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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (77923)	11/5/2000 11:51:11 AM
From: kodiak_bull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

OT: George, Interesting article, but in the end, so what? A British liberal, a Cambridge don, a Yale intellectual--who in his right mind would listen to any of them? As Stalin once said of the Pope, "How many troops does HE have?" I found particularly amusing the reference to American investment banks trying to "sell" the LSE to the Frankfurt stock exchange. Yes, just like real estate agents coming around for a listing. Does anyone think the tottering LSE is the crown jewel or a strategically vital piece of the Empire? Who would you want to try to dress up and sell that rusting shed in the backyard, Barclay's or Goldman Sachs? Let's recall that these are the same Brits who can't even run British rail without frequent head on collisions (Oh, well, let's just muddle through) while France and Spain, for goodness sake, are modernizing their rail systems. The sun has set on the British Empire, and except for mailed in performances from an increasingly annoying (and limited) Hugh Grant and the gowns/legs/cleavage of Liz Hurley, what can we really expect of value as an export from the Isles? Buy British? What's left? Rover? Jaguar? Read the Economist (which supports Bush), but steer clear of their economic predictions, and fuggetaboutit.

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (77923)	11/6/2000 1:46:23 AM
From: Douglas V. Fant	Respond to of 95453

George, Britain IMO is jealous of the success of the former colony , heh-heh. I would take a contradictory stance to your statement re the Middle East. IMO the US has lots of friends in the Middle East- A whole lot of friends. Take a look at the recent Arab Summit. Their joint communique emanating therefrom was both moderate and statesman-like. I interpret that to be a "tip of the hat" to the U.S. giving the U.S. more time in order to try and help forge a decent Palestinian/Israeli deal. Dick Cheney is well respected in the Middle East. If Mssr Bush wins, then look for tighter ties and more economic activity between the U.S. and Middle Eastern countries. Look too for the U.S. specifically to work to build up the Egyptian and Jordanian economies.... Will the local Islamic fundamentalist radicals try to disrupt this scheme? Yes. However they are swimming upstream against a very strong historical trend toward greater interdependence -a nd interaction- between all regions in the World.... Basically this is good for all of the energy companies that have Middle Eastern links, if you are reviewing your holdings....