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Posted on 11/09/2009 8:28:34 AM PST by MtnClimber
As freedom-lovers throughout the world celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the freedom-lovers at the New York Times, if there are any, have to be reflecting on that paper's own role in the Wall's construction.
As it happens, no English-speaker was more responsible for the savage sprawl of the Soviet Union and the Iron Curtain that reinforced it than the Times' own ace reporter, Walter Duranty.
In November 1933, the one-legged reporter had come to Washington, D.C. from Moscow to witness President Roosevelt officially recognize the Soviet Union. Duranty knew, and everyone else knew, that were it not for his reporting, the President would never have pushed for recognition.
After the event, FDR sought out this now-famed correspondent and asked him, "Don't you think it's a good job?" Duranty did indeed.
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I am really worried Zer0 will try to destroy all freedom in the world. There will be nowhere to flee.
From what I read JFK and his Admin were happy that the wall was built and that is why they never challenged the East Germans ( Ruskies)
There was increasing tension over defectors and the wall ended that
The article is very chilling. The Soviets demonized the Kulak farmers that produced more than they needed were demonized and their food was taken by the state which caused them to starve. Kind of like what 0bama care will do to the health care innovation and delivery.
There are many Walter Duranty(s) in the news corps today. Uncle Joe (hope and change leader) has his men in each network. Kulaks beware.
Exactly. Neither the Soviets nor the Democrats understand the way markets work.
Krugman comes to mind.
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