Other - Politics & Government - October 2006

Ted Kennedy has acknowledged that Ronald Reagan "will be honored as the president who won the Cold War." But if a letter from the head of the KGB to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov is authentic and accurate, then Kennedy offered to work with the Soviets to undermine the very efforts by Reagan that brought us that victory.

The letter, dated May 14 1983, features in a new book by Paul Kengor called The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism discussed here by the Washington Times. In the letter, KGB head Viktor Chebrikov describes a message he received from Kennedy through Kennedy pal and former U.S. Senator John Tunney. According to Chebrikov, Kennedy (through Tunney) expressed concern with "Reagan's belligerence" and the fact that antipathy towards the Soviets will be an important issue in the 1984 presidential campaign. Kennedy stated that the peaceful intentions of the Soviets weren't being given their due by the president or the media. He therefore proposed a meeting with Soviet officials in which he would "arm" them with arguments "so they may be better prepared and more convincing during appearances in the USA." He also suggested that Andropov made himself available for interviews by media in the U.S.

In short, if the KGB man's account is accurate, Kennedy was working with the Soviets to undermine Reagan's hard line policies and influence the 1984 election. As Kengor puts it:

If the memo is in fact an accurate account of what transpired, it constitutes a remakable example of the lengths to which some on the political left, including a sitting U.S. senator, were willing to go to stop Ronald Reagan.

Raise your hand if you believe that Ted Kennedy and today's left-wing Democrats are above this sort of behavior when it comes to stopping President Bush.

Soviet archives also indicate that Jimmy Carter and Tip O'Neill offered to collaborate with the Russians to undermine Reagan.

2006-10-28 13:22:36 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do people keep calling documented facts conspiracy theory?
im not saying beleive everything you hear but do your own research definately dont beleive all your fed by the media look at all sides and arguments,for me wtc building 7 got me and it just all snowballed from there you cant get away from it ,and i tell you now popular mechanics what the **** is that all about wake up people before its to late because the next time theres a staged attack in the state's your under martial law and thats documented fact do the research for yourself.

2006-10-28 13:05:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm personally opposed to the patriot act. Limiting our freedoms is contradicting everything that our forefathers founded this country upon. When you start doing this, we begin to move in a nonfree society and everything that grants us freedom that was declared on a sheepskin was false. Two questions for you: Do you believe in the patriot act and do you think people should be offended by personal thots? I mean racism only exists in those who take offense in it and in turn, keeps people segregated. We should be smarter than that have open discussions and talks about it. Third question: Do you agree?

2006-10-28 12:56:23 · 12 answers · asked by x6klown 1

questions, they just call you names instead. I would dare say they are mostly republican in most instances.

2006-10-28 12:24:21 · 9 answers · asked by me_worry? 4

can't say president..........that's too obvious

2006-10-28 12:14:59 · 28 answers · asked by kurleylovescheese 6

Why do so few have to pay so much?
If the Dems claim to be the party of fiscal responsibility and also claim that they want to raise taxes on "the rich", is it then true that they wish to increase spending and are, in fact, not "the party of fiscal responsibility" but instead the same old Tax-and-Spend Dems that we've come to know and love so well?

Not yet up to speed on who's paying taxes in the US? This page shows it as well as any: http://www.allegromedia.com/sugi/taxes/

And if, like some, you think the data on that page are nonsense please feel free to find reputable data supplied by our tax authorities refuting it. I suggest this because some of the more intellectually-challenged on this forum insist on rejecting data out of hand because it clashes with their (very limited) world view.

Oh, and one other oft-heard complaint is that the data on the linked page is out-of-date (it's from '99) - again, I'd welcome a link showing that there's been a relevant material change.

2006-10-28 12:05:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

values are hard to understand as being the same as the ones taught by Jesus.

Does anyone remember the Christian left when the word Christian is thought of..

I feel many of the Christian right support things Jesus would not approve of SO I want to know
is 1.why do they ignore the teachings of the one they say they follow,
2. do more people hate Christians due to Bush and Christian right and
3.does anyone remember there are Christians on the left who disagree with them?

If you must get political, you must, but at least address these three specific questions in your answer especially the 2nd one as to effect of Bush and religious right on people's views/hatred of christians and is the hatred for Christains escalating due to this.

2006-10-28 11:51:09 · 17 answers · asked by janie 7

is the nuclear family just bs and thats why its dissappearing because theres no way a growing country can maintain the decadence of the layperson?

2006-10-28 11:42:05 · 5 answers · asked by teamjesus_ca 4

I hate being the bucket of cold water on your head, but they're gone.

The border states belong to America in name only. Mexico has all but bred us out of the border states.

Before these states become bankrupt, (if they are not already) and turn into a sinkhole for our tax dollars, maybe it is best to wave the white flag and give them to Mexico. The problem is too big. Is it best to start over and enforce a new border on the northernmost border of the border states?

2006-10-28 11:33:03 · 6 answers · asked by shawn1980 3

In addition to paying the company for your use.Is the government taxing free speech?

