Very well said Jabou; we can see the hypocrisy on the part of the U.S. Noble as Clinton's in tension's are, it will never trump the support Israel enjoys from the western powers. Daddy Sang > [Original Message] > From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 10/14/00 1:02:39 AM > Subject: Re: The role of Kofi Annan revisited > > Well Yus, this is again a situation that the super powers have a big interest > in, i.e, the support of Israel, even as they flagrantly continue their > attempt to murder, displace the Palestinians, and lay claim to their land. > However, this is not at all surprising since these powers that have their > weight and influence behind Israel came about their own lands by similar > acts. It is not a pretty history. > > It is also another example to show that some people's plight are seen as more > important than other's where the U.N is concerned, and as someone mentioned > earlier, perhaps there is no mistake that the position of Secretary General > goes to people who can be answerable to these powers and their agenda. > > Consider if you will, that the United States, a so called bastion of > democracy can throw their unwavering support behind Israel in their sinister > attempt to eliminate the Palestinians and take their land, and you can see > that logic and truth and justice is not what the motivating factor is in this > situation.These people know they are not suporting truth here, and even as > they run around pretending to play peacemaker with one hand, they are fanning > the fires of injustice with the other, but the charade plays on perhaps in > the hope that if they do it long enough, they can manage to fool themselves > as well as the rest of the World that their intention here is well meaning. > > Meanwhile, Yassir Arafat continues to be their tossing ball, but perhaps when > the Israelis manage to blow him right out of his palace as they tried t odo > the other day, and if he lives to tell it, he will finally wake up and > realize that one cannot sit down to bargain with people whose main intention > is to render you obsolete, unless and until they abandon that position. > > The undying truth that will not be swept under the rug is that one cannot > hope to displace an entire people and at the same time convince the World > that you are the good guy who wants only peace.This problem between Israel > and the Palestinians will never go away if Isreal and her partners in crime > do not face the truth and give these people their land back. > > Jabou Joh > > > In a message dated 10/13/00 10:14:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] > writes: > > << A while ago we had a discussion Kofi Annan's lack of participation in > African > affairs. His tireless efforts spent mediating the dispute between the > Palestinians and the Jordanians proves my point that the man has some > leverage. Leverage which he could definitely use better to influence African > crises. > > In my piece, I described the UN Secretary General as part negotiator and part > provocateur, roles which he is fulfilling in the present Mideast crisis. > However, based on his lack of participation in present and past African > crises, I believe his tenure as Secretary General will be marred by his > unwillingness to help his own continent in times of extreme need. > > > > JERUSALEM (Oct. 14) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan worked into the early > hours of Saturday trying to arrange a summit to halt the explosion of > Israeli-Palestinian violence. > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Carolann Durda --- [log in to unmask] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------