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Dialogue Implies
Talk And Respect

Bloody Bosnia
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The burden of responsibility for
(May 28) of Arnold Michlin and
the bloody civil war in Bosnia-
David Gad-Harf with respect
Herzegovina, which just a year
to the good work of Rev. James
ago was part of the Yugoslav
Lyons, and the progress in un-
federation, is on the United
derstanding that has been
States and her European allies.
made, Richard Braun's letter
There are 25 million Kurds,
(May 21) raised another issue
who for decades are fighting
that I feel requires a response.
and have been massacred for
Mr. Braun began by recog-
trying to gain their indepen-
nizing that "our constitutions
dence; in Kashmir, ten million
must be amended...to reflect
Muslims are fighting for their
the realities and aspirations of
independent homeland; the
the modern world." I presume
Sikh in India, the Basques in
by "our" he means both Jewish
Spain and lists of nationalities
and Christian constitutions.
around the globe are engaged
He then goes on to perceive
in deadly struggle for their own
all the problems as "theirs" by
country, but the United States
explaining how the problem
and her allies don't care for
rests with "them."
their causes.
To have a dialogue requires
The very obvious reason —
both sides to recognize their
because it would hurt the in-
strengths and weaknesses. I
terest, political or economic, of
think Mr. Braun makes a
the United States or her allies.
parochial or provincial mistake
But it took less than a week
of many people by perceiving
for the United States and her
his book (the Hebrew Bible) to
European allies to recognize
be a document full of consistent
part of the Yugoslav federation
ideas of brotherhood and sis-
— Bosnia-Herzegovina —
terhood, and thoughts of being
which is not a nationality but
nice to your neighbors. While
a geographical definition of a
this is certainly true in many
territory which has been in-
places, it is not an accurate or
habited for centuries by a con-
complete reading.
glomeration of three ethnic and
Organizations, groups, cults, , religious groups: Catholic
etc., are in competition with
Croats, Orthodox Serbs and
each other. Being weary of, or
Muslim Bosnians. They called
threatened by one's neighbors
for an independent nation with-
or people that are different is
out ever considering if the
the historical means to
Croats or the Serbs, whom are
strengthen your own group. If
half of the population, want to
you recognize this, you may un-
live in a new Muslim country
derstand why the Christian
— thereby triggering the blood-
Bible says what it says about
iest civil war in Europe since
Jews, or why the Hebrew Bible
the Spanish Civil War. All the
says what it says about others.
participants are committing
For different cultures to have
atrocities, brutalizing each oth-
effective dialogues, they must
er.
be able to objectively under-
If the United States or the
stand and appreciate their his-
United Nations wish to bring
tory and the history of others
peace to this troubled area they
— how things have come to be.
should look impartially at both
There can be no dialogue when
sides of the coin. Try to per-
one side says "my book is right
suade all parties involved to
and yours is wrong."
achieve a just solution, instead
Even respect for others can-
of trying with one-sided
not create a dialogue if, in the
threats, sanctions and embar-
end, one side believes that his
goes to force Yugoslavia or the
book and his god has all the
Serbs into conditions which will
truth, and the others' book and
only extend this tragic conflict
god does not.
in which all participants are
History is replete with the
victims.
dangers of intolerance and nar-
Charles Lucacs
rowmindedness. While at-
Southfield
tempts at dialogue and bridge
building with reasonable and
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For that reason, we must re-
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ourselves, and we must also
Brief letters (less than a
be cognizant of extremists
page),
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among us.
day,
will
be given prefer-
Michael Egren
ence.
Birmingham

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