activities. From southern Africa, UNITA of Angola and the MNR bandits of Mozambique were among the honoured guests. To this collection of cut-throats and rapists, President Reagan sent a letter which read in part: “I commend you all for your part in this noble cause. Our combined efforts are moving the tide of history toward world freedom.” 33. Can we really call that ‘constructive engagement”, either of the active or of the passive variety? Are we wrong to see it as active constructive instigation? There is much doubt in our minds about all this. 34. Not long after that, the United States Congress repealed the Clark Amendment, which had forbidden the United States Government to give aid to UNITA. Then a few weeks later South Africa sent its forces into southern Angola to defend the UNITA bandits; at the same time, senior South African officials were dispatched to Washing- ton to confer on the coordination of assistance to UNITA. Was it in fact an accident that during that time the United States abstained in a separate vote on para- graph 5 of resolution 571 (1985), which called for military help to be given to the front-line States and to the Govem- ment of Angola, to enable them to resist aggression? 35. The United States has many friends in southern Africa, but they are all disturbed by the apparent discre- pancies and inconsistencies in the policies and actions of the United States towards Angola and southern Africa in general. We therefore wish the Secretary of State to spell out more clearly which side the United States supports in southern Africa, and particularly in Angola. Does it sup- port the side of the perpetrators of this crime against humanity, the side of immorality, racism and the bands of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a critique of the foreign policy of the United States, specifically in regards to its involvement in Angola and southern Africa. The author highlights the inconsistencies in the US government's actions and policies, particularly in its support of UNITA and its abstention from a UN resolution calling for military aid to the Angolan government. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or social development projects, but rather focuses on the political and humanitarian implications of US involvement in the region.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations