On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Thomas Lunde wrote:
> I know it has been postulated before, but I think it is time, perhaps
> evolutionary to make a conscious decision to outlaw war. If that requires a
> world police force, so be it.
Both already exists for some time: The U.N. has outlawed war and the U$
has established a world police force (aka USAF). The problem is that the
latter gives a damn about the former, is not democratically legitimized,
and doesn't even pay its U.N. member fees.
Greetings,
Chris
>> Quick Political Scholastic Aptitude Test (QPSAT)
>>
>> This test consists of one (1) multiple-choice question (so you better get
>> it right!). Here's a list of the countries that the USAF has bombed since
>> the end of World War II, compiled by historian William Blum:
>>
>> China 1945-46
>> Korea 1950-53
>> China 1950-53
>> Guatemala 1954
>> Indonesia 1958
>> Cuba 1959-60
>> Guatemala 1960
>> Congo 1964
>> Peru 1965
>> Laos 1964-73
>> Vietnam 1961-73
>> Cambodia 1969-70
>> Guatemala 1967-69
>> Grenada 1983
>> Libya 1986
>> El Salvador 1980s
>> Nicaragua 1980s
>> Panama 1989
>> Iraq 1991-99
>> Sudan 1998
>> Afghanistan 1998
>> Yugoslavia 1999
>>
>> Question:
>> In how many of these instances did a democratic government, respectful of
>> human rights, occur as a direct result? Choose one of the following:
>>
>> (a) 0
>> (b) zero
>> (c) none
>> (d) not a one
>> (e) zip
>> (f) a whole number between -1 and +1
>> (g) zilch
