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To: LindyBill who wrote (79593)	10/21/2004 9:47:17 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794222

JUNK YARD BLOG - WHY DO THE CLINTONS BACK KERRY? Because if Kerry wins, Bill Clinton may become U.N. Secretary General in 2006. First things first. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has set his sights on becoming U.N. secretary-general. A Clinton insider and a senior U.N. source have told United Press International the 56-year-old former president would like to be named leader of the world body when Kofi Annan's term ends early in 2006. "He definitely wants to do it," the Clinton insider said this week. A Clinton candidacy is likely to receive overwhelming support from U.N. member states, particularly the Third World. Diplomats in Washington say Clinton would galvanize the United Nations and give an enormous boost to its prestige. But the former president's hopes hang on a crucial question that will not be addressed until after the presidential elections: can he get the support of the U.S. government -- a prerequisite for nomination? If Kerry loses the election, Hillary will run in 2008 and Bill can then become U.N. Secretary General with her support in 2011. So unless Kerry flip-flops, it looks like a Kerry administration may have Bill Clinton as the person directing the application of U.S. military forces around the world under U.N. control. Let's just hope he allows them to use tanks against the warlords this time. UPDATE: Most people are speculating that Bill Clinton himself was behind this "press release." My thinking is that, besides a trial baloon to prepare us for the eventuality, it's meant to turn out the black vote since, unlike Kerry, Clinton still wildly popular in the black community. Dem internal pollsters see blacks slipping from their Democrat plantation shackles due to the Republicans' offer of political freedom, financial independence and school choice for African-Americans. The Dems first tried the most disgusting political ads since Bush was blamed for the dragging of a black man in chains behind a truck, then they reheated the Florida 2000 racism lie, but it looks like blacks aren't going to "get played" by the Dems so easily this time around.

To: LindyBill who wrote (79593)	10/21/2004 10:49:43 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 794222

Israel Kills Top Hamas Leader in Gaza Strike -Medics. GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed a senior member of the Hamas militant group and another gunman in an airstrike on their car in Gaza on Thursday How much you want to bet they slapped a transmitter on the car that transmitted its GPS coordinates?