Dear CCI Friends,
Two serious watchers of “all things Russian” make cogent points about this latest rumor being circulated regarding Alexei Navalny. Rumors spread diseased opinions when people in power are deeply worried about their own survivability.
David Speedie and Krishen Mehta are men greatly respected in their own fields of expertise. It is time more such persons speak out about contrived rumors making front page news in The New York Times.
Dear CCI Friends,
This coming Tuesday, August 25 at 6:20 PDT I will speak via Zoom with my own Rotary Club, the E-Club of World Peace.
I’ve been told that I can invite you to link in. See the invitation below, reserve your spot if you wish to join and get the Zoom link. Also send a confirmation email to: davidwick111@gmail.com.
I look forward to sharing our unusual CCI history of working between the world’s two Superpowers. Once again we have a daunting responsibility to address the issues of war and peace by creating constructive citizen-to-citizen, citizen-to-power relations in the immediate months ahead. I see a way to make this happen independent of political parties.
Join us Tuesday, whether you are Rotarian or not. Makes no difference! We have always worked with all people of goodwill, in addition to hundreds of Rotary clubs across America that supported us as volunteers with our large CCI programs throughout the 1990’s and 2000’s.
Dear CCI Friends,
How long can this go on???
Read and weep! Is there anyone who can prove this isn’t so?
If not, realize…
This is done with our tax monies. It is supported by our Democratic and Republican Congress who voted for more of the same this past month!
Who will stop this madness???
Dear CCI Friends,
Andrew Bacevich, President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, has hit a political home run with this piece below! All of us have been deeply concerned about … What next, if Joe Biden wins the 2020 Presidential Election? And what next if Donald Trump wins the election? Both have innumerable flaws not to be mentioned here.
Bacevich, a West Pointer, left the U.S. Army early as a Colonel and went back to school. Collecting a MA and PhD from Princeton, he is a professor with numerous positions and accolades to his credit. He humbly shares (on YouTubes) that he’s just an American historian specializing in international relations. I found the following on Google: he also studied U.S. diplomatic and military history, American foreign policy and U.S.security studies. Thankfully, it’s clear from his numerous YouTubes that Bacevich is a military man of considerable honor and truth as expressed in our American spiritual traditions.
He brings political “know-how” to those of us who read him and are watching as his star rises. How thoughtful that he would give the proposed President wise counsel from week one if he is elected.
Dear CCI Followers,
“It’s Time to Rethink Our Russia Policy,” was posted in Politico on Aug. 5th.
The article supports the thinking of 103 American signatories, the top end of U.S. Policy toward Russia over the past 30 years. I know of them and many of them know of our work. The signing of this many persons gives the document serious gravitas. Thus, we feel we must question some of the statements being asserted.
There is quite a bit in this document with which we totally agree, but there are other aspects which need to be questioned in light of today’s knowledge and facts.
Please scan the following: the Politico article, CCI’s statement, and finally the 103 signatories. A document with this many VIP signatories feels more like a Manifesto, which we believe must be addressed.
We have sent this article and our response to Politico and The National Interest … and now to you, our CCI readers, for your perspectives. Please forgive the length of this piece.
