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ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿèÔTwo€Great€Speakers€Scheduled€for€November݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿèÔÔ€èèÔó óÔ ô ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔBrent€Scowcroft,€retired€US€Air€Force€Lieutenant€General€and€former€National€Security€Advisor€to€Presidents€Ford€and€Bush,€will€speak€to€a€combined€military€and€civilian€audience€(Air€War€College,€Air€Command€and€Staff€College,€and€the€Alabama€World€Affairs€Council)€at€6:00pm€on€Thursday,€November€2.€Among€many€other€posts,€General€Scowcroft€is€currently€the€Chairman€of€the€Defense€Policy€Board€and€the€USAF€Academy€Board€of€Visitors,€is€president€of€the€Scowcroft€Group,€and€also€serves€as€a€senior€foreign€policy€advisor€to€George€W.€Bush.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔThe€presentation€will€be€in€Polifka€Auditorium€on€Maxwell€AFB€and€is€open€to€all€AWAC€members€and€guests.€Those€planning€to€attend€are€asked€to€call€the€AWAC€office€(244-3337),€and€we€in€turn€will€furnish€more€information€on€base€access€and€directions.€This€promises€to€be€an€extraordinary€evening:€General€Scowcroft€will€speak€on€the€foreign€policy€challenges€facing€our€next€president.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔMartin€Walker€has€served€as€bureau€chief€for€Britainððs€The€Guardian€(formerly€known€as€The€Manchester€Guardian)€in€Washington,€D.C.€and€as€assistant€editor.€A€regular€commentator€on€CNN,€Inside€Washington,€and€NPR,€he€is€also€a€contributing€editor€to€the€òòLos€Angeles€Times.€óó€He€has€written€for€the€òòNew€York€Times,€The€Washington€Post,€USAToday,€óóand€òòThe€New€Republicóó,€and€was€awarded€Britainððs€Reporter€of€the€Year€prize.€He€is€a€senior€fellow€of€the€World€Policy€Institute€in€New€York€and€has€lectured€at€many€American€universities.€He€is€the€author€of€six€books,€including€òòThe€President€We€Deserveóó€and€òòThe€Cold€War:€AHistory.€óóHe€is€known€as€a€dynamic,€informed,€and€authoritative€speaker,€and€we€are€lucky€to€have€him€here.€Ýƒ݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔThe€venue€for€his€presentation€is€a€familiar€one:€Tuesday€evening€at€the€Montgomery€Museum€of€Fine€Arts,€5:30€free€buffet€and€reception,€plus€a€cash€bar,€with€the€program€starting€at€6:15,€ending€no€later€than€7:30.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ ÿÿXÔÔ€ XXÔò òÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔCustomer€Satisfaction€Survey€Leads€to€Changes݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔÔ€XXÔó óÔ ô ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔOn€June€28,€we€sent€out€a€survey€instrument€to€current€members€asking€for€comments€and€suggestions€for€improvement€of€the€programs€and€arrangements.€We€were€encouraged€with€the€response€rate€of€50%€(which€in€our€view€gave€us€a€margin€of€error€of€+/-€0%).€The€most€important€findings€were€as€follows:݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ jÿ ÓÓ – ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&Ôððà àMost€of€our€membership€(54%)€are€long-term€loyalists,€with€about€10%€new€members€every€year.Ìððà àOver€80%€go€to€at€least€3€events€a€yearð"ðmost€of€them€to€4,€10%€to€all€5.Ìððà àThere€is€overwhelming€support€for€the€buffet€reception€(3.25€on€a€4.0€scale).€Most€of€the€more€negative€comments€concerned€the€difficulty€of€access€to€the€food€tables.Ìððà àThere€is€somewhat€less€but€still€strong€support€for€the€live€music€of€the€string€quartet€(2.66€on€a€4.0€scale).€The€vast€majority€of€the€more€negative€comments€concerned€the€bad€acoustics€and€the€difficulty€in€hearing.