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To: Ilaine who wrote (108061)	4/6/2005 1:13:32 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Respond to of 793840

The new World Bank chief said he has the authority to deprive poor nations of food and water, since their leaders have been trying to do that for years. Wolfowitz is a quick study. That is what banks do. They lend money only to those that have money. Have you ever tried getting a loan? If you don't have the money to pay back, they are not going to lend it to you. I remember years ago, banks would give you a passbook loan. If you had money in a passbook deposit, they would lend you the money and not deduct it from your passbook bank account and they make sure you can't withdraw any of this money. And, then they charge you interest. I think Wolfowitz had one of those accounts. He is now going to do the same thing with the World Bank. Smart guy.

To: Ilaine who wrote (108061)	4/6/2005 1:49:11 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793840

>>Mexican Minutemen Spot Rep. DeLay Crossing Border by Scott Ott (2005-04-06) -- Along the Texas border today volunteers with "Hombres del Minuto," the Mexican version of the U.S. border-watching Minutemen Project, reported their first "score" to Mexican immigration officials. "Hombres del Minuto think they spotted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay leading his family and several wealthy business associates south, through a low-lying gulch," said an unnamed Mexican immigration official. Rep. DeLay (R-TX) has recently faced allegations of influence peddling surrounding political junkets to London, Scotland and Russia, as well as questions about high salaries paid to his wife and daughter by a political action committee he started. Under U.S. law, members of Congress are 'guilty upon accusation' and required to resign from leadership when the media 'drumbeat' reaches a unspecified decibel level. The Mexican source said, "Hombres del Minuto didn't get a good look at him, so it could be any accusation-plagued politician. Shots were not fired." scrappleface.com