In a message dated 6/29/2001 11:20:36 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:

<< Though most will acknowledge that this report is truly a farce, the most
 laughable part of this letter is the section which claims that the UN Sec
 Council is undemocratic one.  Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
 Mind you, this is a regime which has, up to this point, violated every
 democratic fundamental known to man.  The violations are so numerous it
would
 perhaps be a futile exercise to try to list them here, but we all know the
 deal concerning these so no need to elaborate.  In an attempt to give
 themselves credence, the letter gives examples of pacts and treaties which
 the government signed.  But the UN, by now, should be well aware that being
a
 participant in regional initiatives does not make absolve a country or
regime
 of violations of democratic principles, such as the ones the APRC has been
 involved in over the past seven years.   >>

Well said Yusupha. As for the attempt to give credence to themselves by
listing irrelevant data, this is a modus operandi of these idiots, and
believe me, Sedat Jobe has been peddling this kind of hot air all over the
place, not just in the U.N letter.

Jabou Joh

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