Dear
George W.
At
84 years of age (on 31 January 2003)
and as a veteran of the 2nd World
War (39/45), I hope that you will
allow me this familiarity.
I
have just learned from the radio that
on Wednesday, 5 February 2003, you
will address the peoples of the whole
world, who are presently going through
days of anguish and who will be hanging
on to your every word on this historic
Wednesday, to hear you give them the
proof of the treachery of the Master
of Baghdad.
I
recently wrote a small humorous and
mischievous article on the subject
- which I hope will not shock you,
knowing your sense of humour
in order to raise the question of
this alternative of peace or war.
Whatever
the terrible secrets you have to tell
us, I nevertheless hope that, in the
final analysis, peace will triumph.
I
have drawn the following lesson from
my struggles in the Resistance against
Nazism, or against the OAS and those
which followed, for decades, in favour
of the free cooperation between peoples
of all countries, without any discrimination
whatsoever :
No
cause, however just it may be, can
justify the deliberate sacrifice
of innocent persons, unless war
is the only recourse against totalitarian
oppression, as was the case in the
Resistance.
I
send you all best wishes and remain,
Yours
sincerely,
Jean-Marie
BRESSAND
Honorary
Journalist
Former
Member of the Resistance against
Nazism
(1939-1945 War)
Founder
of The Bilingual World and of the
United
Towns Organisation (1951)
A
citizen of the "Old Continent"
P.S.
Your services know me well and will
have no difficulty in identifying
me. I believe, however, that the testimony
of General Charles De Gaulle of 23
November 1944 (Mention in Dispatches)
could be useful, as all my actions
since then were motivated by the great
ideals of the Resistance.
P.J.
- Article for the press
- Testimony
of General Charles De Gaulle
