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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (52080)	4/29/2000 2:15:00 PM
From: The Street	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116753

Uh, I belong to the Libertarian Party-- even carry my card with me. I want Cuba to do the Hungarian Waltz and let the CUBANS, NOT CUBAN-AMERICANS, enjoy the fruits of capitalism. I just do not want to see the CUBAN-AMERICANS go back down and reclaim all that they previously stole from the CUBANS. Geez-- have you read the Helms-Burton (Burton is a HUGE MORON BTW) law? GET A CLUE! Do you know any Cubans? Have you been there? Wow....

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (52080)	4/29/2000 9:51:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116753

China fell into decline just as the Industrial Revolution was beginning, setting Europe and one of its derivate societies, the United States, on the road to global domination. But Asia still accounted for the bulk of the world economy as recently as 1820, according to the Asian Development Bank. The region reached its low point around World War II. But two critical changes reversed the course of history. First, the war and its aftermath freed the colonised Asian countries from the grip of the Europeans. And second, Japan invented a formula for economic catch-up with the rich white powers. Almost suddenly, the countries of Asia had political independence and a road map to economic prosperity. It took the US more than a century to double its income per head. It took Japan 30 years. Its first imitator, South Korea, achieved this in 11 years. China later did it in nine. afr.com.au