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...Worse still, this isn't the first time Sarkozy has been accused of trying to claim a leftist hero as a representative of his own values. Two years ago, for example, he started an annual ritual that involves schoolchildren reading a patriotic letter written by French communist resistance fighter Guy Môquet before he was executed by the Nazis in 1941. During his 2007 presidential campaign, he also repeatedly quoted the seminal French socialist leader (and Panthéon resident) Jean Jaurès in an attempt to infer that the legendary leftist would have backed the positions...
...However, despite Camus' early years as a communist and long dedication to fighting imperialism, his later rejection of totalitarianism of all kinds - and denunciation of Soviet oppression that ran him afoul of contemporaries like Jean-Paul Sartre - don't exactly make him a perfect icon of the left, says Cusset. "Though he was courageous in refusing to be shut away into any political or philosophical category, Camus never really said what camp he belonged to, meaning his legacy is open to lots of interpretation," Cusset says. "Camus was indeed one of the most famous figures and beloved writers...
...Wall Came Down," Romesh Ratnesar asserts that Reagan's biggest weapon during the Cold War was to use diplomacy and that "Obama's challenge now is to do the same" [Nov. 9]. Unfortunately, unlike communist states, Iran follows the theological-political dogma of radical Islam, which aspires to have all others submit to that ideology. Radical Islam sanctions death for the greater cause. Conversely, communism is based on a secular ideology, and Cold War leaders didn't follow a doctrine that supports dying for the cause. Diplomacy in our current situation may end up being...
...marmalade. Stripped of her name, Prisoner 1806 lost her daughter--killed by Red Guards while Cheng was in jail--but never her resolve. Released in 1973, she eventually settled in Washington, where she died Nov. 2 at 94. Even after China embraced economic reforms and shed much of its communist rigor, Cheng never returned home. The country she loved had disappeared long...
...interests, the President's aides say there was also tough talk behind the scenes. In the meeting with the Burmese, for instance, the President spoke out on behalf of Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader who lives under house arrest. In China, Obama called for the communist government to meet with the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader. And Obama appeared to be gaining support from Russia for tougher measures against Iran. "Other options remain on the table," Dmitri Medvedev, the Russian President said, stopping short of defining those steps. Obama's advisers are, for the moment, focused less...