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ jÿ ÓÓ – ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔWhile€there€were€many€unsolicited€positive€comments€about€the€program,€there€were€several€suggestions€for€improvement€that€we€plan€to€implement:݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ jÿ ÓÓ – ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&Ôððà àð ðDo€something€about€the€sound€system!ðð€We€will.Ìððà àð ðRearrange€buffet€tables€to€cut€down€congestion.ðð€We€will.Ìððà àð ðSend€out€reminder€notices€earlier.ðð€We€will.Ìððà àð ðThere€are€no€chairs€at€the€reception€for€the€older€folk€among€us.ðð€We€will€provide€some.Ìððà àð ðWould€like€to€hear€more€about€international€connections€to€Alabama/Montgomery.ðð€We€are€working€on€that.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ jÿ ÓÓ – ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔThere€were€others,€more€scattered,€but€all€constructive.€Thanks€to€those€members€who€responded.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ ÿÿXÔÔ€ XXÔò òÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔAWAC,€Air€University€in€Close€Coordination݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔÔ€XXÔó óÔ ô ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔFrom€the€very€beginning,€the€Air€University,€most€notably€the€Air€War€College,€has€been€closely€involved€with€the€Alabama€World€Affairs€Council.€In€fact,€Prof.€Lawrence€ð ðBuckðð€Grinter€was€one€of€the€three€founding€members€in€1983.€Since€that€time,€AWAC€has€helped€the€Air€University€in€securing€outstanding€presentations,€and€AU€has€helped€AWAC€by€Board€of€Directors€participation,€support€from€the€Inter-national€Officer€School,€and€presentations€by€Air€War€College€instructors€as€a€result€of€their€RegionaÌl€Studies€program.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔLast€program€year,€the€War€College€and€AWAC€cooperated€in€getting€General€Barry€McCaffrey,€the€Director€of€White€House€Drug€Policy€(otherwise€known€as€the€Administration€ð ðDrug€Czarðð),€to€speak€to€us€in€a€program€held€at€Maxwell€AFB€on€August€22,€2000.€Over€100€of€our€members€attended€along€with€the€War€College€student€body€and€faculty.€General€McCaffreyððs€presentation€was€memorable,€not€only€for€his€picture€of€the€national€and€international€drug€problem,€but€also€for€his€description€of€the€Army€involvement€in€Kuwait€and€Iraq€in€the€last€days€of€Desert€Storm.ÌAn€initiative€by€AWAC€to€get€Brent€Scowcroft€to€come€to€Montgomery€was€enthusiastically€supported€by€the€Air€University,€with€the€end€result€that€Scowcroft€will€speak€to€a€mixed€audience€at€Maxwell€on€November€2.€Without€War€College€interest€and€support,€it€is€highly€doubtful€that€the€very€busy€Gen.€Scowcroft€would€have€come€to€Montgomery€at€this€time.€So€both€organizations€will€benefit€from€the€close€relationship.ÌOn€November€28-30,€the€Air€War€College€will€sponsor€the€USAF€Counterproliferation€Center€Conference€in€Montgomery.€On€Wednesday,€November€29,€there€will€be€a€dinner€at€Legends€at€Capitol€Hill€in€Prattville.€The€keynote€speaker€will€be€the€Honorable€Richard€Butler,€Diplomat-in-Residence,€Council€on€Foreign€Relations.€Everyone€will€recognize€this€nameð"ðas€head€of€the€United€Nations€Weapons€inspection€team€in€Iraq,€his€lucid,€informative€interviews€appeared€in€or€on€virtually€every€news€outlet€in€the€country.ÌThere€are€three€aspects€of€this€opportunity€that€are€different:€One,€it€is€on€the€night€after€the€scheduled€presentation€by€Martin€Walker;€two,€the€attendance€will€be€limited€in€numbers€(yet€to€be€determined);€and€three,€since€this€is€an€extra€target€of€opportunity€offered€to€us€by€the€War€College,€the€costs€are€unbudgeted,€and€it€may€be€necessary€to€ask€attendees€to€pay€for€their€own€dinner,€probably€around€$30€a€head.