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My main man Lev Dobriansky, inventor of Captive Nations Week, co-founded the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in 1994 with Zbigniew Brzezinski and Lee Edwards, who eulogized Dobriansky in 2008 as “a hero of the Cold War.”
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation is hosting today’s “Captive Nations Week Summit” on Capitol Hill, featuring Senator Ted Cruz, Venezuelan “ambassador” Carlos Vecchio, and Lev’s neocon daughter Paula Dobriansky, among others. eventbrite.com/e/captive-nati…
Should be starting soon
Opening remarks by Cruz, Dobriansky, and Vecchio will start at 11:00. Ted Cruz, it turns out, is not coming, but pre-recorded a welcoming address...
I’m sitting behind Lee Edwards of the Heritage Foundation, and Marion Smith, executive director of the VOC Memorial Foundation. Edwards says we can talk later.
I’ll upload videos later
It appears Pauly D dipped after her speech—wonder if she recognized me or even knows who I am
Goddammit Lee Edwards slipped away
Sub-thread: opening speeches by Cruz, Vecchio, and Dobriansky
Skipping over the panel discussions for now. So here’s a pic of Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), who represents much of Orange County, giving his speech at the event
.@VoCommunism executive director Marion Smith and chairman Lee Edwards presented Vietnamese blogger & dissident “Mother Mushroom” a VOC Human Rights Award.
Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States, delivered the closing address.
Just realized Trump has declared this “Made in America week” (a tradition he began in 2017, also the 3rd week of July) but is yet to announce “Captive Nations Week.” Last year he did so two days ahead of the start of CNW, a day after accusing Germany of being “captive” to Russia.
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