner goesone step further than many a critic of that era: He challenges theassumption that those bases were necessary, i. E. , served any viablemilitary purpose. But they continued, despite all the righteousCarter rhetoric--as did the Marcos regime. \n\nRegan didn't evendecorate himself with things as trite as "human rights"rhetoric. Imelda had flirted with him back in the late 60s while shewas building a cultural center light years beyond the reach of 90percent of Filipinos, so she and Ferdinand were home free. Then therewas Jeane Kirkpatrick and her "Our enemies are totalitariandictators, not [merely] authoritarian dictators like ourfriends. " And while the Reaganites whined about the evils ofcommunism, Marcos was busy nationalizing everything in the country, such as Philippine Airlines once they'd submitted a bill for Imelda'sromps all over the globe. \n\nAnd that lead to the witty portions ofthe book that kept one smiling despite the seriousness of the subjectmatter. The jester was, of course, Imelda. A couple of examples thatcome to mind are a one-day shopping spree in New York in which humbleImelda spent2, 181, 000 on jewelry and furniture, and the Marcos 25thwedding anniversary in which Imelda stood humbly at the altar wearinga meek veil and carrying a rosary all the beads of which werediamonds. This while three out of five Filipino children werestarving. \n\nAnd Reagan stuck with Marcos until after the Marinehelicopter carried him from his palace. \n\nBonner concludes that ourforeign policy toward Marcos was myopic. When Marcos declared martiallaw in '72, the communist party and the New People Army (NPA) in thePhilippines were small time, about as proportionally significant asthey are in most countries. But the repression, the elections thatwere transparent jokes, the murdered opposition leaders--especiallyNinoy Aquino whose widow eventually succeeded Marcos--the conspicuousconsumption, the "crony capitalism" from which Marcos'sbuddies made billions, much of it off the U. S. Taxpayer, and theU. S. Failure to even confront let alone condemn it, fueled thoseorganizations until they became a potential threat that they'd neverbeen had there been even a semblance of reform taking place. \n\nI planto encourage the publisher to reprint this volume. It's a fineguidebook for where U. S. Policy goes compared to where the rhetoricleads us; and it's a guide to the depth, or lack thereof, of ourdedication to "human rights. " All present and futurediplomats need to read this. \n\nOnly when we abide by history coveredin this book can we transcent the hypocrisy for which the U. S. Hasbecome infamous in the Philippines and elsewhere.. 0812913264.

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