I sincerely hope it isn’t so. Let several of us be mistaken. In other words, let Mr. Cristian Diaconescu, presidential advisor and as a former minister of foreign affairs, be mistaken. Let Mark Gitenstein himself, the U.S. ambassador in Bucharest, be mistaken. Let me be mistaken as well. We could eventually think, through a spectacular exercise of imagination, of Romania becoming another one of the United States, embracing the U.S. constitution and being accepted by Washington. But then we would have equal rights: we, the citizens of this national territory, along with all the other U.S. citizens. In no way, however, could colonial status be accepted.
During several public interventions, His Excellency Mark Gitenstein was outspoken about political conflicts concerning Romania’s sovereignty. To be more explicit, the golden rule of diplomacy is that the representatives of a state do not interfere in the internal politics of the state to which they are assigned. They do not take one side or the other. The United States ambassador proved himself to be taking sides on several occasions, placing himself clearly on the side of the Traian Basescu regime, which he has publicly supported in several key electoral moments. The ambassador has thus broken one of the major rules governing relations between sovereign states.
At the same time, His Excellency Mark Gitenstein attacked the internal politics of Romania even more profoundly, intervening just as bluntly in matters pertaining to the administration of justice. In the first place, the U.S. ambassador manifested his sympathy toward Traian Basescu and his regime during key electoral moments. Secondly, he stated clearly that the person he trusts entirely in matters of justice is his advisor, Monica Macovei. We believed to her represent the interests of Romania while she was a part of the government. Now that she is a part of the European Parliament, Macovei supposedly represents, if not the interests of Romanians, at least those of Europeans. It seems, however, that this lady has yet another status: informal adviser to the United States ambassador. She gives His Excellency advice to support not only the good elements of Romania’s National Anti-Corruption Directorate, but also the abuse and aberrations that the representatives of this institution generate, with Daniel Morar front and center. The same goes for The National Agency of Integrity.
What is really going on?
I believed, until recently, that Ambassador Mark Gitenstein was paying tribute to the precariousness of his training in matters of diplomacy; being a sponsor in the presidential elections in the U.S., he was rewarded with a sinecure in Bucharest. From this position, he is trying to get his payoff by getting on good terms with the current regime. However, Cristian Diaconescu, well-experienced in the science of diplomacy, tells us something different. It is very serious. The U.S. ambassador is only forwarding Washington’s official messages.
If it is so, then we are treated as a colony. If it is so, then the press in the United States that signals the anomaly is right. (See The Julian News newspaper in California, May 30, 2012, page 5.) If it is so, we are faced with a situation that needs to change — immediately.
Sper din tot sufletul sa nu fie asa. Sa ne aflam mai multi dintre noi intr-o eroare. Cu alte cuvinte, sa se insele domnul Cristian Diaconescu, in calitatea sa de consilier prezidential si in fosta sa calitate de sef al diplomatiei de la Bucuresti. Sper sa se insele insusi Mark Gitenstein, ambasadorul Statelor Unite la Bucuresti. Sper sa ma insel si eu. Am putea, eventual, sa ne gandim, printr-o spectaculoasa reducere la absurd, ca Romania ar deveni inca un stat al Statelor Unite, adoptand Constitutia SUA si fiind acceptata de Washington. Dar atunci am avea drepturi egale. Noi, cetatenii acestui teritoriu national, cu ceilalti cetateni americani. In niciun caz, insa, nu poate fi acceptat un statut colonial.
Cu ocazia mai multor interventii publice, Excelenta Sa Mark Gitenstein s-a pronuntat in mod transant in raport cu dispute de natura politica, aducand astfel atingere suveranitatii Romaniei. Pentru a fi mai explicit, fac precizarea ca o regula de aur a diplomatiei este ca reprezentantii unui stat nu produc imixtiuni in politica interna a statului in care sunt acreditati. Nu devin partizanii uneia sau alteia dintre tabere. Ambasadorul Statelor Unite a dat dovada de partizanat in mai multe ocazii, el plasandu-se transant de partea regimului Traian Basescu. Pe care l-a sustinut public in mai multe momente cheie electorale. Ambasadorul a incalcat, astfel, una dintre regulile importante care guverneaza raporturile intre state suverane.
In acelasi timp, Excelenta Sa Mark Gitenstein a atacat si mai profund politica interna a statului roman, intervenind la fel de transant si in chestiuni care tin de administrarea actului de justitie. Daca, in primul caz, ambasadorul Statelor Unite si-a manifestat, in momente cheie electorale, simpatia pentru Traian Basescu si regimul sau, in cea de-a doua ipostaza el a afirmat cu subiect si predicat ca, in materie de justitie, consilierul sau, omul caruia ii acorda intreaga incredere, este doamna Monica Macovei. O doamna despre care noi credeam ca a reprezentat, cat timp s-a aflat la guvernare, interesele statului roman si ca acum, cand este parlamentar european, reprezinta, daca nu interesele romanilor, in orice caz pe cele ale europenilor. Iata, insa, ca aceasta doamna are si un alt fel de statut. Cel de consilier informal al ambasadorului Statelor Unite. Si, din aceasta calitate, ii da Excelentei Sale sfaturi care il determina sa sustina nu numai lucrurile bune de la DNA, ci si abuzutrile si aberatiile pe care le genereaza reprezentantii acestei institutii, in frunte cu Daniel Morar. La fel in ceea ce priveste ANI.
Ce se intampla, de fapt?
Am crezut, pana zilele trecute, ca ambasadorul Mark Gitenstein este tributar precaritatii pregatirii sale in materie diplomatica. Faptului ca, fiind sponsor in alegerile prezidentiale din SUA, a fost rasplatit cu o sinecura la Bucuresti. Si, din aceasta pozitie, incearca sa-si scoata banii. Punandu-se bine cu regimul la putere. Iata, insa, ca un alt domn, Cristian Diaconescu, extrem de experimentat in stiinta diplomatiei, ne spune altceva. Ceva urat de tot. Si anume faptul ca ambasadorul SUA nu face decat sa transmita mesajele oficiale ale Washingtonului.
Daca este asa, suntem tratati ca o colonie. Daca este asa, are dreptate presa din Statele Unite, care semnaleaza anomalia. (Vezi ziarul The Julian News din California, editia din 30 mai 2012, pagina 5). Daca este asa, ne aflam in fata unei situatii care trebuie sa se schimbe. Imediat.
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