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

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