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> Dear Listmanager, With all respect to CASI, who I think has provided a wonderful service and has the best website, I am wondering what relevance this conversation below about the relative merits of Germany and the US, has for sanctions against Iraq. A recent discussion about Israel, the US in the Middle East was monitored as being irrelevent to the sanctions. Recent events (eg the vote at the UN Security Council on the "vision" of Palestine) demonstrate how relevent the discussion of the Israel/Palestine question is to sanctions, given that the US wants to appear to solve this question first before it bombs Iraq to hell, in order to get "suppport " in the ME, Philippa Winkler ===== Original Message From Bert Gedin <gedinbert@hotmail.com> ===== >Hi Brigitte, >I hope you don't mind me passing your letter on to the list, as it's of >interest also to others. - The U.S.A., with the widespread >ultra-nationalism, is, of course, a nation largely consisting of immigrants, >and their descendents, from many parts of the world (we know the tragedy >which befell the indigenous peoples!), certainly including Germans. Anyway, >you make some good points, it seems you are inferring that patriotic >concerns can sometimes deflect from looking after our planet. I agree. >All good wishes, >Bert. > > >>From: Mbblackforest@aol.com >>To: gedinbert@hotmail.com >>Subject: Re: [casi] Always easier to point the finger outward than >>inward!!!! >>Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 20:08:34 EST >> >>I agree with you. I live in the US but I was born in Germany and I lived in >>other countries. I have to be very careful in our community what I say, >>because they immediately tell me to leave the US I cannot say anything nice >>about Europe etc. because they have been brainwashed here by the >>government. >>There is a small percentage, that knows the truth. This is what people >>claim, >>that the US is the best country in the world and all the wars they fight is >>for God and their freedom. Almost everybody waves a flag on their cars >>houses >>etc. They do not care much about the environment or using the most >>resources >>in the world. I have a few American friends I guess I am lucky but we are >>moving back to Europe as soon as we retire. Regards Brigitte > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. >To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss >To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk >All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk