But who brings us this wonderful news?
Ambassador Arria has served on the board of the International Crisis Group (he is now a Senior Adviser), in the International Peace Institute, as a Diplomatic Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City and Visiting Scholar at Columbia University. At present he is on the board of the Institute of the Americas at the University of California, the United Nations Association of the United States, the Museum of Art and Design of New York, on the Advisory Board of the Center for International Policy and Ethics of Brandeis University, and the School of International Service of American University in DC.
This kind of bio gets you credibility only in certain places, my friend. To most people, it would seem you’ve spent a lifetime sucking up to power. It’s a classic example, however, of someone in awe of American values attempting to impress an audience which aspires to be more American each day (his bio is not only twice the length of what I’ve quoted, but also printed in full on the front page!).
Like this guy, who recently made this comment at another opposition blog:
What Latin America most needs is a healthy injection of gringo blood to make us more industrious, community-oriented, and believers in the individual rights of every man.
This is what we’re up against, camaradas. Racists, rich boys, exploiters of the common man, defenders of wars and colonization. The kinds of people who, left to their own devices, would dedicate themselves to industry and “individual rights” until the planet and all its most humble inhabitants were destroyed. They have no idea what community or democracy really mean.
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