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Date Posted: 20:02:36 12/06/04 Mon
Author: davewakeling
Subject: Re: I wish I lived in England
In reply to: Paul 's message, "Re: I wish I lived in England" on 18:25:46 12/06/04 Mon

>>The world would of been in a far more dangerous
>>state,with Kerry in the White House.Bush is da man.
>>
>>Sal.I was only having a laugh,son.By the way,I am a
>>male and not a 'her' ! (Wink).
>
>
>
>"The world would of been in a far more dangerous
>>state,with Kerry in the White House.Bush is da man."
>
>Quite possibly Dell,can't help but think that the
>American election choice was a case of dumb or
>dumber.More people killed today,this time in Saudi
>Arabia,17 killed yesterday in Baghdad (that i know
>of),whole thing is a mess and the world we live in is
>far from safe.George W Bush finished what his father
>started,Saddam Hussein has been captured,more American
>soldiers in Iraq than at any point during the
>invasion,can't help but think that oil and not these
>elusive 'weapons of mass destruction' is Mr Bush's big
>incentive.America on a permanent state of
>alert,American friends of mine report a constant state
>of fear being instilled (UK slowly becoming the
>same),Guantanamo Bay,conspiracy
>theories,Afghanistan,Osama Bin Laden,Israel and the
>Gaza strip.
>
> Saw a shocking programme last week over here in
>the UK entitled 'America's guinea pig kids'.The crux
>of it involves some U.S law overseen by Mr Bush which
>gives the department in charge of vulnerable children
>in the poorer areas (can't remember the name of the
>organisation,based in New York) complete rights to
>test medicines (for HIV research)on homeless children
>or orphans.They need no consent from anyone to do this
>and are not answerable to any law that can be
>enforced,this includes raiding homes of children who's
>parents have died and taking them away from their
>Grandparents or whoever may be looking after them at
>the time,this organisation refuses to give any details
>of the whereabouts or condition of these young
>kids.Was reported that thousands of these children had
>died over the years of these 'tests' and are buried
>anonymously with no-one knowing of their
>whereabouts,this doesn't sound like a free state to
>me,employees of this 'test centre' are forced into a
>vow of silence of the goings on inside.This programme
>was sickening and Mr Bush has a lot to answer for on
>this subject alone if he is 'da man'.
>
>The Beat rock,love and unity.

It's great living in California, and I love visiting England.

I don't think there's much to choose between the political situation in US or UK. We're in the same boat, and have little say.

Fortunately, you can find Beat songs being sung both sides of the pond, so whether it's a Brave New Future or Armagiddion time, you'll still be able to shake your arse to it.

love,

Dave
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Replies:

Re: I wish I lived in England -- Dell, 09:44:50 12/07/04 Tue
- Re: I wish I lived in England -- ant, 14:09:32 12/07/04 Tue
  - Re: I wish I lived in England -- Dell, 18:29:50 12/07/04 Tue