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almarst2002
- 03:23pm Feb 5, 2003 EST (#
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tlawrens - 10:06am Feb 5, 2003 EST (# 8589 of 8591) -
"What is an American"
If you are an American, as I happend to be, why not to ask
a question:
What is a Human Being?
No one would argue America is more evil then many other
nations. Nor that American history is full of glory and shame,
good and bad. Just like in any other part of Humanity on this
planet.
The major areas of concern are:
- Unprecedented power in hands of one single nation, even a
small group of people in a position of power within this
nation. Economic and Military. Power which has less and less
constraits of checks and balances. Reed your own Constitution
and even better, try to UNDERSTAND.
- Widespread quasi-religious beieve of many americans in
American MISSION to FIX this World. By all means. The classic
"End justifies the Means" theory. No different from those of
any totalitarian fascist/communist/religious fanatics state of
mind. Indeed, as it is well known - "The Opposits bound to
meet each other".
- Success of American failed education system and
profit-oriented mass media and Holliwood in shaping the wast
masses of electorat which has very little interest and
knowlege of History, Geography and Cultures of surrounded
World and even their own. Ready to accept and act with little
questions on what I stated above.
THIS IS A REAL AND DEADLY DANGER TO THE WHOLE WORLD.
rshow55
- 03:37pm Feb 5, 2003 EST (#
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Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click
"rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for
on this thread.
I think Almarst is right - but that at the same
time, the specifics of the Iraq situation have to be dealt
with - with the world asking for, insisting on, responsible
US conduct.
The United States did not flaunt international law
today - or disregard the opinions and concerns of others on
the Security Council. Iraq, for its part - made its situation
worse.
If the members of the Security Council are as careful in
private discussions as they might be assumed to be from their
statements - we may be moving away from the danger of a United
States - that can't and won't explain itself - setting itself
beyond international law. At the same time - as a matter of
fact - international law is being renegotiated now -
with some exception handling evolving. I think that's
necessary.
rshow55
- 03:39pm Feb 5, 2003 EST (#
8594 of 8598)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click
"rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for
on this thread.
With Audiotapes and Images, Powell Makes Case to
U.N. By TIMOTHY L. O'BRIEN with TERENCE NEILAN http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/05/international/middleeast/05cnd-nations.html
Security Council today:
• Transcript: In Powell's Words http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/05/international/05raw-powell-text1.html
Slide Show: The Key Points http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2003/02/05/international/05iraq.slideshow_index.html
France Seeks Stronger Iraq Inspections http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-UN-Iraq-Reax.html
``Given the choice between military
intervention and an inspections regime which is inadequate
because of a failure to operate on Iraq's part, we must
choose the decisive reinforcement of the means of
inspection. This is today what France is proposing.''
Text: Powell's Remarks to U.N. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/05/international/05raw-powell-text1.html
Text: France's Remarks to the U.N. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/05/international/05text_france.html
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