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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JANUARY 28, 1983
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tarily, nor diplomatically, nor in the war of ideas, and not even
in the American domestic political debate. The Administration
has not grasped that in countries ·like Cuba and Nicaragua it is
dealing with Marxist-Leninist true believers and totalitarian
techniques of securing and holding power.
The Administration does not appreciate the importance of ideas.
It has no coherent strategy for presenting our case, even when
that case is a strong _one..••As a result, opportunities for sig
nificant democratic victories have been lost, and major setbacks
may yet occur before Reagan's term is over.
The U.S. seems resigned to decline and defeat. Perhaps this is best exem
plified by the T-shirts being worn by some Vietnam veterans. The message on
the shirts reads: "Vietnam War Garnes, 1964-1975. Second Place: U.S.A."
"Pagans for Peace"
To end in a humorous vein, one never can tell these days just who is going
to be demonstrating next for disarmament and peace. Note this report from
London's DAILY MAIL of January 20, 1983:
Alarmed by the prospect of the nuclear cauldron, witches from all
over the North-East are to assemble in New York's Square this
Sunday under the banner of "Pagans for Peace" and together they
will try to put a hex on the MX missile. Anyone's invited to
bring along a frog toe or newt eye and join in. "Our ceremony is
intended to utilise the power of witchcraft as ·a force for
peace," says the spokeswitch. "The MX represents an escalation
of the arms race that we find dangerous and frightening. Pagans
for Peace is a coalition of concerned coven members and individ
ual witches organised to apply their powers towards world dis
armament."
Spokeswitch?
--Gene H. Hogberg, News Bureau