2006-10-28 11:20:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I thought it was fair and balanced and showed both sides?

but I talk to someone who watches any other channel and they can tell me where Democrats stand on the issues and their policy issues?

but I talk to someone that watches Fox News and they have no clue where the Democrats stand and they seem to think that the fact that they never see any issues on Fox News is evidence that there are none?

why are they so painfully unaware of what the other party is doing? It makes me seriously wonder about the accuracy and bias of Fox News when those that watch it are painfully uninformed on what a major policital party is doing...

2006-10-28 11:17:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

...on the Iraq War, the economy, illegal aliens, and foreign policy? In virutally all cases, the democratic position on these and other global leadership issues of our time is simply to disagree with whatever position taken by Washington. Are Dems unable or unwilling to propose solutions?

2006-10-28 11:04:27 · 21 answers · asked by angelthe5th 4

Are they so desperate for support that they'll stand behind crazy people like Ms. Coulter?

2006-10-28 10:30:46 · 18 answers · asked by Blalalalal 2

i personally dont support either party but i have been hearing a buzz at the watercooler at work about democrats winning big.

2006-10-28 10:09:25 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-28 09:58:02 · 4 answers · asked by buakma1 1

I guess when Clinton was president you guys hated America then? Yeah i thought so.

This is just like me saying you hate america because you love giving up freedoms to king Bush.

Remember, following one man's lies blindly is more like communism.

Tisk Tisk. The Republican party is so Un-American.

2006-10-28 09:35:10 · 20 answers · asked by Scott 2

Orange has applied for planning permission to increase the height of an existing mobile phone mast from 14 metres to 20 metres and to add on 6 new antennas and 1 antenna dish. The mast is located in the grounds of a sports club and is less than 25 metres from the rear gardens of the houses backing on to it.

I live across the road from the sports club but given the increased height the mast will be clearly visible to myself and my neighbours. I know you can't object on pure health grounds or because it might affect the value of your property. Can anyone give me some guidance on what objections I could use.

I am also organising a petition.

Thanks in advance for your help.

2006-10-28 09:33:10 · 3 answers · asked by blackheatheagle 1

You hear people cry that the rich aren't being taxed enough, and that no one is giving the poor enough money. Well, let me strike the root of the premise here. Why are poor people so special that they deserve an entire system designed to steal by force the wealth of others who actually work for it to give to them. You'd think they were gods or something.

In earlier times, people would be taxed, expected to give up a portion of their harvest, sacrifice their best animals, all to appease the gods. Now, we have to do the same for poor people. Since when did they become gods? Or do you think they are a test of mankind, sent to us by the gods?

There is nothing special about poor people. They are just an unambitious, incurious bunch who never studied in high school, but expected the more conscientious kids to give them the answers on the tests. Sorry, I don't feel any obligation to support them and their self-destructive habits and bad values.

2006-10-28 08:55:00 · 23 answers · asked by BrianthePigEatingInfidel 4

wasn't korea enough, or vietnam and even now iraq,and you want to start wars with iran and north korea,isn't it time the americans minded thier own business, after all no other country since the second world war has gone into and bombed or invaded another country thousands of miles away from them.the rest of the world is watching,so in one sentence ,the world world be a safer place if the u.s kept out of thier affiars, ohh if your gonna mention 9/11 that they came and attacked u ,it's cos u keep encourageing isreal to kill palestiians and to steal thier land, since 1950 only 20 per cent of land belongs to the palestinains to this present day.mind your own bussiness and other people will mind thiers.we know you need oil to keep your economy going, but killing other peoples children and thier parents is not going to achieve any thing except breed more revenge agianst the u.s. all those civillians you killed cos of the invasion ,thier relatives when you hve pulled out will seek revenge.

2006-10-28 08:24:23 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-28 08:20:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-28 07:25:33 · 4 answers · asked by Dr.O 5

We make the Republicans shake in their shoes when we show our card.

2006-10-28 07:07:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

is this against public health and safety/enveritomental health also. why do we pay council tax which covers this servide? when the council can charge you if your bin is to full? is it just me or has the world gone crazy!!!!

2006-10-28 06:54:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

He was the chief of GRU (soviet military secret service) since 1962 still 1986. I'd like to now some particular about his, skills, career and performances.

2006-10-28 06:47:33 · 1 answers · asked by Bukov2051 1

2006-10-28 06:37:01 · 3 answers · asked by david c 4

If you had fifteen minutes alone with him to express your thoughts?

I will let you know what I would say to him, after the question is resolved.

2006-10-28 06:34:26 · 14 answers · asked by JC J 2

The influx of non UK citizens is draining all resources. health polices housing etc it must cost millions..as a UK Tax payer and citizen could you give me a few thousand so i can piss off? I must have payed a fair old few thousand over the years and payed my medical treatments private always worked and gave to good causes tried to live as a respected member of society but now i want out of here i cant stand to watch this country go to waste ...We had it made tony now look at it?

2006-10-28 06:26:41 · 22 answers · asked by GHO$T 2

former president USA

2006-10-28 06:05:47 · 7 answers · asked by Edward G 1

2006-10-28 06:04:48 · 14 answers · asked by fujiapple26 2

2006-10-28 05:14:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous