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To: NickSE who wrote (100238)	6/4/2003 5:54:12 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

from the link in your post: The difference between North Korea and Iraq, Wolfowitz said, is that the United States could not use economic pressure to strangle Hussein's regime "because the country floats on a sea of oil." North Korea, by comparison, is near economic collapse, and that offers "a major point of leverage," he said. my comment: Notice that the phrase "the United States could not use economic pressure to strangle Hussein's regime" is not in quotation marks. So, that's interpretation, not an exact quote. Can you find a link, which refutes the quote in the Guardian, and contains the exact words of Wolfowitz? Try to find one in a reputable publication.

To: NickSE who wrote (100238)	6/4/2003 9:35:54 PM
From: NickSE	Respond to of 281500

The Rebirth of Afghanistan mammothtimes.com Thu, June 5, 2003 By Bill Altaffer .....One of our first stops when we began touring Kabul was at a school. It was a four-story building with no roof, one of many such buildings in the area. One whole side of the building had been blasted off, exposing all the classrooms to the open air. We stood in the schoolyard, surrounded by huge pieces of twisted metal, peering into the classrooms. Soon, a teacher came out and asked us if we would like to come inside for a closer look. Classrooms were equipped with benches (no desks) and small blackboards. In spite of the devastation of the building and the lack of supplies, children were being educated. It was gratifying to see that the classes were filled equally with boys and girls. Under the Taliban, girls were not allowed to go to school. Later, when we toured the countryside outside of Kabul, we saw many makeshift classrooms in tents. Though the facilities were poor, far below what we would consider acceptable, the classes were always full of both boys and girls.....