I hope your friends are more trustworthy than France is to the US. Otherwise, you will have to watch your back all the time.
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--- Ed Leafe <ed .at. leafe D.OT com> wrote: > On Monday, March 31, 2003, at 10:26 AM, Iames Pizzoli wrote: > > > But from your (and others' words) I wonder if you simply > don't allow > > that every country in UN Permanent Counsil has the right to > exercise > > that > > vote. Are you saying that France (or Russia, or China) are > not allowed > > to > > veto, if this hurts USA interests? And these countries have > to have > > their > > products boycotted? Tell me I understood wrongly your > reasoning, > > please! > > BTW, I guess you know that USA have VERY liberally exercited > that > > right, > > mainly to protect Israel. > > Anyone is free to exercise their vote, as long as it reflects > the > interests of the USA. And the USA will invoke international law > when it > is in their interest, and claim that it doesn't apply to them > when it > isn't. > > ___/ > / > __/ > / > ____/ > Ed Leafe > http://leafe.com/ > http://opentech.leafe.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox
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