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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jttmab who wrote (9202)	1/6/2002 11:25:59 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

"That's a phenomena that I see in many GOP issues. They control the electorate's view of the position by platitudes and rhetoric, relying on the likelihood that people won't actually look into the issue in any detail. Even when they do get confronted with the facts...it so conflicts with the rhetoric that they cannot accept the facts." The US future looks bleak, doesn't it?

To: jttmab who wrote (9202)	1/6/2002 11:29:37 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Britain's Blair Seeks to Ease India-Pakistan Row "The United States fears the standoff is distracting from its campaign in Afghanistan, but also concerned the conflict could ultimately lead to the world's first nuclear war. " Sunday January 6 6:19 PM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) - British Prime Minster Tony Blair (news - web sites) shuttles to Islamabad on Monday in a bid to defuse tensions between nuclear powers India and Pakistan, as each accuses the other of losing an unmanned spy plane in disputed Kashmir . His brief visit to the Pakistani capital follows a meeting in New Delhi with Indian Prime Minster Atal Behari Vajpayee, who Blair said was willing to talk with Pakistan if it rejected terrorism in all its forms. India and Pakistan, long-time foes, are massing their forces along the border in what is considered one of their most dangerous build-ups since independence in 1947. They have fought three wars since then, two over Kashmir. India said on Sunday its troops had fired on an unmanned Pakistani spy plane which crossed the cease-fire line into its territory, but Pakistan immediately denied this, saying instead India had lost one of its own spy planes. At least three people died in the latest round of mortar and heavy machinegun firing between the opposing armies in Kashmir in what has become an almost daily firefight since the December 13 attack on India's parliament triggered the latest tensions. Vajpayee and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf left a summit of regional leaders in Nepal on Sunday no closer to peace talks to defuse the crisis. The pair shook hands in Kathmandu, but Vajpayee said they exchanged only pleasantries and discussed nothing substantial. India blames two Pakistani-based groups fighting its rule in Kashmir for the suicide raid on parliament that killed 14, including the five assailants. New Delhi has repeatedly demanded Islamabad end support for Islamic rebels fighting for independence for Kashmir -- the only Muslim-majority state in mainly Hindu India -- or its merger into Pakistan. Under pressure from the United States, its new partner in the global war on terrorism, Pakistan has cracked down on the two groups. Government officials say at least 100 members have been rounded up since last month, but representatives of the groups say several hundred have been detained. However, India says Pakistan has not yet done enough to end what New Delhi calls cross-border terrorism. Though no concrete steps were taken to defuse the crisis during the Nepal summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), the fact the two leaders met, shook hands and exchanged pleasantries was a start. Washington has pressed both countries to pull back and said it would consider sending an envoy to help defuse the crisis. The United States fears the standoff is distracting from its campaign in Afghanistan, but also concerned the conflict could ultimately lead to the world's first nuclear war. dailynews.yahoo.com