€As€soon€as€more€information€becomes€available,€we€will€pass€it€on€to€our€members.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ ÿÿXÔÔ€ XXÔò òÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔAlabama€Humanities€Foundation€Grant€Approved݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔÔ€XXÔó óÔ ô ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔAÔ  ÔWAC€is€indeed€fortunate€again€this€€program€year€to€have€received€approval€from€the€Alabama€Humanities€Foundation€for€a€grant€to€help€us€sustain€our€quality€programming€without€interruption€or€degradation.€The€grant€criteria€are€exacting,€and€strict€accÌountability€is€required.€The€$6650€provided€by€AHF€is€deeply€appreciated.€The€AHF€is€the€state€affiliate€of€the€National€Endowment€for€the€Humanities.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ ÿÿXÔÔ€ XXÔò òÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔAWAC€in€the€Black€ð8ð€Barely݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔÔ€XXÔó óÔ ô ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔAt€the€end€of€our€fiscal€year€2000€(September€30),€our€operating€income€($20,365),€was€slightly€less€than€our€operating€expenses€($21,580),€resulting€in€a€yearly€deficit€of€$1,215.€Because€we€had€started€the€year€with€a€balance€of€$7,132,€we€were€just€able€to€absorb€the€loss€and€end€up€in€the€black,€with€an€end-year€balance€of€$5,917.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔIn€addition,€we€spent€all€of€the€$5,700€grant€from€the€Alabama€Humanities€Foundation,€mostly€on€speaker€expenses.€It€is€sobering€to€think€that€without€the€grant,€we€would€have€only€$217€in€the€bank!€We€must€and€will€do€better€in€the€coming€year.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ ÿÿXÔÔ€ XXÔò òÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔThree€New€Board€Members€Elected݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔÔ€XXÔó óÔ ô ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔWith€the€departure€of€Dr.€Roy€Saigo,€who€as€Chancellor€of€AUM€personified€that€institutionððs€support€of€AWAC,€plus€the€leaving€of€Ted€Giles€and€Maj.€Gen.€Lance€Smith,€three€new€members€of€the€Board€of€Directors€were€elected€to€fill€those€vacancies.€William€Honey,€Frank€Mastin,€Jr.€and€Maj.€Gen.€David€MacGhee€were€unanimously€electedð"ðall€have€expressed€their€interest€and€support€of€AWACððs€activities.݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔThe€board€also€reelected€Lt.€Gen.€(Ret.)€Charles€Cleveland€as€president,€Margaret€Carpenter€as€vice€president,€MaryAnne€Douglass€as€treasurer,€and€Nan€Rosa€as€secretary.Ì݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#dÔÔ€ ÿÿXÔÔ€ XXÔò òÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔReport€from€the€Executive€Director݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ Ð ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿXÔÔ€XXÔó óÔ ô ÔÝ  Ýó óÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÓ  ÓÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔòòÔ  ÔDr.€James€Nathan݃݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔóóÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝóóÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔIn€August€of€1999,€we€were€off€to€China€with€some€trepidation.€American€warplanes€had€accidentally€bombed€the€embassy€of€China€in€Yugoslavia€and€3€Chinese€diplomats€were€killed.€In€the€aftermath,€student€rioters€threw€Molotov€cocktails€at€the€US€embassy€in€Beijing€and€the€Chinese€authorities€whipped€up€a€great€deal€of€anti-American€sentiment€country€wide.