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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (237680)	6/18/2005 3:36:53 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1572941

Putting aside the U.N.Resolution that was forced on those who voted for it (trade sanctions to those who would vote "no" and preferred trade status to those who vote "yes"), what gives Isra'El its right to exist? What gives any country the right to exist.........the powers that be. One of the most powerful nations of that time decided that the Jews deserved their own state and made sure it happened. You are talking a piece of land the size of New Jersey that was mostly desert. Get over it and move on! Israel ain't going anywhere.

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (237680)	6/18/2005 5:32:32 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572941

The Power and the Glory Myths of American exceptionalism Howard Zinn The notion of American exceptionalism—that the United States alone has the right, whether by divine sanction or moral obligation, to bring civilization, or democracy, or liberty to the rest of the world, by violence if necessary—is not new. It started as early as 1630 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony when Governor John Winthrop uttered the words that centuries later would be quoted by Ronald Reagan. Winthrop called the Massachusetts Bay Colony a “city upon a hill.” Reagan embellished a little, calling it a “shining city on a hill.” The idea of a city on a hill is heartwarming. It suggests what George Bush has spoken of: that the United States is a beacon of liberty and democracy. People can look to us and learn from and emulate us. [...] bostonreview.net