RE: Rumsfeld Says He May Drop New Office of Influence

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Wed Feb 27 2002 - 02:23:36 GMT

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    Hi Lawrence DeBivort -

    >I've got to pick up Wilson's book. It sounds pretty interesting.

    It's largely environmental, but, that's a real terrorism that we're
    hardly seeing.

    And, thanks for the history lesson. I'm watching a series this month on
    the local PBS satellite station about WWII. Wars continue to amaze me, on
    all sides.

    >This ability to protect its own neutrality was greatly enabled by
    >Switzerland's mountainous terrain;

    Probably the root. Maybe also, the root of the 'hiddenness' of the
    banking system.

    But I'm not sure there are any non-criminal governments, just as there
    probably aren't any non-criminal rich bastards. But criminality is also
    relative. As is life, all things considered.

    >Hmmmmm... how about Egypt/Nasser nationalizing the Suez Canal?

    I suppose there was no real benefit to them? No pressure from other
    nations? Wasn't Nasser a fashion plate of a leader?

    >The republic of Venice deciding (by a single vote) to NOT move their capital
    >to Constantinople?

    You see my ignorance here- Venice is a republic? I thought it was a
    waterlogged city in Italy.

    The only international cooperative policy of intelligent relations I am
    aware of is Antarctica.

    - Wade

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