Mr. Camara, Thanks for fwding this article. There are no surprises here though. These strong-arm tactics are what the West have always used against everyone else. And that will continue as long as the current global power imbalance continues. Saul >From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Fwd: POLITICS-UN: US-EU Put Pressure on Third World >Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 16:06:00 +0100 > >FYI > >------- Forwarded message follows ------- > > Copyright 1999 InterPress Service, all rights reserved. > Worldwide distribution via the APC networks. > > *** 21-Dec-99 *** > >Title: POLITICS-UN: US-EU Put Pressure on Third World > >By Thalif Deen > >UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21 (IPS) - The United States and the European >Union (EU), two of the world's major aid donors, are both applying >political pressure on developing countries to silence critics >while also seeking support for Western resolutions put before the >United Nations. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------