At 14:53 03-07-2002 -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote: >I deleted the e-mail before I really read it. Someone said that even if >Arafat wasn't a good leader, it was still the Palestinians right to choose >him, it's not for us to deicide. Does anyone really believe that? Not to >trivialize it, but would you agree with a free election in Cuba if they >voted 98% for Castro?
If international observers report that there were no irregularities in the election, then I certainly would have no problem with it. The fact that the US may not like the outcome does not mean the election was not a free election. >Not saying this right, but do you understand? You don't let the five year >old choose dinner every night, why do we believe that a brainwashed nation >can select a good leader? A nation does not have to be all that much brainwashed to select a bad leader. I mean, people like George W. Bush and Ariel Sharon got *voted* into office... Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