€So€we€were€naturally€a€bit€nervous.€€€Ýƒ݌̌Ó  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÔ ô ÔÝ‚ÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#`ÔÔ€ ÿÿ&ÔÔ€ &&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝÝ‚ÝÝ  ÝÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔBut€with€Lisa,€my€wife,€and€Michael,€our€now€8€year€old€in€tow,€we€set€out€for€what€proved€to€be€a€grand€adventure.€As€a€ð ðSenior€Distinguished€Fulbright€Professor,ðð€I€was€offered€a€place€at€the€Foreign€Affairs€College€of€Beijing€(Chinaððs€diplomatic€training€academy),€the€first€such€person€to€have€ever€been€in€that€position.€At€every€turn,€the€faculty€and€staff€were€kind€and€generous€beyond€anything€I€had€imagined.€ÌNot€that€we€lived€in€splendor.€Our€dime€sized€apartment€was€about€450€square€feet,€with€two€tiny€bedrooms,€a€kitchen€big€enough€to€accommodate€two€burners,€and€a€bathroom€about€the€size€as€found€on€most€airplanes.€But€it€came€with€a€western€toilet,€we€had€constant€hot€water,€and€there€was€an€air€conditioner.€We€lived€far€in€advance€of€most€middle€class€Chinese.€ÌMoreover,€the€College€gave€me€an€office€and€Xerox€machine,€both€nearly€unimaginable€privileges.€We€even€had€CNN,€after€I€protested€at€the€quality€of€news€on€China€TV€not€being€enough€to€prepare€a€course€on€US€foreign€policy.€CNN€was€something€no€professor€at€the€College€of€Foreign€Affairs€was€ever€allowed€to€see€on€campus.€€ÌI€was€invited€to€lecture€at€universities€over€the€length€and€breadth€of€Chinað"ðfrom€the€far€South,€near€Vietnam,€to€the€South€West,€near€Burma€in€the€Tibetan€foothills,€to€the€far€West,€on€the€Khazak€frontier,€to€the€Russian€frontier€way€north€of€North€Korea.ÌWe,€of€necessity,€learned€more€Chinese€than€I€thought€was€possible.€Michael€went€to€a€binational€school€with€instruction€half€in€Chinese,€half€in€English.€Lisa€taught€oral€English€classes€downtown€and€American€and€British€Literature€on€the€college€campus.€Everywhere€we€wentð8ðI€mean€everywhereð8ðwe€were€treated€with€courtesy€and€kindness.€€ÌI€was€also€asked€by€the€US€embassy€to€travel€under€the€auspices€of€the€US€speakers€program€to€give€presentations€in€Shanghai,€Hong€Kong,€Macao,€and€Harbin.€In€Hong€Kong,€we€met€our€eldest€son,€who€came€to€visit€for€several€weeks€in€the€early€Springð8ða€treat€for€all€of€us.€€€ÌI€told€my€student€and€faculty€audiences€of€the€negative€images€which€dominate€the€US€media€about€China.€I€showed€pictures€many€had€never€seen€beforeð"ðof€the€famous€man€who,€alone,€braved€a€tank€column€in€June€of€1989.€I€showed€American€editorial€cartoons€depicting€Chinese€religious€dissenters€brutalized€by€a€thuggish€regime€ð8ðand€more.€My€talks€were€not€censored,€but€I€was€censored€by€the€media€in€some€of€my€TV€and€radio€interviews.ÌMost€urban€Chinese€are€doing€better€than€ever€and€most€live€free€private€lives.€They€are€not€free,€of€course,€from€a€very€burdensome,€corrupt,€and€pervasive€state€in€their€commercial€life,€or€in€the€way€children€are€educated,€or€in€what€they€can€read,€write,€and€speak€about€in€schools€or€universities.€The€heavy€hand€of€the€state€is€ubiquitous,€oppressive,€and€frequently€arbitrary.€It€is€also€cynical€and€corrupt.€Most€Western€economists€think€corruption€costs€China€at€least€8€per€cent€of€its€GDP€a€year.€€€ÌGovernment€functionaries€are€widely€despised.€But€the€government€is€also€seen€by€many,€perhaps€most,€as€an€instrument€of€national€unity€and€security.€Nationalism€is€a€serious,€ever€growing€thread€of€Chinese€life.€€€ÌThe€government€itself€is€deeply€afraid€and€insecure.€We€wanted€to€see€Chinaððs€October€1€national€day,€an€important€celebration€of€fifty€years€of€Communist€party€rule.