Go to http://www.sfgate.com for a column from yesterday's San Francisco Chronicle by Carolyn Lochead (off on the spelling there) on the KSA. Public beheading of homosexuals and other nasty sheeit. Michael Pugliese--- Original Message --- >From: Rakesh Bhandari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: 1/8/02 1:46:00 AM >
>I don't want any trouble with our govt--I am a loyal citizen--so I am >making this public. I shall be offlists for months. Bye, Rakesh > >Mr Prescod: >I want to add one thing: I *do* support the movement to incarcerate >members of and freeze the assets of terrorist organizations, and have >said so repeatedly. Here I support the Bush team from the VP to the >Pentagon chief to the National Security advisor in terms of these >objectives. I have said so from the beginning, and say so again. I am >over-joyed that they are FINALLY bringing these forces under control, >and enthusiastic that Pakistan-supported terrorism in Kashmir may be >contained which will make it easier I believe to resolve the question >of the status and autonomy of JK. I am utterly repulsed by Osama >bin Laden, and feel confident that he would take the head of a >socialist like me. But then I am sure the Saudi royal family would >be quite unkind to me as well. The Saudi regime is a terrorist one >whose twisted and sick offspring Osama bin Laden is. I tremble at the >thought of being one of the millions of innocent people who live in >the cross fire from that frighteningly arbitrary despotism and that >twisted, women hating, repulsive terrorist organization. > > I am arguing that the US needs to do what it can to allow for the >development of democracy within Sa'udi Arabia, and I have been very >disappointed that the administration has said so little on this >front. Maybe it's doing something behind the scenes--do you know? I >say this in hopes that in case you are not what you seem--that is, >you are govt intelligence-- you do not question that I am a loyal to >my fellow American citizens. It is in terms of our collective safety >that I think it urgent the our govt makes use of its latent power to >to open up the Gulf states and achieve a rapprochement with the Iraqi >regime that allows the easing of the sanctions. But I am afraid as >was an army official in the WSJ a few days ago that the Bush's >administration links to oil companies will make them too cautious in >dealing with the royal family. I mean, aren't half of them (i mean >the royal family, not the bush administration!) addicted to hashish? >can't we push them around a bit? >Rakesh > >