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

George Sherwood wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 10:48:12 +0100, Adam wrote:
>> That was then. No one seriously think the US is the same today. After
>> all "9-11 changed everything" including the US's liking
for liberty, the
>> rule of law etc.
>>
>
> What do you base this on?

Guantanamo.
Kidnapping people & sending them to known torturing states. Abu Ghraib.
Support for all sorts of unpleasant characters such as those in Uzbekistan,
Turkmenistan, Kazachstan, Azerbaijan etc so long as they supported the
"War on Terror"
A major war of aggression.

Is that a long enough list?



> From my experience here nothing has changed at
> all from the last time I lived overseas in the early 90's.  Attitudes are
> the same.   By the taxi driver measure, it is very good here.  I have been
> told more that America is good, Bush is good more times then I can
> remember.  This comes from the shops, taxi drivers, restaurants, every
> where here.  I just don't see this that that you profess to be there and I
> don't here it from my friends in other countries either.  Now watching the
> BBC on the tv here is a totally different story. So maybe that is your
> basis. 
>

ROFLMAO. No diff to when I was there coz then they were worried about
Russia & Iran....& I beleive both are still there, they were
looking for external support to try & get Ngorno Karabakh back....do
they have Karabakh back yet?

Hey I tell you what why not conduct a poll in say the friendly countries of
Pakistan or Turkey & see what they think & if those views have
changed.

Adam

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