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theBritishPrimeMinister,TonyBlair,apologizedforBritain’sfailuretohelpvictimsoftheIrishpotatofamine,whichkilledoveramillionpeoplelastcentury;

andFrenchCatholicBishopsapologizedfortheroleoftheirpredecessorsduringWorldWarII.

Butwhydoheadsofstatefeeltheneedtoapologize,andwhynow?

oneanswerhastodowiththerecent50th-anniversaryoftheendofWorldWarII.Threeyearsago,governmentsaroundtheworldwantedtomarkthishistoriceventwithsomeacts.Butthosecountrieswhichhadbeenonthewinningsidefoundthatsimplecelebrationsofvictorywerenolongerappropriate.Manypoliticalleaders,likemostoftheircitizens,belongtopost-wargenerations,whonowlookontheconflictasmorethansimplythevictoryofgoodoverevil.Also,thepassingoftimehaserasedmuchofthepropagandaoftheperiod.Initsplace,recentlydeclassifieddocumentsrevealthatmanyofthevictorseitherprofited,orturnedablindeyetothesufferingsofthewar.

Intheevent,the50th-anniversarycelebrationsemphasizedtherecreationofharmonyandthedesirenevertorepeatthecrueltiesandsufferingofWorldWarII.Butamidthegeneralgoodwill,thefewremainingsurvivorsofcrueltiesliketheHolocaust,andmilitaryoccupation,calledfortheirpersonalsufferingtobeadmitted,andforcompensationtobepaid.

Twogroups—JewishsurvivorsoftheHolocaustandKoreanwomenwhowereforcedintoprostitutionbytheJapaneseArmy—havebothreceivedapologies.However,neithergroupisentirelysatisfiedwiththeresult.

ButtherenewedinvestigationofcrimescommittedduringWorldWarIIisonlyonereasonfortheapologyphenomenon.Othergovernments,notablytheUS,havealsorealizedthatiftheywanttodemandhighstandardsofmoralbehaviorfromothernations,theycanonlydosoiftheyadmittheirownpastwrongs.PresidentClintonhasrespondedbymakingpublicapologiestoUScitizens,who,asrecentlyasthe1950s,wereusedasguinea-piginsecretexperimentsinvolvingradiationandsexuallytransmitteddiseases.HeisalsoexpectedtomakeaformalapologytothedescendantsofslavesintheUS.

Butit’snotjustasenseofconscience,nordemandsfrompressuregroups,whichliesbehindtheseapologies.Awell-timedapologycandoalottopromoteaheadofstate’spublicimage—inthe90s,caringandsympatheticleadersarebettervotewinnersthanproudanddeterminedones.

However,playingthepublic-relationsgamewithapologiesisdangerous,assomepoliticianshavefoundtotheircost.TheSwissgovernmentisstilltryingtoputrightthepublic-relationsdisasterthatresultedfromtheirpartialapologyforSwitzerland’sdealingswiththeNazisinthe1930sand40s.

But,inBritain,TonyBlairhasgainedadifferentkindofpoliticaladvantagethroughhisapologyfortheIrishpotatofamine.HisstatementhashelpedimproverelationsbetweenthepartiesinvolvedinthedifficultpeacenegotiationsoverNorthernIreland.Heisnowthoughttobeconsideringanofficialapologyforthe1972killingofNorthernIrishCatholicsbytheBritishArmyonwhathasbecomeknownas“BloodSunday”.

Beforeheissuesanapology,however,TonyBlairwillhavetoconsiderthepossibilitythatvictim’sfamiliesmightissueclaimsforcompensation.Thecostoffulfillingorfightingsuchclaimscouldoutweighanypoliticaladvantages.Also,becausethiseventhappenedrelativelyrecently,relationsbetweenthedifferentsidesinNorthernIrelandcouldsuffer.

Thesepointsillustratesomeoftherisksthatleaderstakewhensayingsorryforpastwrongs.But,formostleaders,theseriskshavebeenpurelyacademic.Soacademic,infact,thatthereisaconcernthat“sorry”mightturnouttobetheeasiestwordafterall.

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Tigercommentsoncurrentevents

ByTigerWoods

IhaveletmyfamilydownandIregretthosetransgressionswithallofmyheart.Ihavenotbeentruetomyvaluesandthebehaviormyfamilydeserves.IamnotwithoutfaultsandIamfarshortofperfect.Iamdealingwithmybehaviorandpersonalfailingsbehindcloseddoorswithmyfamily.Thosefeelingsshouldbesharedbyusalone.

AlthoughIamawell-knownpersonandhavemademycareerasaprofessionalathlete,Ihavebeendismayedtorealizethefullextentofwhattabloidscrutinyreallymeans.Forthelastweek,myfamilyandIhavebeenhoundedtoexposeintimatedetailsofourpersonallives.Thestoriesinparticularthatphysicalviolenceplayedanyroleinthecaraccidentwereutterlyfalseandmalicious.Elinhasalwaysdonemoretosupportourfamilyandshownmoregracethananyonecouldpossiblyexpect.

