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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (199060)	11/2/2001 11:24:45 AM
From: Kenneth V. McNutt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

<< Though McCartney's fiancee opposes the ongoing U.S. bombing and sympathizes with Clinton's "frustration" at being out of office, she backs the current Commander in Chief.>> Tom. Oh. I feel so much better now. When can we interview her on global warming, privatizing social security, protection against biological and germ warfare, abortion, cloning, and should we really go to 10ppm arsenic limitation. Inquiring minds want to know. I'm sure others can add to this list. Ken By the way, can show me how you grip the putter. I'm having trouble inside 3 feet. Push left most of the time??

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (199060)	11/2/2001 11:36:21 AM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

oh yeah....Bush has really been on it since he got in office... Bush, in Reversal, Seeks Rules for Enforcing Biological Treaty By PATRICK E. TYLER ASHINGTON, Nov. 1 — Reversing earlier objections, the Bush administration said today that it would work with the international community to come up with a tough new enforcement plan for the landmark treaty that was to rid the world of biological weapons. President Bush, in a statement issued by the White House, outlined a seven-point proposal that State Department officials said would form the basis of the American negotiating position in Geneva on Nov. 19. There, delegates from the 144 nations that signed a 1972 convention banning biological weapons will discuss how to strengthen the accord. In July, President Bush rejected the enforcement protocol that had been developed during 10 years of negotiations among the signers. Administration officials complained that spot checks on medical research facilities authorized by the convention would be too intrusive and would expose American companies to industrial espionage. Now, however, after the Sept. 11 attacks and the anthrax scare that has brought home the threat from biological weapons, Mr. Bush said: "America and others have been confronted by the evils these weapons can inflict. This threat is real and extremely dangerous" because "rogue states and terrorists possess these weapons and are willing to use them." In view of these threats, Mr. Bush said, the United States is committed "to strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention as part of a comprehensive strategy for combating the complex threats of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism." Today's reversal is another example of how Mr. Bush has migrated from a unilateralist approach to foreign policy to an approach that shows a deepening commitment to coordination and cooperation.(MIGRATED!????....more like RAN) Mr. Bush's proposals called for signer nations to enact laws against illicit biological weapons research and to impose "strong extradition requirements" for suspects who cross national boundaries. The White House statement was somewhat vague on how Mr. Bush's enforcement ideas differ from those he rejected this summer. In his statement, he called for establishing "procedures" for addressing "compliance concerns" without spelling them out. He also urged the United Nations to adopt what he termed an effective procedure for investigating suspicious outbreaks or allegations of biological weapons use. CC