Hakan, I do hope you are not about to downplay the prospect of the US
invading the UK, Daphne du Maurier would turn in her grave.
I still have hopes that we would roll over and take the proferred
reparations that the US will rain on us after we surrender.
We certainly need it!
Old people desperately needing care, a mininal state pension that is
destined to decline into nothing, no public housing programme, education in
crisis, medical services so strained that we have to send our people to
France so they can get their operations done, public transport in chaos and
Tony Blair ventures our miserable remaining wealth on sorting out the
politics of other tyrants.
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hakan Falk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: EU: Boycott of American Goods Over Iraq War Gains
Momentum
>
> I agree with you and it would be difficult for even Bush to
> paint the Queen as an evil dictator. Even if he could, London
> already proved that it can resist bombings. But if Bush
> wanted to do it, I guess that the French would let him use
> France as staging area. I have always wondered about how
> Canada could survive as a country, but if the British and
> the French can get along, it should be a piece of cake for
> the Christians and the Muslims. -:)
>
> Hakan
>
> At 01:32 AM 3/29/2003 +0000, you wrote:
> >I had the same thought Hakan.... LOL
> >The good news is, in Canada we have the advantage of much closer ties
> >to the British ( the Queen would be quite upset at any invasion
> >attempt) and the French as well ( since we have a very large
> >Francophone population ), so although our meager military is tied up
> >due to the Afghanistan situation, we most likely would get the
> >support of the British and French.
> >This would lead to an interesting combination of "conflicts".
> >The US could be fighting Canada, Britain and France here, while the
> >British and the US are fighting Iraq,
> >while we Canadians are still assisting the US, and the Brits in
> >Afghanistan.
> >Meanwhile, we all continue to buy goods from each other and complain
> >about each other.
> >Even stranger than this is the fact that we as people almost all like
> >each other.
> >
> >HVD
> >ps...anyone thinking of invading Canada would be out of their minds
> >as it is way too cold here... besides, they could just buy what they
> >want.. we will ship it.
> >
> >
> >--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Darryl,
> > >
> > > Good advise, continue to deliver, otherwise you take the
> > > risk of being "liberated". -:)
> > >
> > > Hakan
> > >
> > >
> > > At 04:27 PM 3/28/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >The boycotts cut both ways.
> > > >
> > > >I read an article in the past couple of days (can't find citation
> >right
> > > >now), that
> > > >American consumers have become more likely to boycott Canadian
> >products
> > > >because of
> > > >the Canadian government's "opposition" to U.S. action in Iraq.
> >(Please
> > > >note that
> > > >Canadian troops are currently in Afghanistan, Canadian Navy ships
> >are in the
> > > >Persian Gulf, and a small number of Canadian military are
> >currently serving
> > > >attached to U.S and British units in Iraq and area.
> > > >
> > > >If U.S. consumers really want to make an impact, I recommend
> >targeting our
> > > >major
> > > >exports to the U.S.
> > > >1) Oil. The U.S. imports more oil from Canada ("Soviet
> >Canuckistan" I
> > > >believe is
> > > >the current term of choice in Washington D.C.)
> > > >2) Natural Gas.
> > > >3) Electricity (about 40,000,000,000,000 Watt-hours imported from
> >Canada
> > > >to U.S. in
> > > >2002)
> > > >4) Light trucks (including SUVs and minivans and pickups). Over
> >half of
> > > >these
> > > >vehicles produced in Canada are exported to the U.S.
> > > >5) Softwood lumber. Never mind, the U.S. government has already
> >applied
> > > >an illegal
> > > >tariff (per NAFTA) on this, despite having the same tariff
> >overturned by U.S.
> > > >courts in the past.
> > > >
> > > >I understand that boycotting American brands may have a limited
> >effect
> > > >(hurting
> > > >local merchants more than U.S. interests). However, if one wants
> >to send a
> > > >financial message to the U.S. and British administrations, are
> >there any
> > > >target
> > > >products that would be particularly effective if boycotted?
> > > >
> > > >Darryl McMahon
>
>
>
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