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
>
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>        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.

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