European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 12, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 11 Art Buchwald Washington on the question of human rights we must not Overlook the highly respected americans who receive Large retainers from some of the most repressive regimes in the world. Some Are Washington lawyers whose names Are House hold words and others Are american Public relations firms who will do and have done anything for a Buck. The other Day at his Behest i met with fish president of a Washington or firm. Fish was in a Fine mood. We just got the South american country of tuna As an account he told me. But in t tuna ruled by a ruthless Junta that has tortured and jailed thousands of opposition leaders i asked. That s the image they have now. But after we get our Campaign under Way it will be known As the bulwark of anticommunism in South  How did you get the account i asked. I went Down and made a presentation to Gen. Barracuda myself. I told him his country has a bad image in the United states mainly because he keeps shooting All the opposition leaders. He said it was an internal matter. But i pointed out to him that the Carter regime is trying to Cut off foreign Aid to countries that do not respect human  did you suggest in your presentation that the Junta Stop jailing and killing the the  $v2foojx european edition col. Billy e. Spangler Usa. Editor in chief . . Taylor Usan. Deputy editor in Schlei Mert Proctor. Managing editor Elmer d. Frank. Production manager Henry  manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for . Armed forces overseas. The stars and stripes is published in conjunction with the armed forces information program of the department of defense. Contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official View of the . Government the department of defense or the . European command. 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What i told him was that he could still do it As Long As he has a Good Public relations firm in the United states to  that his Side of the Story is  did you explain How you d do that by taking out ads in the Washington Post the Washington Star the new York times and the Wall Street journal announcing that the Junta was Only torturing and shooting the opposition until it could hold free elections he liked that he thought it was a great idea. I also proposed that we bring senators and con Gressmen Down to tuna and put them up at the hotel Trocadero and entertain them for a week at the Junta s expense. We d arrange sightseeing Tours for them and Mili tary parades and have them talk to peas ants who think that Gen. Barracuda s government is the greatest thing since the invention of White  you really put a lot of work into your  i also suggested that tuna give scholarships to the leading american universities for the study of South american Mili tary  american universities will take Money from anybody i agreed. Was Gen. Barracuda concerned about How much your or Campaign would Cost him no because he figured he could get american companies that do business with him to Ante up most of it. And what he did t get from them he could just confiscate from the people he was planning to throw into  does your conscience bother you for taking on this account you have to be kidding. This is a real Challenge for an american Public relations firm. If we can change Gen. Barracuda s image in the United states we might even get Idi Amin for a  i never thought of that i admitted. One More question. Why did you want to  me Well one of the things i promised in our presentation was that we d bring american newspapermen Down to tuna on the cuff of course and have them write about what a great tourist spot it  i d love to go i told him but i veal ready promised the herring Public relations firm i d do some puff pieces for them on  c los Angeles times reminder All letters to the editor must contain full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. Unsigned letters will not be considered for publication. Writers Are encouraged to include phone number and Economy address especially if they desire a fast reply. Because of the Large volume of mail this column receives daily letters that Are Brief and to the Point have a much better Chance of being published. Leffer Sto the cd for Dod civilian travel on Mac i have a question about Dod civilian sponsor and dependent travel on military Airlift omd Mac aircraft. 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