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Subject:	Re: When is a website "independent" and when is it "part of"?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Sun, 22 Oct 2000 08:01:01 GMT
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> it's not the US role to be the world's > policeman, but I digress). I'd say the UN is/should be the world's policeman. What the US (and others) do independent of the UN is political mumbo jumbo all based on selfish gain. Take what is happening in the middle-east right now. If the US were to withdraw some of its dogmatic support for Israel - it would have ended days/weeks/years ago. Or why does the US not go one step further and "POLICE" that one? Perhaps the thought of watching kids getting shot to bits with US made/designed guns is too appealing? If you meant that the US is the world's bully, I may well agree. Scott A Please note, I way well be interchanging US/NATO here, as US seldom works alone on these things. The UK, for one, normally gives support.

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		Re: When is a website "independent" and when is it "part of"?
(...) That was a throwaway comment and I didn't expect a debate, but since you're slagging the US, here I am. (...) Not sure I agree that everything the US does externally is for the benefit of the US. I think it should be, but it isn't. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: When is a website "independent" and when is it "part of"?
Oh dear. I knew it'd come to lugnet too sometime. I've had enough politics in the past three weeks to last a lifetime, but here goes anyway. (...) Maybe true. In fact, probably true. (...) Oh my. Why would/should the US remove its so-called (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: When is a website "independent" and when is it "part of"?
Scott A wrote in message ... I really did not want to add posts to this thread as it is feelings inolved, byt hey, I could not help myself... <snipped> (...) Yes, especially in Northern Ireland... Wouldn´t it be greate to give that piece of the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		When is a website "independent" and when is it "part of"?
Sorry for the malformed subject, it feels like it's 2 AM to me. Something has been nagging at me about one aspect of the latest... I think I want to recant some of my own words, and see if some other people do too. At least a little. Maybe it's a (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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