No,
But knowing the politics and personalities involved in the circles
that his stickers supported, I do know that the groups like A.N.S.W.E.R.
advocate violence and terror as means to political change.
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 9:12 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: 1 View of USA from UK
Good.
Trinidad sent troops to Somalia I believe.
We have free press in our country.
We follow the Westminister system of government, similar to Britain.
Our taxes is usually 30% of your base salary. This fluctuates the more
money you make..it gets higher the larger your salary.
Laws were recently changed so that ALL income is taxed. Allowances etc.
are still not taxed.
WE have a public and private health care system.
We have government Pension plans.
Air, sea and land transportation links are excellent, and
telecommunications links with the Americas and Europe are completely
modern.
the government economic policy is well in line with prevailing market
principles: trade liberalisation, open market-driven economy,
rationalisation of the public sector, promotion of private enterprise
and foreign investment, and development of exports and tourism.
Trinidad also has the highest literacy rate in the world and is rated as
the number 10 country in the world for Foreign Energy Investments. We
have the largest methanol plant in the world and the second largest
Liquid Natural Gas facility.We are also very strategically positioned
between the United States and South America. I Guarantee you that the US
DOES take an interest in the stability and the governance of Trinidad.
US definitely doesn't want another Cuba in their back yard.
The population of Trinidad and Tobago is approximately 1.3 million. It
is one of the most racially integrated societies in the world,
comprising a mix of almost every ethnic background. Religious tolerance
is complete. The major faiths are Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam.
The economic climate of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is the most
favourable to be found in the region: low inflation, steady upward
growth, a stable floating currency, falling unemployment, and a
well-organised, soundly regulated financial system.
Our unemployment rate dropped from 14% to 11.7% and it is still falling.
Our literacy rate is 96% and is one of the highest in the world.Our
population is 1.3 million.
And you didn't really ask these questions as though they required any
answers whatsoever. You just threw them out there to make a point that
you did not know, and really didn't want to know because it did not
affect you in the least.And it was not a rant.
Now your response to Will about walking through some metro and getting
upset at seeing someone supporting Palestine? That's a rant.
Also..is everyone in Palestine a terrorist?
You believe that every Palestinian is a suicide bomber and should be
wiped off the face of the earth?
-Gel
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Funny that rather than comment on a single one of the valid questions I
asked about Trinidad, you decided to go on a rant.
I didn't say that you shouldn't or couldn't do it. I said it made me
mad. ME. I spoke only in relation to myself and never said what another
should do or feel.
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
I find myself feeling the exact same thing sometimes Gel. I mean here's
something I think about. How many troops did your country send to
Somalia to try and feed people? How many did you send to eastern Europe
to stop the genocide? How many of your people have walked on the moon
or in space?
What are the laws regarding free press in your country like (funny, the
guy doesn't comment on that fact the England has almost fully censored
news when the gov't wants it). What are your taxes like? Health care?
Welfare? Poverty? Unemployment?
See I have never been to your country, and I have never lived there. So
I don't consider myself as able to comment on it. I have no knowledge
of your situation. Even had I been there, I am still not a citizen of
your nation, and therefore I have no say what so ever in what goes on
there, and as such need formulate no opinion, as whatever happens there
will have little to no impact on my life.
Tim
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