€We€took€a€hotel€at€the€edge€of€the€parade€route€and€secured€a€room€that€overlooked€the€place€where€the€tanks,€troop€carriers,€and€missiles€make€their€way€toward€the€immense,€forbidding€concrete€expanse€of€Tiananmen.€€€ÌCentral€Beijing€was€nearly€locked€down€in€a€virtual€state€of€siege€that€week€of€1€October,€1999.€Police€formed€up€at€3:00€in€the€morning,€standing€at€attention€on€stands€ten€feet€apart€along€every€artery,€large€or€small,€that€feeds€the€city€center.€Soon,€tanks€rumbled€up€from€the€urban€side€streets,€emerging€out€of€unimaginably€large€underground€tank€parks.€The€effect€was€something€out€of€Hollywoodððs€òòMen€in€Blackóó,€eerie€and€surreal.€Weapons€of€war€in€huge€number,€hour€after€hour,€rumbling€out€of€the€dark,€rain-shrouded€landscape.€€€ÌWhen€the€sun€came€up,€we€were€under€virtual€hotel€arrest.€We€could€not€stray€more€than€30€feet€from€the€main€entrance.€€€ÌWe€watched€the€parade€from€our€window€and€on€CNN.€When€the€commentary€on€CNN€drifted€toward€a€hint€of€criticism,€the€channel€would€mysteriously€shift€to€China€televisionððs€voice-over€description.€None€but€invited€guests€got€to€see€the€massive€display€on€anything€else€but€television.€Can€you€imagine€having€a€July€4th€in€the€US,€or€any€national€day,€and€not€inviting€the€people€to€celebrate?€But€in€China,€they€held€an€immense€party€for€the€Party.€The€people€went€out€of€town,€or€watched€in€sullen€anger€at€the€billions€spent€on€the€affairs€that€they€had€nothing€to€do€with.€€€ÌThe€police€routinely€and€brutally€move€people€about€for€purposes€that€seem€both€fickle€and€excessive.€I€saw€police€beat€vendors€in€public,€toss€the€meager€goods€of€merchants€to€the€gutter,€and€chase€beggars€and€religious€dissenters.€€€ÌChinaððs€problems€are€immense.€Its€government€is€a€brutish€dinosaur.€People€have€hard€lives,€but€most€peopleððs€lives€are€generally€getting€better.€The€best€of€the€best€of€the€young€people€are€leaving€in€huge€numbers,€but€a€new€trend€seems€to€be€emerging.€Many€Chinese€ð)ðmigrð)ðððs,€now€Americans€or€Australians€or€Canadians,€are€starting€to€come€back€to€invest€and€work.€As€for€the€government€and€the€dominance€of€one€partyð8ðthat€will€go.€But€it€is€deeply€entrenched€in€every€nook€and€cranny€of€society€and€sixty€million€strong.€They€are€afraid€the€World€Trade€Organization€will€bring€increases€in€unemployment€and€unrest.€Their€only€legitimacy€is€now€found€in€nationalism€and€prosperity.€Growth€has€resumed€at€close€to€nine€percent.€Exports€are€up€an€astounding€50%€year€over€year,€but€it€is€unclear€what€the€immediate€effect€of€a€serious€opening€up€of€the€state€owned€enterprises€will€bring€for€China.€Taiwanððs€continued€defacto€independence€and€sovereignty€is€more€than€a€maddening€embarrassment,€it€is€an€indicator€of€continued€impotence.€The€Chinese€Communist€Party€cannot€last.€But€like€the€time€approaching€the€end€of€any€dynasty,€the€time€that€Chinaððs€communist€party€withers€and€falls€will€only€seem€soon€to€historians€of€a€different€age.€€€ÌIt€is€good€to€be€home.€Our€volunteer€leadership,€General€Cleveland,€Margaret€Carpenter,€the€Board€and€the€unstinting€support€of€AUM€and€the€Alabama€Humanities€Foundation€explain€our€continuing€success.€I€am€honored€that€they€have€asked€me€to€resume€my€duties€as€Executive€Director.€€€òòÔ  ÔÌEditorððs€Note:€óóÔ  ÔDr.€Nathan€will€speak€on€his€Chinese€experiences€at€a€lunch€at€the€Captial€City€Club€on€Thursday,€December€14.€Since€this€lunch€is€unbudgeted,€there€will€be€a€$20€charge€for€attendees.݃݌ŒÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ È ÓÑ  ÑÓ ÓÓ È ÓÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ d ÔÔ#bÔÔ€ÿÿ&ÔÔ€&&ÔÔ ô ÔÝ  ÝñPññPñ