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To: William H Huebl who wrote (62570)	1/31/2003 8:27:30 AM
From: Chip McVickar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 94695

Morning Bill, Thought you might like this: Bush Arrogant on Iraq JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Jan. 30) - Former President Nelson Mandela called President Bush arrogant and shortsighted and implied that he was racist for ignoring the United Nations in his zeal to attack Iraq. In a speech Thursday, Mandela urged the people of the United States to join massive protests against Bush. Mandela called on world leaders, especially those with vetoes in the U.N. Security Council, to oppose him. ''One power with a president who has no foresight and cannot think properly, is now wanting to plunge the world into a holocaust,'' Mandela told the International Women's Forum. Mandela also criticized Iraq for not cooperating fully with the weapons inspectors and said South Africa would support any action against Iraq that was supported by the United Nations. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer responded to Mandela's criticism by pointing to a letter by eight European leaders reiterating their support of Bush. ''The president expresses his gratitude to the many leaders of Europe who obviously feel differently'' than Mandela, Fleischer said. ''He understands there are going to be people who are more comfortable doing nothing about a growing menace that could turn into a holocaust.'' A Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mandela has repeatedly condemned U.S. behavior toward Iraq in recent months and demanded Bush respect the authority of the United Nations. His comments Thursday, though, were far more critical and his attack on Bush far more personal than in the past. ''Why is the United States behaving so arrogantly?'' he asked. ''All that (Bush) wants is Iraqi oil,'' he said. He accused Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair of undermining the United Nations and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is from Ghana. ''Is it because the secretary-general of the United Nations is now a black man? They never did that when secretary-generals were white,'' he said. Mandela said the United Nations was the main reason there has been no World War III and it should make the decisions on how to deal with Iraq. He said that the United States, which callously dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has no moral authority to police the world. ''If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don't care for human beings,'' he said. ''Who are they now to pretend that they are the policemen of the world, the ones that should decide for the people of Iraq what should be done with their government and their leadership?'' he said. He said Bush was ''trying to bring about carnage'' and appealed to the American people to vote him out of office and demonstrate against his policies. He also condemned Blair for his strong support of the United States. ''He is the foreign minister of the United States. He is no longer prime minister of Britain,'' he said. AP-NY-01-30-03 1308EST Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

To: William H Huebl who wrote (62570)	1/31/2003 9:10:37 AM
From: robert b furman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

Good Morning Bill, Reminds me of one of your more prophetic teachings: IATL !!! gg Bob SCE getting slapped hard in premarket.

To: William H Huebl who wrote (62570)	1/31/2003 12:28:56 PM
From: Chip McVickar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

Top Bush Cyber Security Chief Resigns By TED BRIDIS Associated Press Writer Richard A. Clarke, the top cyber-security adviser to President Bush, is confirming plans to resign from the White House, and he raised an ominous warning to colleagues about the destructive effects of future attacks on the Internet. Clarke, in an e-mail sent overnight Thursday to colleagues, cited damage from the weekend's infection that struck hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide, slowing e-mail and Web surfing and even shutting down some banking systems. He called the attacking software "a dumb worm that was easily and cheaply made. ""More sophisticated attacks against known vulnerabilities in cyberspace could be devastating," Clarke wrote. "As long as we have vulnerabilities in cyberspace and as long as America has enemies, we are at risk of the two coming together to severely damage our great country." A spokeswoman confirmed Clarke's e-mail as authentic. It was forwarded by the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center to operators of Internet early-warning centers. The Associated Press, citing people familiar with Clarke's plans, reported his decision to resign on Jan. 24. Clarke has spent 11 years in the White House across three administrations, and he was the president's counterterrorism coordinator at the time of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Clarke has focused most recently on preventing disruptions to important computer networks from Internet attacks, compiling recommendations to improve security into a "National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace." In a separate e-mailed document, sent to others, Clarke disclosed that Bush has formally signed the strategy for approval and that it would be released publicly "sometime in the next few weeks."In his e-mail, Clarke urged companies and government agencies to adopt these recommendations. He said it was "essential to the health of the nation's economy and the security of the country." Clarke indicated he would seek a job in the private sector, after spending three decades inside the government. He worked at the Departments of Defense and State, then was hired at the White House." I hope now to learn how to contribute to these issues as a private citizen," Clarke wrote