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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (117626)	10/24/2003 8:44:54 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

EU elite are filthy pigs, says Bossi By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in Strasbourg (Filed: 23/10/2003) news.telegraph.co.uk The European Union's elite are determined to destroy Europe's Christian heritage, Italy's reform minister, Umberto Bossi said yesterday. He described the elite as "filthy pigs" who wanted to "make paedophilia as easy as possible". Mr Bossi, leader of the Northern League, said Brussels was "transforming vices into virtues" and "advancing the cause of atheism every day". He denounced the European arrest warrant as a step towards "dictatorship, deportation, and terror, instilling fear in the people, a crime in itself". It would lead to a Stalinist regime "multiplied by 25". One day Italian citizens would be locked up on the orders of Turkish judges, he told Il Giornale newspaper, which is owned by the family of the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi. He added that the euro was a "total flop", its inflationary effects costing ordinary people "a fortune" in lost purchasing power. The outburst was a public relations disaster for Mr Berlusconi, who was at the European Parliament in Strasbourg yesterday for the first time since his calamitous debut as EU president in July. Then he joked that a German Euro-MP would "be perfect" for the role of Nazi camp commandant in a forthcoming film, adding that Italians, unlike Germans, are not "hung up" about the Holocaust. He returned to the subject in The Spectator last month, defending Mussolini as a "benign" dictator who 'did not murder anyone' but sent dissidents to "holiday camps". He later apologised to Italy's Jews. Yesterday Mr Berlusconi managed to control his temper when the same MEP, Martin Schulz, led a fresh attack. Mr Schulz demanded that the prime minister rein in his coalition ally and accused him of sabotaging the EU warrant to save his own skin. Mr Berlusconi is under investigation by a Spanish judge for alleged fraud. He has used delaying tactics to prevent the EU warrant coming into force in Italy in January. At the same time, the existing extradition treaties between EU states will lapse, giving him almost total immunity as long as he remains in office.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (117626)	10/25/2003 3:34:06 AM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Well, something went very wrong with the French health care system in August. True. But what I am allergic to is quoting the heat wave effects as an example of French moral inferiority. I've seen this argument about 20 times so far at SI. As posted before I feel inclined to counter it by pointing to the 300,000 obese US citizens dying of their physical condition every year. This is a similar failure of health care and citizens' education.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (117626)	10/25/2003 10:18:49 PM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi Nadine Carroll; Re France's sad summer heat and crowded emergency rooms. That's terrible! I hope everyone knows how to recognize and the basic first aid for heat/sun stroke. Not that it matters that much this late in the year, but here's a reference: Heat/Sun Stroke ... Red, dry, very hot skin (sweating has ceased) ... Very high fever ... HEATSROKE IS LIFE THREATENING! Remove victim to cooler location, out of the sun Loosen or remove clothing and immerse victim in very cool water if possible ... kooltie.com Heat Exhaustion ... As strange as it seems, people suffering from heat exhaustion have low, normal or only slightly elevated body temperatures. ... Cool, clammy, pale skin Sweating Dry mouth ... Weak and rapid pulse ... Move to a cool place indoors or in the shade. Loosen clothing. Take fluids such as cool or cold water. If available, add 1/2 teaspoon of salt to a quart of water and sip it or drink sport drinks such as Gatorade, All Sport or PowerAde. Have salty foods such as saltine crackers, if tolerated. Lie down in a cool, breezy place. ... healthy.net The important thing to remember is that the body's response to excessive heat can go two ways. -- Carl