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To: EPS who wrote (200)	2/19/1999 9:14:00 AM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 331

A Pentagon spokesman said the occupation, dubbed "Operation Make Them Spend," would continue until Japan had increased its imports from the rest of Asia by 50 percent. Oh come on, Victor, all they really need is a bunch of socialite girlies from New York, Beverly Hills, Chicago.... AND Buenos Aires to do right for god, flag and country..... Marry a bunch of Japanese corporate heads and start re-modeling their pads in Tokyo and other cities....(why do you thing the trade deficit in the US is so negative). Then, consumption in Japan won't be a problem, AND, the US trade deficit will be erased in about a week and a half! This is what is known as the "invisible hand of the market".... lol...

To: EPS who wrote (200)	2/19/1999 12:47:00 PM
From: Tom	Respond to of 331

LOL! What a howl! ...State Department spokesman, James Rubin, described the incident as "an unfortunate accident." LMAO Have to rank this one right up there w/ Z's Public Administration á la Latina. Thanks, Victor.

To: EPS who wrote (200)	2/20/1999 4:09:00 AM
From: EPS	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 331

Friday February 19, 8:39 pm Eastern Time Spokesman says Turner apology to Poland likely (Adds CNN comments, pvs WARSAW) ATLANTA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A spokesman for CNN founder Ted Turner, who apologized earlier this week for remarks demeaning to Pope John Paul II, said on Friday Turner will likely also apologize to Poland for an ethnic slur. Poland demanded an apology on Friday and backed it up with an economic threat against CNN's parent company. Poland said Turner had shown ''racism'' and ''bigotry'' toward the Polish people. The demand capped a furor that began when Turner addressed the National Family Planning and Reproductive Center in Washington on Tuesday. During a speech that advocated contraception, Turner suggested that the Ten Commandments be rewritten to eliminate the prohibition against adultery and that the pope should ''get with it. Welcome to the 20th century.'' When Turner was asked what he would say to the pontiff, who is Polish, Turner replied by kicking his foot in the air and saying, ''Ever seen a Polish mine detector?'' Poland perceived the response as an ethnic slur that suggested its soldiers are stupid, implying they cleared land mines with their feet. ''This is racism and bigotry. Would Turner make the same sort of joke about other minorities such as blacks, homosexuals or Jews?'' Radek Sikorski, Poland's deputy foreign minister, asked. The doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church opposes artificial forms of birth control. By Wednesday, the New York-based Catholic League, a civil rights group that defends U.S. Catholics against defamation and discrimination, demanded and received an apology from Turner. The league posted the apology -- and Turner's remarks -- on its Internet web site. Turner spokesman Phillip Evans said late on Friday that Turner had apologized to Catholics, but an immediate apology to Poland was unlikely because Turner learned of the demand through the media. Evans said Turner was exploring what form such an apology should take and to whom it should be addressed. Evans said something could be forthcoming next week. ''We're in touch with the State Department to find out who made the comments in Poland and to get more information about it,'' Evans told Reuters. ''We're waiting to gain some more feedback from the State Department and will know more on how we should proceed next week,'' he said. ''No one has contacted us personally, so when we know whom we need to talk with, we will go from there.'' Sikorski said Turner must apologize within one week or Poland will withdraw $200,000 in support for an April Time magazine issue on Poland. Time is owned by Time-Warner Corp. (NYSE:TWX - news), which bought CNN and other Turner holdings two years ago. Turner is now vice chairman of Time-Warner.