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Article: A MISSTEP ON MOZAMBIQUE
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 14, 1987
CopyrightCopyright 1987 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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In the conduct of foreign policy, morality and strategic
interests do not always coincide. One region where policy makers
can enhance America's strategic position by doing the right thing
is southern Africa. The only forces that want to see Washington
aligned with the apartheid regime in Pretoria are the Soviet
Politburo and the knee-jerk anticommunist conservatives led by Sen.
Jesse Helms (R.-N.C.).
Hence it is sad to learn that Helms and his allies have forced
the Reagan administration into official meetings with a
representative of Renamo, the guerrilla group that has waged a
vicious bush war against the people and government of Mozambique.
Originally founded by the white rulers of ...