In a message dated 9/8/00 12:51:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
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<< Kofi has nothing to lose.  The United States can threaten all they want,
but
 we all understand their reliance on this organization to avoid becoming a
 pariah nation.  All of Africa and probablty certain member of the security
 council would respect him more if he became more vocal about the plight of
 the continent and used his position to at least attempt to influence change.
 If he gets voted out of office while trying to do this, at least he tried to
 make a differnce.  This, in my opinion, is much better than serving 20 years
 in that position as a scared and lame lackey of the West not respected by his
 colleagues or his very own people. >>
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Yus,

This is precisely my point. Thanks for expresing it so well.

Jabou Joh

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