-Caveat Lector- http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0303/S00170.htm The Coalition Of The Willing [/Killing] Is Named Thursday, 20 March 2003, 1:22 pm Opinion: Alastair Thompson
The U.S. "Coalition Of The Willing" has finally been named. In naming it U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell observed that it was a bigger group than that arrayed to support the first Gulf War in 1991. The list is: "Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom and Uzbekistan. + 15 Nations who are providing assistance but who do not wish to be named." - Source U.S. State Dept Notes: 1) Many of the above are providing only moral support and no military or financial assistance. 2) Turkey is still involved in negotiations as to the extent of its support. 3) The U.S. has military forces currently operating in Afghanistan, Columbia, El Salvador, South Korea, Nicaragua and the Phillipines. 4) There were already US military bases pre-war in Japan, South Korea, Turkey and Uzbekistan. 5) Albania and Macedonia border on Kosovo in which the US was extensively involved in a conflict in 1999. 6) In addition to several countries already noted above, the list includes the following former Warsaw Pact. and Soviet Socialist Republics, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. All these nations are in sore need of U.S., IMF and World Bank assistance to rebuild their economies. 7) Two nations in the list, Eritrea and Ethiopia, were until very recently involved in a protracted war with each other. The negotiated peace was acheived with the assistance of the U.S. Assuming all these nations either have ulterior motives for their support , or would find it difficult and embarassing not to do so (e.g. Japan with bases in its territory and North Korea on its doorstep.) We are then left with. Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, The United Kingdom and Australia. In four of these nations at least, the UK, Australia, Italy and Spain the Government's have taken their decision to support the coalition in the absence of a UN mandate clearly against the majority public opinion. The position of the Danish and Netherlands public on this war is not known, but given their long liberal traditions in politics, it seems highly unlikely that they would support it. ENDS Home Page | Headlines | Previous Story | Next Story Copyright (c) Scoop Media Forwarded for your information. The text and intent of the article have to stand on their own merits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe simply because it has been handed down for many genera- tions. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of teachers, elders or wise men. Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all. Then accept it and live up to it." The Buddha on Belief, from the Kalama Sutra <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://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/[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
