10. Oktober 2002Dear President,
the world politics is now dominated by the conflict with Iraq. Its factual causes are explained by various people in various ways.
We would like to live in a world which would not be divided into hostile camps and where representatives of individual states or nations would have inner and outer trust, together with a sense for the needs of their neighbors or political partners.
We would like to believe that we are heading towards such an equilibrium and that the human effort to the cognition of his/her individual self and of his/her surroundings are a contribution to the improvement of the living conditions and a fight for the human rights.
Many a time, the term "fight for human rights" evokes distrust or even indignation in some people as they are having either a first-hand experience or a mediate one thanks to information from other regions (eg. from Africa) that this term conceals merely a pursuit of power.
I, as a citizen of the Czech Republic, perceive with dislike the expression "friendly help", as it was used by the former communistic regime as a label for the entrance of the Army of the Soviet Union into our country in 1968. Our republic was at that time within the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union and their power interests were presented here as a help to the Czech people.
I would not be glad if the military actions of the US were interpreted likewise and if the "support of democracy" was only a veil for the military and economical claims to a foreign country, eg. its mineral resources.
Many people confirm the fact that the people living in the fabulous land of the Eufrat and the Tigris are living in difficult conditions. And now I am really asking you for a reflection: how can we help those people so that only the true culprits are punished and not the innocent ones?
After all, the soldiers are sons, husbands, or brothers and they cannot oppose the totalitarian power alone - even if they candidly wanted.Is there really no other solution but a war-conflict?
Maybe it would be better to give up the stereotypical inhibitions and ask the representatives of Iraq so that they deal with the deputies of the powers, or the involved states, at a large summit, taking place in a muslim country or perhaps in Iraq itself, where not only diplomats would be invited but also specialists in the field of the islamic law and religion.
It would be good if these people could gather in a place where they could find time and space for an exchange of their ideas, a place where they could clarify their attitudes to one another and perhaps even enrich themselves mutually.
I am convinced that our interests can be defended openly in a completely free, direct dialogue. Surely, all the large tv companies will be eagerly interested in it.
It is not only beautiful, but audacious as well to create a space for a solution of peace. Great person is, after all, a person of gallant spirit and a kind heart.
Dear President, I wish you that your work in the field of interior and foreign politics is always bringing only good fruit, manifested in the satisfaction of not only the American inhabitants but of the entire world as well.
Yours sincerely Michal Rusek and review
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