Under those circumstances it would not necessarily be a threat, but a condition of the aid package.
However, if the condition is announced after the original agreement, then it is a threat. A threat does not have to imply violence. "Eat your veggies or no dessert" is clearly a threat, although it does not imply violence. ====================================== Stop spam on your domain, use our gateway! For hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com ISP rated: http://www.forta.com/cf/isp/isp.cfm?isp_id=772 ====================================== If you are not satisfied with my service, my job isn't done! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heald, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 9:17 AM Subject: RE: US threatens Caribbean Countries | I think that threat implies violence. When you are receiving hand outs you | have to be prepared to bend to your supporters will. This is true at all | levels. This is why only trade, based on an equal exchange of valued items | (this is true even in relationships, where the item to be exchanged can be | as simple as time spent together). When one is supporting the other | eventually the supporter will call due the debit. I don't consider this a | threat. I consider it justice. If you want our money you have do to | something for us. If you would rather follow your own will you can be | without our money. It's a decision on your part. How is what we are doing | in this instance wrong. morally or legally? Should we not expect some | return on our investment? | | Tim | | | -----Original Message----- | From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 10:15 AM | To: CF-Community | Subject: RE: US threatens Caribbean Countries | | | Let me break it down for you: | | "Do what we say, or else...." | | Check a dictionary for the definition of a threat. | | I think it obtuse to not admit that the US is threatening smaller | countries with withdrawal of support if they go along with the ICC. | | Argue all you like whether the ICC is a valid entity, whether the US | should be a part of it or not. | | But don't argue a fact that it is threatening smaller countries. | | I suppose if OPEC said if the US doesn't withdraw from IRAQ it would | stop selling oil to the US...that wouldn't be a 'threat'. | *shakes head* | | -Gel | | | -----Original Message----- | From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Funny the subject said something about threatening. I see no threats. | I mean withholding defense money from other nations isn't a threat, it's | international politics. Threats are "we are going to invade you if you | don't......". | | | | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