Butnomatterhowintensecuriosityaboutpublicfigurescanbe,thereisanimportantanddeepprincipleatstakewhichistherighttosomesimple,humanmeasureofprivacy.Irealizetherearesomewhodon'

tsharemyviewonthat.Butforme,thevirtueofprivacyisonethatmustbeprotectedinmattersthatareintimateandwithinone'

sownfamily.Personalsinsshouldnotrequirepressreleasesandproblemswithinafamilyshouldn'

thavetomeanpublicconfessions.

WhateverregretsIhaveaboutlettingmyfamilydownhavebeensharedwithandfeltbyusalone.IhavegiventhisalotofreflectionandthoughtandIbelievethatthereisapointatwhichImuststicktothatprincipleeventhoughit'

sdifficult.

Iwillstrivetobeabetterpersonandthehusbandandfatherthatmyfamilydeserves.Forallofthosewhohavesupportedmeovertheyears,Ioffermyprofoundapology

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RCMPapologizestoDziekanski'

smother

'

Ithankyou,andIacceptyourapology,'

ZofiaCisowskiresponds

ZofiaCisowskisaidThursdaythatsheacceptstheRCMP'

sapologyfortheirroleinherson'

sdeath.Thepoliceforcestoppedshortofacceptingresponsibilityforthedeathbutsaiditwasamongthe'

many'

peoplewhoplayedaroleinthesequenceofeventsleadinguptoit.（CBC）

ThemotherofPolishvisitorRobertDziekanski,whodiedinOctober2007afterRCMPsubduedhimwithaTaser,saysnowthatthepoliceforcehasapologized,shemightfinallybeabletosleepatnight.

ZofiaCisowskimadethestatementaftertheRCMPdeputycommissionerforthePacificregion,GaryBass,formallyapologizedtoherduringanewsconferenceThursdaymorningatVancouverInternationalAirport,whereDziekanskidied.

"

Iwanttoapologizeforourroleinthistragicdeathofyourson,RobertDziekanski,"

saidBass."

TheRCMPhaslearnedmuchfromthistragicincident."

Cisowskiconfirmedshehadacceptedafinancialsettlementascompensationforherson'

sdeathandthatshewilldropthelawsuitshefiledlastyearagainstthefederalandprovincialgovernments,theairportandthefourRCMPofficerswhofiredthestungunatDziekanski.

TheofficerssaidtheyusedtheTaseronDziekanskibecausetheyfeltthreatenedbyhim.ThePolishimmigrant,whodidnotspeakEnglish,hadarrivedinCanadaonalongflightfromEuropeandbecameagitatedafterspendingseveralmorehourswanderingaroundtheimmigrationandbaggageareaslookingforhismother,whohadcometomeethimbutwasstrandedinanotherpartoftheairport.

BasssaidnumerouschangeshadbeenmadetotheRCMPguidelinesfortheuseofTasers,andthathehopedtheapologywouldbeginthehealingprocessforDziekanski'

smother,theRCMPandthepublic.

Ithankyou,andIacceptyourapology.'

—ZofiaCisowski

SittingbesideBass,atearfulCisowskialsoreadastatement,saying"

Ithankyou,andIacceptyourapology."

Ithasbeen2½

yearssincemysondied,"

saidCisowski."

TherewasnotasingledaythatIdidnotcryandanalyzewhatcouldhavebeendonetoavoidthistragedy.

Ibelievethesettlementandtheapologiesgivenbythefederalandprovincialauthoritieswillhelpbeginthehealingprocessandclearthepathtowardmyfuture."

Itisgoodtoseesomechangesinpolicesandproceduresadoptedbythegovernment,"

shesaid,addingthatshewaslookingforwardtothefinalreportfromtheBraidwoodCommission,whichisinvestigatingtheincidentandthegeneraluseofconductedenergyweaponsbypolice.

Settlementnotrevealed

Thedetailsofthefinancialsettlementarebeingkeptconfidential,butCisowskisaidshewasnotangryaboutthefinaloutcomeorthetimeittooktoreachtheagreement.

Ihavetoclosethischapter,"

shesaid,"

Iunderstandthatthesethingstaketime."

Herlawyer,WalterKostecky,saidbothsidesagreeditwasinCisowski'

sbestinterestsifthedetailsofthesettlementwerenotmadepublic.

TheRCMPhasalsodonated$20,000tosetupastudentscholarshipinKamloops,B.C.,shesaid.

CisowskialsothankedthemediaforbringingtheincidenttolightandthePolishcommunityinKamloops