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To: Suma who wrote (6217)	2/2/2005 10:32:39 AM
From: redfish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361344

Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms is raising the possibility that former President Bill Clinton may want to succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. Secretary General when Annan retires next year. In a letter intended to raise funds for his senatorial library, Helms wrote to supporters, "I'm sure you might agree that putting a left-wing, undisciplined and ethically challenged former President of the United States into a position of such power would be a tragic mistake." (The Associated Press obtained a copy of Helms's letter on Tuesday, and the Washington Post reported the story on Wednesday.) Word of Helm's comments came one day after U.N. diplomats chose Bill Clinton to serve as a special U.N. envoy for tsunami aid. In that capacity, Clinton will urge wealthy nations to continue funding relief projects. And according to the Washington Post, Clinton "will also offer to mediate long-standing armed conflicts in tsunami-hit areas in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, senior U.N. officials said." Just last month, President George W. Bush chose Clinton and his father, former President George H.W. Bush, to head a nongovernmental tsunami-relief effort in the U.S. In his fund-raising letter, former Sen. Helms reportedly included a petition asking President Bush to "rebuke all efforts by Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, and every other liberal in Congress to push for Bill Clinton to become Secretary-General of the United Nations." Helms is now 83, retired, and living in North Carolina.

To: Suma who wrote (6217)	2/2/2005 10:32:59 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361344

helms hates clinton.. enough said,,??

To: Suma who wrote (6217)	2/2/2005 11:54:38 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 361344

Helms Pleads to Keep Clinton Out of U.N. Tue Feb 1, 6:20 PM ET By PAUL NOWELL, Associated Press Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C - They may both be out of office, but Bill Clinton (news - web sites) remains the ultimate boogeyman for former Sen. Jesse Helms. In a fund-raising a letter for his senatorial library, Helms invokes the specter of the former president leading the United Nations (news - web sites) after Kofi Annan (news - web sites) retires next year. "I'm sure you might agree that putting a left-wing, undisciplined and ethically challenged former President of the United States into a position of such power would be a tragic mistake," wrote the 83-year-old Republican, who left office in 2003 after five terms. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter Tuesday. It contains a petition asking President Bush (news - web sites) to "rebuke all efforts by Hillary Clinton (news - web sites), John Kerry (news - web sites), and every other liberal in Congress to push for Bill Clinton to become Secretary-General of the United Nations." A spokesman for Clinton did not respond to a call seeking comment. Clinton has said nothing publicly about wanting to lead the U.N. The Jesse Helms Center in Wingate, 30 miles southeast of Charlotte, has a lecture series that has attracted speakers such as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Its Web site describes it as a "nonpartisan organization" that promotes the principles espoused by Helms. Annan appointed Clinton Tuesday to be a U.N. special envoy for tsunami reconstruction and to help resolve rebel conflicts in two of the hardest hit countries, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. The appointment will begin next month. story.news.yahoo.com