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You see...
...that's where so many in the EU (and the rest of the world) go wrong:

"...it was the US (actually, it was private US companies; same thing, though)."

That's a complete falsehood. Other countries with much closer ties between their industries and their government can't understand (and therefore disbelieve) the separation in the US between the government and other aspects of the society. The US government doesn't control Pat Robertson, and the US government doesn't control IBM. You may have trouble understanding the concept of a society that isn't under the thumb of its government, but it exists nonetheless.

Study the US a little better next time.

Carl Rapson
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Let me get this straight...  ShadeTree | 10/31/06
You got it  Bill4 | 10/31/06
UN is useless  ITTech001 | 10/31/06
Ironic  ITTech001 | 10/31/06
Most popular sport in America  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Listen buddy....  techboy_z | 10/31/06
Very partiotic, no doubt; still no less wrong  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
No less wrong because it's not wrong at all.  techboy_z | 10/31/06
throwing around epithets  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Few inaccuracies in the previous post, too  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
You see...  rapson | 10/31/06
I beg to differ  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Ahem- now that's ridiculous Predrag...  banquo79 | 10/31/06
What Predrag also does not mention  John Zern | 10/31/06
Let's agree on this...  banquo79 | 10/31/06
Excellent post  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Let's agree on this...  Oreamnos_americanus | 11/01/06
You need to reinvestigate  techboy_z | 10/31/06
Not so sure, as citations are missing  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Ironic, isn't it, these EU countries  John Zern | 10/31/06
Almost...  techboy_z | 10/31/06
Darfur? Oil-for-Food???  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Hey, look again...and stop lying.  techboy_z | 10/31/06
For your info.  ShadeTree | 11/01/06
It was going well until you hopped in.  I am Gorby | 11/01/06
Seconded.  HypnoToad | 10/31/06
China and people  Linux User 1 | 10/31/06
This is about making Big Boys Cry  mighetto | 10/31/06
Hey look: Frank's bashing MS and Bill Gates!!!  John Zern | 10/31/06
And note how...  rapson | 10/31/06
Bluntly stated, the UN must stay out of  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
How about.....  seosamh_z | 10/31/06
Please share with us one good thing they ...  ShadeTree | 10/31/06
UNICEF  seosamh_z | 10/31/06
No thanks.  techboy_z | 10/31/06
Say what?????  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
Say this...  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Buwahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
What happened, No_Ax?  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Buwahahaha  Oreamnos_americanus | 11/01/06
Trying reading  seosamh_z | 10/31/06
Yes  Tiggster | 10/31/06
Unfortunately you are correct.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
Do Not Get Out Of The U.N.  iwasbannedatci | 10/31/06
It wouldn't matter....  techboy_z | 11/01/06
The US is a permanent member of the UN Security Council.  B.O.F.H. | 10/31/06
Must have been living under a rock...  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Listing that they were given a controversial ...  ShadeTree | 10/31/06
Controversial???  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
what about its middle east policy?  Tiggster | 10/31/06
60 years ago maybe, but not today.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
Actually, today, more than ever...  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Agreed...lets talk education  banquo79 | 10/31/06
To Predrag and banquo79....  techboy_z | 10/31/06
Predrag, how about looking at it from a different perspective?  thelemite | 11/01/06
Laughable!  ShadeTree | 11/01/06
Hey Thelemite, a lot of countries...  I am Gorby | 11/01/06
Gorby......  thelemite | 11/02/06
Even thoug the US is a member?  B.O.F.H. | 10/31/06
so anything that offends, whether true or not, is illegal? that goes  wessonjoe | 10/31/06
Your statement is horrid, your point correct.  banquo79 | 10/31/06
Talk about "Hypocritical"  John Zern | 10/31/06
I noticed that too  rapson | 10/31/06
To answer the Irish Delegate  wolf_z | 10/31/06
I could go for that  fmcgowan | 10/31/06
Improvement ?  perryroyce@... | 10/31/06
The best lies...  multanihl | 10/31/06
Don't sweat it.  multanihl | 10/31/06
Actually, world could blast U.N. for its laxed approach to China  Boot_Agnostic | 11/05/06

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