-Caveat Lector- Even if 01/01/00 is just a little bumb in the road,decreased oil supplies may cause economic upheavels and financial problems. Oh,the joys of global interdependence and the redistribution of wealth and resources. ----Karen Kerr Note how many of the poorly prepared countries are OPEC countries... (excerpts) http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/19991127/tc/y2k_risk_ratings_1.html Saturday November 27 11:34 AM ET Ratings of Nations' Y2K Preparedness By The Associated Press International Monitoring, a technology consulting group based in Britain, has ranked nations around the world according to their preparedness for Y2K. .. The rankings: Best prepared (least at risk): Bermuda, Chile, Canada, United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Britain, Israel. Better prepared: Benin, South Africa, Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Syria. Moderately prepared: Italy, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Bahrain, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Colombia, Costa Rica, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Greece, Botswana, Cape Verde, Chad, Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Argentina, Brazil, Dominica, Dominican Republic. Less prepared: Central African Republic, Congo (former Zaire), Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Swaziland, Gambia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Cambodia, Laos, Samoa, Vietnam, Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, West Bank & Gaza Strip. Worst prepared (Most at risk): Liberia, Madagascar, Niger, Somalia, Belize, El Salvador, Bangladesh, Moldova, Tajikistan, Egypt, Oman, Qatar. Inadequate information: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mali, Sao Tome & Principe, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, Cuba, Guyana, Nicaragua, Azerbaijan, Macau, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Belarus, Cyprus, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Iraq, Libya. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com Home: http://www.egroups.com/group/roleigh_for_web/ http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
