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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (10)	6/6/2002 10:38:44 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Interesting name for a new porch <VBG>... I'll be visiting both of them...I value lots of different perspectives and viewpoints. regards, -Scott

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (10)	6/6/2002 10:39:44 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

Is the dollar a non-issue...?? Message 17563223 siliconinvestor.com

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (10)	6/6/2002 10:43:46 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Looks like there was a food fight while I was at work. Sorry I missed it. I know one should never read his own obits, but there were some rather kind words said about you on the other porch. I don't know why, tho. Rat

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (10)	6/6/2002 11:04:44 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

India-Pakistan standoff The Oregonian Editorial 06/05/02 The standoff between India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir has created a dangerous situation between two nuclear-armed adversaries. The outlook is not at all clear, and foreign embassies have begun to evacuate families and nonessential personnel. Fortunately, the United States and its former Cold War adversaries, Russia and China, are meeting with both sides to try to defuse the hostilities. Nevertheless, it is another embarrassing lesson in hindsight. The United States cannot permit Pakistan's role as our new ally in fighting terrorism to go unsupervised. After all, until last fall, Pakistan supported the same terrorists who massacred U.S. civilians on U.S. soil. President Gen. Pervez Musharraf shows an unnerving willingness to take terrible risks in daring India, another of our relatively new allies, to go to war. Equally evident in their standoff is the abysmal failure of earlier international nuclear non-proliferation efforts. But failure is no longer an option in today's world. If the spread of nuclear-weapons technology isn't stopped, we can expect to see other confrontations that mirror the India-Pakistan mess, or exceed it. Consider what happens if nuclear technology is developed in Teheran or Baghdad to the point that it has in South Asia. Consider what happens if the technology is developed or, as is more likely, stolen by al-Qaida or its ilk. Heading off the India-Pakistan confrontation is vital. And the international community must lend its offices to sorting out the Kashmir dispute, probably by facilitating a decision about their future by Kashmiris themselves. Equally vital is for the United States to press China to live up to its commitments made in 2000 to stop selling missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads. Despite the agreement, China has continued to fulfill previously signed contracts for such weapons. Secretary of State Colin Powell, nearly a year ago, urged China to develop regulations preventing such sales, but that has not happened yet, either. As recently as January, in fact, the United States issued sanctions against two Chinese companies and one individual for transferring sensitive nuclear technology to Iran. The military threat posed by al-Qaida would exist with or without missiles, but the situation in South Asia suggests how important it is to push for progress in all areas having to do with the spread of nuclear-weapons technology. As events since Sept. 11 have shown, the world is a dangerous place from which the United States cannot withdraw. We'll always be high on the target list. oregonlive.com