[Libs-Or] ALA and Cuba

[Jim Scheppke]

I don't mind seeing ALA stand up for intellectual freedom around the 
world.  As far as Cuba goes, I agree with Nat Hentoff and Karen 
Schneider.  ALA's response to the imprisonment of dissidents who were 
operating lending libraries outside of government control was lame. We 
should have strongly condemned Cuba's actions and called for the 
immediate release of the dissidents.  ALA blew it. --> Jim

On Saturday, January 31, 2004, at 04:25 PM, David Pauli wrote:

> The recent controversy agains brings up the question: Why does our 
> professional organization feel the need to have a foreign policy?  We 
> have enough trouble garnering any clout with those who run our own 
> counrty, state or muncipality.  Shouldn't we just concentrate on > that? 
>
> Dave Pauli
> Hillsboro Public Library
>
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