GLOBAL ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
EUROPEAN VIEWPOINT
NOBEL LAUREATES 10/22/02
JIANG'S VISIT TO BUSH RANCH CONFUSES AMERICA'S FRIENDS
By Wei Jingsheng
Wei Jingsheng, perhaps China's most famous dissident, was expelled from that country in 1997. He now lives in exile in New York and is chairman of the Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition.
NEW YORK -- When we invite a guest to our home to entertain, we usually regard this guest as a good friend. At least, such a guest would be a lawful person and would not bring trouble. Otherwise we would rather meet the guest in our office.
When a U.S. president invites the president of another nation to his private ranch and entertains him with enthusiasm, one would assume the guest is the head of an ally country or the leader of a trustworthy nation. At least the guest must not be a dictator of a totalitarian state, not a president of a nation that may bring trouble for the United States. Since President George W. Bush has enthusiastically invited China's President Jiang Zemin to his private farm for entertainment, we cannot help but ask: Is this invitation appropriate?
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Pres. Bush has been reluctant to say who has been a guest at the Crawford, TX ranch. And if you really want to know about Pres. Bush's property check this out.
Known Guests at the Bush Ranch:
Vladimir Putin: (Russia)
Jiang Zemin: (China)
Junichiro Koizumi: (Japan)
Silvio Berlusconi: (italy) Visited Twice !
John Howard: (Australia)
Prince Bandar bin Sultan: (Saudi Arabia)
Crown Prince Abdullah: (Saudi Arabia)
Vincente Fox: (Mexico)
Jose Maria Aznar: (Spain)
Tony Blair: (England)
Gen. Tommy Franks: (US Army)
While sleep-in guests of the Bushs' at the White House average five per month. as of Aug. 2002
Has anyone done research of the funds paid by the US Government for "homestead" upgrading at sitting Presidents' private residences during their term of office? Pres. Bush may have been a millionaire when he came into office, and his ranch at 1,600 acres may have cost a few dollars initially; but reading the site report for his Crawford, Texas ranch one gets the idea that a considerable amount of government money has been spent to accomodate these international guests at the ranch. How much?
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posted by Richard at
Monday, November 10, 2003
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