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Having boldly jumped into the world arena like a Daniel in the Lions' den, Carter is finding that the inhabitants have quite a bite. Soviet Communist Party Boss Leonid Brezhnev, deeply wounded by the human rights crusade, charges that Carter has launched "psychological warfare," and adds that "a normal development of relations on such a basis is, of course, unthinkable." French...
...spoke of "the invisible human reality that must bring us together," Carter made it clear that he had meant everything he previously said that had roused Soviet ire. Carter tried to drive home points with Southern politicians, as well as Soviet leaders, by citing the Bible and Leonid Brezhnev in almost the same breath. After all, Carter noted, the Soviet President had remarked three weeks ago that "realism in politics and the will for detente and progress will ultimately triumph, and mankind will be able to step into the 21st century in conditions of peace, stable as never before...
...they had to fish or cut bait on the question of strained relations." If the Russians were as upset as they claim, the aide reasoned, "it would seem to be time to sit down." Perhaps. But the fact that Carter publicly said he would welcome a meeting also gave Brezhnev a chance to rebuff a U.S. President while the world was watching...
...part, Carter failed to anticipate the vehemence of Moscow's response to his human rights preachments and his public plan for a "drastic" weapons reduction. Brezhnev seems to be determined not to have a summit unless he can get an acceptable SALT agreement or at least force Carter to quiet down on human rights. U.S. officials no longer expect a SALT deal before the current treaty expires at midnight Oct. 2. Contingency arrangements are being considered in Washington, among them a simple, initialed agreement to extend the existing treaty...
Occasionally, Stalinism shows a sunnier face. But that is merely tactical, says Revel, because the frown is sure to follow. Party Leader Leonid Brezhnev is "simply a button-down Stalin without the old man's dementia." He has not emptied the Gulag of its millions of prisoners nor have any of the lesser Gulags in all the other Communist nations been dismantled. In fact, when Russia relaxes its grip on nations like Rumania and Albania, their societies tend to become even harsher and more restrictive. "De-Russification," writes Revel, "does not mean democratization...