Tag Archives: Genocide

Democracy and the Trump Election

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Jack

Newspaper headlines and television pundits are screaming that Donald Trump’s election is a threat to “our democracy.” A strange charge following an election when a clear majority of voters chose the winner. Isn’t that consistent with the very definition of … Continue reading →

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WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO AMERICA?

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Jack

Rummaging through my accumulated papers, I just came across the English translation of a speech I delivered in Czech on July 4, 1982, when I was American ambassador in Prague. At that time Czechoslovakia was ruled by a Communist regime … Continue reading →

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“SELF DEFENSE” DOES NOT LICENSE GENOCIDE

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Jack Matlock

Genocide is a crime—not just a “war crime,” but a crime against humanity. No genuine friend of Israel could support the carpet bombing of Gaza, the order for more than a million Gazans to leave their residences on territory Israel, … Continue reading →

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