Re: Re: Re: Re: Rule Britannia

2000-09-12 Thread Jim Devine
Chris said: A world government is in the process of creation, in a haphazard and hypocritical fashion. Paul said: Ugh. The UN as the creature of the US as in Kosovo. God help us! I thought the US did an end-run around the UN in Kosovo, since it couldn't get full support. The creation of

Re: Rule Britannia

2000-09-11 Thread Chris Burford
LONDON (Reuters) - British troops and Sierra Leone rebels suffered casualties on Sunday as British forces attacked a rebel base and freed six of their soldiers who had been taken hostage, the chief of Britain's defense staff said. ``There have been a few casualties on our side,'' Sir Charles

Re: Re: Rule Britannia

2000-09-11 Thread Chris Burford
At 07:59 11/09/00 +0100, I wrote: This incident is mainly a warning to Britain about the limits of its power. The raid was a sign of weakness:- it faced losing its troops still kept as hostages, and public opinion growing doubtful again about this whole expedition. As if to confirm this

Re: Re: Re: Rule Britannia

2000-09-11 Thread phillp2
At 07:59 11/09/00 +0100, Chris Burford wrote: This incident is mainly a warning to Britain about the limits of its power. The raid was a sign of weakness:- it faced losing its troops still kept as hostages, and public opinion growing doubtful again about this whole expedition.