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Politics : Bush Administration's Media Manipulation--MediaGate? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: steve harris who wrote (4484)	7/31/2005 10:22:18 PM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9838

God?????? Bush thinks God talks to him.... BUSH IS A DISASTER..... get a clue

To: steve harris who wrote (4484)	8/4/2005 9:14:29 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 9838

WSJ: China's Power Play - The U.S. is excluded from the new East Asian Summit. Wall Street Journal ^ \| August 4, 2005 \| Editorial ...The East Asian Summit, to be held in Kuala Lumpur in December, is expected to become an annual event. On the KL guest list are leaders of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), China, Japan, South Korea, India, New Zealand and Australia. Tokyo's suggestion that Washington at least be invited as an observer made no headway. Australia was added after only executing a U-turn last week and agreeing to sign a treaty it had initially feared would undermine its alliance with the U.S. Beijing's effort to exclude the U.S. is a raw show of China's new political muscle. Over time, a body without U.S. participation will tend to define itself in opposition to American purposes. Just look at the China-dominated Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a recent alliance with Russia and four former Soviet states. Last month it called for U.S. forces to quit Central Asia. Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld had to make a rush trip to Kyrgyzstan to preserve the use of Central Asian bases to supply U.S. troops in Afghanistan.... The record on this count has been disappointing. Indonesia, Asean's largest member, was alarmed when China put forward its proposal for a summit that excludes the U.S. -- but decided against confronting Beijing on the issue. Vietnam too has repeatedly voiced concern in private but is reluctant to publicly challenge the Chinese. Indonesian and Malaysian opposition to an American proposal to help patrol the Strait of Malacca sent an unfortunate message about their support for a continued U.S. presence in Asia. ...The economic rise of China inevitably means it will play a larger political and diplomatic role, and it would dearly love to displace America as the dominant Western Pacific power. The U.S. retains an overwhelming military presence in the region, but.... (Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ... users1.wsj.com