Morgan Olsson writes: > >The US has to do the job that the UN was supposed to do. Now that the UN > >is dying, somebody must stand for Truth and Justice. > > Well, the UN is dying because some countries, especially US, do not pay > their shared costs (could not remember the right word now), and general > lack of interest from some countries. > The US, under Regan's advice, did not pay its dues for several years, because the US was tired of paying 1/4 the total costs of a beurocratic juggernaut. The US is nearly complete in repaying back-dues now. Apathy, however, is currently and will always be a problem that plagues the UN. -- Matthias Granberry Gonff@windmillbbs.com Caffeine, nicotine, and execution all serve as "normalizing agents". -- "Attention Deficit Disorder"