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To: Lucretius who wrote (39409)	11/20/2000 4:50:39 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

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To: Lucretius who wrote (39409)	11/20/2000 5:16:46 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

from kitco: Date: Mon Nov 20 2000 13:19 Quetzalcoatl (It's all a matter of perspective....) ID#154261: Copyright © 2000 Quetzalcoatl/Kitco Inc. All rights reserved I am struck by an uncanny parallel in recent history. We Americans and citizens of other coutries were outraged when Slobodan Milosevic tried to keep himself in power by declaring the popular vote invalid and instituting "recounts" in order to fraudulently tamper with the vote tallies. The U.S. government rattled sabres, and threatened Belgrade with military force in order to see that "justice was done" and the will of the people was carried out. The international community barely batted an eye at the thought of interference in Yugoslav internal affairs. A popular revolution was applauded, and riots in Belgrade were cheered on. The present:.....Al Gore refuses a popular vote, and after TWO counts in Bush's favor, Gore still wishes to recount yet again...and all this in the face of reports of blatantly fraudulent handling of ballots in Gore's favor by the hand-counters of votes. If the final outcome is swayed in Gore's favor, and people spill out into the streets to protest, who would like to bet against the National Guard being called up to "protect the public safety" and perhaps even institute martial law? Are there parallels between a dictator's attempts to use the military to keep himself in power against the will of the people and the current U.S. situation? Q