Hi Michael

Nothing like a spirited discussion!

Just a small point - re Iraq 'killing its own people" - Mr Average in Korea is eating GRASS to stay alive, for goodness' sake! So if we're talking about how dictators treat their people, let's not lose sight of the fact that Mr Kim Il whatisname has starved to death THOUSANDS of his own people.

Guy's a complete wacko. And a dangerous wacko at that.

Philip

> Korea's ranting and carrying on reminds me
> of Wag The Dog...

> There's a scene where DeNiro says to DENY
> the spy plane (or whatever it was that
> didn't actually exist). Doing so would make
> the media concentrate on the denial and not
> on what was actually going on.

> Korea threatening nuclear strikes and
> carrying on like an idiot while nothing has
> been said to them - as far as I am aware -
> is like that part of Wag The Dog. Create
> interest in one thing... possibly to
> distract from something else.

> Also. Korea just wants attention.

> As for pre-emtive strike et al. I would
> hardly think Korea's situation bares any
> resemblence to Iraq - 12 years with 17+
> resolutions and a severe lack of
> co-operation while simultaneously killing
> its own citizens after creating a huge
> environmental catastrophe by blowing up over
> 100 oil wells.

> Korea is open about its weapons - look, we
> are building nuclear weapons. Iraq says we
> have nothing bad then rockets which exceed
> ranges are found as well as mustard gas
> (which, I believe was outlawed last
> century). Hmmm.

> No comparison IMO.

> Michael Ross