I like to contemplate how the US may have approached 9/11 sans Bush.... I think the world may have been a much healthier place.
regards Doug On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 09:34 am, Appal Energy wrote: > Tyrone, > > Me thinks you never took a psych course, much less reverse psych. > > Those who oppose the US presence on "Arab" soils, along with a few other US > insults, prefer Bush because he's foolish, near-sighted and lacking in > ability to see beyond the dogmas of his choice regligion and his queer > interpretation of democracy, all of which weakens America without any need > for their throwing the first rock. Oddly enough, Mr. Bush's arrogance under > the guise of presidential authority also entices new recruits rich in > seething anger. > > Bush is nothing more than a double edged sword pressed against the American > throat. > > Kerry? A little more aware of bigger pictures and options to navigate > through, to or away from them, with enough of a hint of American swagger as > to be formidable if provoked. > > Now if you were an insurgent hell bent on seeing America anhilated, who > would be your first preference? > > Todd Swearingen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tyrone Slothrop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 12:57 AM > Subject: RE: [Biofuel] Kerry preferred around World - Poll > > > Actually, I'd like to see a lot more on bio-fuel and a lot > > less of this kind of stuff. That said, it's worth answering > > Allan's reply. I would suggest he go straight to the source and > > consider what our enemies, Al Qaeda, think about George Bush. > > > > http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1068257.htm > > > > "The statement said it supported US President George W Bush > > in his re-election campaign and would prefer him to win in > > November rather than the Democratic candidate John Kerry, > > as it was not possible to find a leader "more foolish than > > you [Bush], who deals with matters by force rather than with wisdom". > > > > In comments addressed to Mr Bush, the group said "Kerry will kill > > our nation while it sleeps because he and the Democrats have the > > cunning to embellish blasphemy and present it to the Arab and > > Muslim nation as civilisation". > > > > "Because of this we desire you [Bush] to be elected." > > > > Seems pretty clear to me what our enemies want, Allan. Also seems > > pretty clear what our (former) friends want. But what do I > > know, I just live in Manhattan. It's not like any of > > this affects me, unlike you I'm sure... > > > > Racketmensch > > > > "It was as if Bin Laden, hidden in some mountain redoubt, > > were engaging in long-range mind control of George Bush, > > chanting: 'Invade Iraq, you must invade Iraq.'" > > - Richard Clark - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of Allan De Groot > > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 11:58 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Kerry preferred around World - Poll > > > > > > So far that is THE best aregument for re-electing Bush that I've heard. > > > > America's foreign interests may well go against world opinion. > > if so that's just too bad.... > > I don't think that having US national security issues decided > > in Paris or Bejing is "sound judgement" > > > > the citing that in China Kerry is prefered sets off serious warning bells > > in > > > my mind. > > If it doesn't in your mind there is something very wrong. > > > > AD > > > > At 10:38 PM 9/8/04 -0500, you wrote: > > > Most countries want Kerry in White House > > > Sep 9, 2004 > > > http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_9-9-2004_pg4_2 > > > > > > WASHINGTON: A majority of people in 30 of 35 countries want Democratic > > > party flagbearer John Kerry in the White House, according to a survey > > > released Wednesday showing US President George W Bush rebuffed by > > > all of America's traditional allies. > > > > > > On average, Senator Kerry was favored by more than a two-to-one margin > > > - 46 percent to 20 percent, the survey by GlobeScan Inc, a global > > > research firm, and the local University of Maryland, showed. > > > > > > "Only one in five want to see Bush reelected," said Steven Kull, > > > the university's program on international policy attitudes. > > > "Though he is not as well known, Kerry would win handily if > > > the people of the world were to elect the US president." > > > > > > The only countries where Bush was preferred in the poll covering > > > a total of 34,330 people and conducted in July and August were > > > the Philippines, Nigeria and Poland. India and Thailand were > > > divided. > > > > > > The margin of error in the survey covering all regions of the > > > world ranged from plus or minus 2.3 to five percent. > > > > > > Kerry was strongly preferred among all of America's traditional allies, > > > including Norway (74 percent compared with Bush's seven percent), > > > Germany (74 percent to 10 percent), France (64 percent to five > > > percent), the Netherlands (63 percent to six percent), Italy (58 > > > percent to 14 > > percent) > > > > and Spain (45 percent to seven percent). > > > > > > Even in Britain, where Prime Minister Tony Blair is Bush's closest ally > > > in the war on terror, Kerry trounced the incumbent 47 percent to 16 > > percent. > > > > Kerry was also greatly favored among Canadians by 61 percent to Bush's > > 16 > > > percent > > > > > and among the Japanese by 43 percent to 23 percent. Even among > > > countries > > > > that have > > > > > contributed troops to Iraq, most favored Kerry, and said that their > > > view > > of US > > > > foreign policy has gotten worse under Bush. > > > > > > They included Britain, the Czech Republic, Italy, the Netherlands, the > > > Dominican Republic, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Japan, Norway and Spain. > > > > > > Asked how President Bush's foreign policy had affected their feelings > > towards > > > > the United States, a majority of those polled in 31 countries said it > > made > > > them > > > > > feel "worse" about America, while those in only three countries said it > > > > had made > > > > > them feel "better." > > > > > > "Perhaps most sobering for Americans is the strength of the view that > > > US foreign policy is on the wrong track, even in countries contributing > > > troops in Iraq," said GlobeScan President Doug Miller. > > > > > > In Europe, the exception for Bush was a new ally, Polland, where he was > > > preferred by a narrow majority of 31 percent against Kerry's 26 > > > percent. Another new European ally, the Czech Republic, however went > > > for Kerry (42 percent to Bush's 18 percent) as did Sweden (58 percent > > > to 10 > > percent). > > > > Asia was the most mixed region, though Kerry still did better. > > > Aside from enjoying a large margin in Japan, he was preferred by > > > clear majorities in China (52 percent to Bush's 12 percent) and > > > Indonesia (57 percent to 34 percent). But those polled were > > > divided in India (Kerry 34 percent, Bush 33 percent) and > > > Thailand (Kerry 30 percent, Bush 33 percent). > > > > > > Latin Americans went for Kerry in all nine countries polled. > > > In only two cases did Kerry win by a large majority - > > > Brazil (57 percent to 14 percent) and the > > > Dominican Republic (51 percent to 38 percent) > > > - but in most cases the spread was quite wide. > > > > > > > > > > > > Global Poll Shows a Kerry Landslide > > > Poll finds him preferred around world > > > by Thomas Crampton > > > September 8, 2004 by the International Herald Tribune > > > http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0908-03.htm > > > "Another pattern that became apparent in studying the data was that > > > > those people with > > > > > higher education and more income were more strongly in favor of Kerry, > > > > Kull said." > > > > > "Those at the top of world society are more negative towards Bush > > > than > > > > those at the > > > > > bottom," Kull said. "The most likely common link is that those who have > > > > the most > > > > > access to information tend be more negative towards Bush than those > > > with > > less > > > > access to information..." > > > > > > > > > Perhaps this "Global Poll of 32 Nations PROVES that > > > Kerry Will Rally Allies and Restore Global Support for US" > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Biofuel mailing list > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > > >Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > > >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Biofuel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Biofuel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
