From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

George Sherwood wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:36:28 +0100, Phil Payne wrote:
>
>>> Still seems to me you are confusing accepting that an
>>> election was valid and the government is elected legitimately
and deciding
>>> to support financially the elected government. Show me where the US has
>>> questioned the legitimacy of the election of Hamas?  No
elected government
>>> automatically must be provided foreign aid because they were elected.
>>> There are consequences to elections. Especially for a
Government that many
>>> including much of the US and Europe consider a terrorist organization.
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5290106.stm
>>
>> "Lady Thatcher would not back sanctions in the 1980s, calling Nelson
>> Mandela's African National Congress terrorists.
>>
>> Mr Cameron met the former South African president in South Africa last week.
>>
>> He called him "one of the greatest men alive" and said
he had learned
>> lessons from him."
>
> Might make sense to you, but I cannot call Mandela's fight
> against apartheid and Hamas' fight to destroy Israel equivalent.
>
> George

Both hamas & the ANC are/were classified as terrorist organisations by your gov.

Adam

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