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To: long-gone who wrote (62868)	1/23/2001 7:10:20 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116759

Monday January 22 9:42 PM ET U.N. Council Wants Congo Details By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council has urged the warring sides in Congo to cooperate with a panel investigating illegal diamond and gold mining in the country. The U.N.-appointed panel put out an interim report last week on its first three months of work, saying it couldn't present a clear picture of the plundering of Congo's natural resources since there were no statistics in the country after years of mismanagement and corruption. Panelists received varying levels of cooperation from the half-dozen governments involved in Congo's war, ``ranging from apparent openness to near hostility,'' the Security Council said in a statement Monday. It said it was ``disappointed'' by the responses and called on the governments involved to cooperate more. Rebels took up arms against the late Congolese President Laurent Kabila in 1998, accusing him of mismanagement and corruption. They won the support of Rwanda and Uganda, while Kabila later enlisted the support of Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Kabila's government later accused Rwandan and Ugandan troops of stealing Congo's diamonds, gold, timber and other minerals from areas under control of the rebels they support. The two countries have denied the accusations. They promised the panelists that there would be swift punishment for any soldier found to be making a profit off Congo's mines. Diplomats suggested that the panelists may have not reported all the information they have gathered so as to not antagonize governments while the investigation is ongoing. Council members encouraged panelists to name names in their final report. Such a report, expected in March, could pave the way for possible sanctions against countries found to be illegally stealing Congo's wealth. Last week, French President Jacques Chirac told reporters at a Franco-African summit in Cameroon that he would favor sanctions against countries that support the armed rebellion against Kinshasa - a reference to Rwanda and Uganda. ``We consider the occupation of a part of Congolese territory by foreign countries illegitimate and unacceptable, as is the pillage of resources,'' he said. The countries backing Kabila's government have argued that they shouldn't be investigated for alleged plundering since they are in the country at the request of the government. They say any illegal activity is being carried out by the ``uninvited aggressors'' - Rwanda and Uganda. dailynews.yahoo.com

To: long-gone who wrote (62868)	1/23/2001 11:12:15 AM
From: Ahda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116759

Richard you could look at it both ways as the people of Japan saying there is something wrong with our government and questioning what goes on with their dollars. I tend to think the vast majority don't question anything other then when a nation is in election or starvation mode. A consumers group wished to get into see the governor office yesterday here in CA. The mind set was do not increase my pocket load due to your electric problem. In the meantime with Fed tax reduction and state being left with pick up the slack the fact becomes an increase in state tax. Governor Grey has major migraine at this moment. His migraine is being echoed all over silicon valley. Some of the whizzes in Silicon valley could come up a new power solution to solve their own needs, just as the state increases their taxes to cover costs of building utility plants. OUCH Shipping on the west cost could end being at a port farther north. Letting my imagination run loose, in pure fiction you could have Vancouver whose economy has been a bit distressed become a major port due to less costly labor. Due to the efficiency of the Canadian postal system Shaw a cable operator ready for additional load will be a hero for a few months. In the meantime all the steel structures in OHIO have just doubled in price. Have you in all your years ever seen food prices decrease on a year to year basis? Do seniors that are not well heeled complain about the price of drugs because they have nothing better to complain about? Are farmers profits so vast that they are going to lower prices? Is California not an Ag area? Do these acres not have irrigation systems?