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Whatever his failings the Holy Father has been an uncompromising critic of the war against Iraq. He has never wavered and used all his influence to try to stop the USUK demons. He is lucky an errant missile didnt by chance flatten Vatican City and necessitate an interim administration with Pope Perle. Cheers, Ken Hanly ----- Original Message ----- From: "John-Peter Hopperger" <j-ph@mindspring.com> To: <casi-discuss@lists.casi.org.uk> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [casi] lest we forget ... > > Hassan and Felicity may be pleased to learn that > Kofi Annan, Mr. Impotence, will manage to do > little bleating in the foreseeable future. I heard it > on WUNC tonight. Annan canceled a planned > speech at Duke University because of his having > contracted laryngitis. According to the report, > Annan will not make any public appearance for > several weeks. > > I cannot say that I anticipate suffering withdrawal > symptoms from not getting to hear the Secretary > General. In fact, I increasingly find myself dreading > yet another instance of his being "deeply concerned" > over this, that, or the other. Raising wimpdom to > a new level of respectability may be meritorious > in some way, but it certainly should not have > qualified him for a Nobel Peace Prize. > > I often get the impression that the man missed his > calling. He should have become the Holy Father in > Rome or Swami Beyondananda in Calcutta. As the > voice of reason he likes to portray, he is an abject > failure. As a world leader he is a cruel caricature. > > At a time when the community of nations could use > a sword-girded Jeanne d'Arc, Annan succumbs to > laryngitis and will take several weeks time-out, > presumably to practice walking on water! > > Best regards, > > JPH > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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