From: "George Sherwood" 

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

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