-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! US denies arms sale an issue in crisis AFP AND CNA WASHINGTON The White House said on Friday that US arms and equipment sales to Taiwan were not a part of negotiations aimed at resolving a standoff with Beijing over a US spy plane and crew stranded in China. Asked whether the sales, a major irritant in relations between Washington and Beijing, were being discussed by officials from both sides seeking to end the dispute, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer replied: "no they are not." The spy plane row has blown up as US President George W. Bush mulls a decision on whether to provide Taiwan with naval destroyers equipped with the AEGIS radar system and other weaponry. US officials have insisted that the sole factor in Washington's decision on what arms to provide Taipei will be based on Taiwan's defense needs, as required under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act. Meanwhile, Kurt Campbell, a former US defense official in charge of Asia Pacific affairs, said at a recent seminar that he believes the new US administration will make a "robust" decision to sell arms to Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act. He added that because Asian countries do not want to see the US and China in conflict, the Bush administration should continue to engage Beijing. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
