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To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (625)	1/19/2001 9:12:35 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

They do! How??... Do they hook up battery cables to your nipples and genitalia? Do they bring hypnotists in to surreptitiously brainwash you into joining? (look into my eyes... you are feeling very sleepy... you are feeling very christian... you will cease your atheistic ways and when I snap my fingers, you will be "saved" and washed by the blood of Jesus... 1. 2. 3.... Snap!!) Or is it that they just knock on your door so many times that you feel obligated to join them? Everyone has freewill in this country Q.. And they have the inalienable right to believe or do almost anything they want, so long as it doesn't infringe on the rights of others or society as a whole. Can you say the same about the China (excluding HK)? Regards, Ron

To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (625)	1/19/2001 9:27:51 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 23908

Forget about China.... Here's where the real action is: Congo A coup, an assassination, a test of U.S. policy January 18, 2001 The apparent assassination of Congolese President Laurent Kabila may accelerate the steady disintegration of one of Africa's largest and potentially wealthiest countries. Reports indicate that Kabila's son Joseph has been placed in temporary control of the government. It is unclear whether his reign is temporary or if he commands the loyalty of the armed forces that are alleged to have killed his father. Half a dozen foreign armies are already involved in Congo's civil war, each fighting for a share of the sprawling country's vast mineral resources. The potential turmoil for the entire continent is an immediate test for the incoming Bush administration, which has signaled disinterest in even indirect involvement in African conflicts. The Democratic Republic of Congo is too large a country, too strategically placed and too intricately linked to the fortunes of Africa as a whole for the United States to ignore. The stakes warrant an immediate assessment of where this country can help facilitate a peaceful end to the violence, and coordination with the United Nations and African regional peace forces to stave off potential anarchy. George W. Bush may not have been interested in Africa before, but he has to be now. The world, particularly dictators in small countries, will use his response to gauge his foreign policy mettle. freep.com Bush, Powell, Rice: WE COUNT ON YOU!! ON MONDAY January 22nd, after Clinton and his Bilderberger advisers have finally been given the push, CONGO will be your #1 foreign issue --FIRST THING IN THE MORNING!!! Thanks in advance, Gus.