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To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (82577)	3/16/2003 3:01:50 AM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Europe, Russia, the USA: The rubble heap before the first shot interesting read, DJ, thanks. --ken/fl

To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (82577)	3/16/2003 3:32:27 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 281500

<The arguments have been exchanged, the veto sword is out of the sheath, and the world stands before a diplomatic rubble heap, which it has not experienced since the collapse of the league of nations. > DJ, this is all so much fun. Saddam is having a ball too. He's the centre of the world. I am waiting to see whether he goes whole hog and calls in not just Hans Blix for inspection discussions but Kofi, to surrender his sword to the United Nations, remaining as village chieftain, in a reprise of the New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi, where the chiefs of New Zealand [most of them] surrendered their tribal rights to The Crown in exchange for British citizenship, but retained their local chieftainship, ownership of lands, forests, fisheries and taonga [other properties and cherished possessions]. At the time, [1840], the British government was the nearest thing to a United Nations based on habeas corpus, rule of law, reason, freedom, democracy and the good things so many people like. Saddam has a chance to do the same, elevating the UN from the scrap heap to the New World Order. Saddam has a chance to remake the world, retain a bit of a position as a Sunni Chieftain, even keeping a palace or two, call off the dogs of war, and be a big cheese. Not to mention staying alive and out of gaol. King George II has a chance to get Saddam out of power, revamp the United Nations into something sensible, where Burkina Faso and Saddam's buddies in Syria don't sell their vote to the highest bidder and jerk us all around. Where France isn't more important than India and Japan combined. Where nations don't have votes, people have votes. Nations aren't run by city and town councils and neither should the world be run by local authorities. We the Sheeple are the boss. Of course King George II might really just secretly think of himself as the Sheriff and this is High Noon and Saddam is the bad guy who tried to kill his wife, his Dad and ruin civilization, who is going to be run out of town, hung or put in a cage. No way out! The characters are perfectly cast. Iraq could be the core of the New World Order, with Kofi set up in a palace or two to manage the transition, constitutional conferences and elections by We the Sheeple. I'd put Bill Clinton in as the first guy. He has good background and talent for keeping most people in the tent [especially the ladies]. He's at a bit of a loose end. [Note to Americans, check dictionary for spelling of lose and loose - Bill C is not at a lose end]. Maybe Bill could arrange the conference and Kofi could continue with his current obligations to listen to Chirac and Schroeder. Go on Saddam. Make the call. You've got today to get Kofi there and hand over your sword. You'd better rent a Concorde to save time. Mqurice