I know what you mean, but technically Khrushchev had nothing to do with the embargo of Cuba, which was put into place by the U.S. I think you mean the emplacement of missiles there. But what very few USAmericans realize, and what you apparently aren't taught is that this was in reprisal for something. Trivia time, boys and girls: anybody know what the original US action was that prompted the emplacement of missiles in Cuba?
Paul Osborne wrote: > >I think you have a Pollyanna view of Prophets and their role. In 1959, > at > >President McKay's request, [then] Elder Ezra Taft Benson welcomed and > shook > >hands with the butcher of the Ukraine, Nikita Kruschev. More recently, > at > >the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii, Church leaders met with some > of > >the leaders of the murderous Communist Chinese regime. So what? The > First > >Presidency meets with a lot of people in an official capacity, not all > of > >them righteous upstanding individuals, and a few of them with hearts > full > >of murder. > > Well, I don't know much about Kruschev other than he backed down against > the blockade in Cuba. Whether he is a murderer or not is not for me to > decide. Same thing goes for the Chinese leaders. And if the prophet does > shake hands with murderers--all I can say is I am terribly disappointed > and I disapprove. Oh well. I suppose that these guys you call murderers > have already been baptized by proxy? > > What a deal. :-( > > Paul O > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." --Michelangelo Buonarroti Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
