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To: TimF who wrote (310167)	11/10/2006 12:34:43 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1573849

Norway Named Best Nation to Live In By Evelyn Leopold, Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Nov. 10) - Norway, Iceland, Australia, Ireland and Sweden rank as the best five countries to live in but Africa's quality of life has plummeted because of AIDS, said a U.N. report released on Thursday. The United States was ranked in eighth place, after Canada and Japan, in the report that rates not only per-capita income but also educational levels, health care and life expectancy in measuring a nation's well-being. The Human Development Index, prepared by the U.N. Development Program, has been issued annually since 1990 and includes every country for which statistics are available. Unsurprisingly, the countries at the top of the list are high income nations as people in richer countries tend to be healthier and have more educational opportunities. People in Norway, for example, are 40 times wealthier than people in Niger, which ranks 177th, the lowest ranking country on the list. For the 31 countries with low human development, life expectancy is only 46 years -- some 32 years less than in rich nations, the report said. But some nations have a rank above their income. Vietnam for example is poor but ranks above countries with a higher per capita income. Conversely Bahrain has an average income twice the level of Chile but ranks lower because it "under-performs on education and literacy," the report said. However, since 1990, sub-Sahara Africa has stagnated, in part because of economic decline but mainly because of the "catastrophic effect of HIV/AIDS on life expectancy," the report said. The list of 177 nations ends with Niger. Above it are Sierra Leone, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, the Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which ranked 167th. 11-10-06 02:34 EST Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

To: TimF who wrote (310167)	11/10/2006 3:04:33 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573849

I am not talking about treason.....I'll let the courts decide that one. I wasn't talking about real treason either, but rather accusations of treason just because someone disagrees with the war. That's just as unreasonable as the whole "chickenhawk" ad-hominem. It isn't something the courts should decide. No one should have to face a court just because they think the war in Iraq is a bad idea. Of course, the courts have to decide if someone is committing a treasonous act or not. Did you think the president or the GOP decided such issue? If so, you're wrong. The courts will decide although I hardly think what we're discussing is an act of treason. But I do believe it is an act of dishonor and should not be allowed...........to start a non defensive war and not to fight in it is chickenshit.