-Caveat Lector- (Now that's dedication, and to a politician no less. Anyone want to volunteer to give Clinton some of their body parts? I didn't think so. ;-) -- SW) People Offer To Go Blind So Leader Can See Updated 9:38 AM ET October 29, 1999 JAKARTA (Reuters) - Devoted followers of Indonesia's ailing new President Abdurrahman Wahid are offering to donate their eyes to restore the half-blind leader's vision, the Jakarta Post reported on Friday. The 59-year-old cleric, whose eyesight was damaged by a stroke and cataract problems, cannot see well enough to read and must be guided by aides when he moves about in public. Some members of Wahid's Nation Awakening Party in the central Java city of Yogyakarta offered Wahid their eyes if they were suitable for a transplant, the newspaper reported. An official from the country's largest Moslem group, which Wahid also heads, urged the president to accept the offer. "I praise and thank the prospective donors who want president Abdurrahman Wahid to be able to carry out his daily duties effectively," the Post quoted Imam Syafii, treasurer of the 40-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama, as saying. "Let's hope that the president will accept." Wahid was elected last week by the People's Consultative Assembly in the country's first ever contested presidential vote. He succeeded B.J. Habibie. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steve Wingate California Director SKYWATCH INTERNATIONAL Anomalous Images and UFO Files http://www.anomalous-images.com 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
