Bob McDaniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You're right - this post certainly doesn't belong here. ...
Well I've read a lot of somewhat off-topic material on this list, so I
think it's reasonable to ask for a little tolerance for mine. I did
ask: "In this time of crisis, I hope you will forgive
"Douglas P. Wilson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Like all of us, I have my blind spots, and I may well have wasted your
time on a silly idea, I just don't know. If so, I'm sorry. I honestly
thought it worth posting. I still think it was -- but what about the
rest of you, the other people on
Recognizing independence unqualified is
not a good idea -
though you probably are aware of this,
it can be the start of wars rather than the end.
The hasty recognition of Croatia by Germany
and then the West, without
any guarantees of minority rights, started
the whole damn yugoslav war.
An open reply to Dick Bell:
About a month ago I posted an article by Lester Brown of Worldwatch, which made no
mention of population in an optimistic view towards the future. Dick Bell, VP of
Communications responded with this short note. I assume his dual usages of
"stabilizing population
Briefly, what I'm suggesting is that a very different ultimatum should
be given to the Serbs: Stop Killing or We Recognize Kosovo as
Independent.
It is a matter of principle: Nations do NOT shell their own county --
so if the Serbs continue shelling Kosovo villages it PROVES that Kosovo
is NOT a
Bob McDaniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pax vobiscum.
What do Jay Hanson, Thomas Lunde and Douglas P. Wilson have in common?
The common sense to realize that things can't go on the way they're
going, and we can either choose our new vision of the future, or
have it forced upon us by events?
