Looks like the locals recognize them, this time, (http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/01/26/2003092555) though!! :eek:

"Despite the US attempts to tread more lightly, Washington was not spared some harsh words at Davos, notably from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, whose help it is now seeking to sort out the aftermath of the Iraq war.

Annan warned that the US focus on security had diverted attention from critical development issues facing the world and risked reducing the collective security system to "brute competition based on the laws of the jungle."

He said if global terrorism threatened peace and communal harmony, "the war against terrorism can sometimes aggravate those tensions, as well as raising concerns about the protection of human rights and civil liberties."

Critics from the Muslim world branded the US as hypocritical for preaching the spread of democracy in the Middle East while continuing to back Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Even the widely touted economic recovery in the US attracted suspicion from officials and economic pundits alike.

Stephan Roach, chief economist at Morgan Stanley, said the Americans were getting the headlines for what is in some respects an "artificial recovery" compared to the real growth registered in countries like China.

"We are doing it at the cost of lots of structural imbalances and a lack of job recreation and an economy that is running on cash cuts and debt," he said. "

.....And, it (just) keeps gettin' better and better!!!! (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47309-2004Jan25.html) :eek:

"The dollar's dramatic slide against the euro and British pound has already had major real-world impacts, mainly for the good of the U.S. economy. But over the long-term, the fall of the mighty dollar, driven by the United States' record trade and budget deficits, raises far more ominous fears than pricey porcelain poultry: rising interest rates, falling stock prices and an unavoidable decline in the nation's standard of living."

"Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, the Levy Institute's president, raised the prospects of the dollar falling off the perch it has occupied since the world left the gold standard nearly 60 years ago: the global financial reserve.

"If that does happen, it means a lot," he said. "Clearly, we cannot be the unquestioned leader of the world because the bottom line is still economic strength."

yes, lets not let any good news go without a lot more bad news! It just shows that good news to America is bad news to shaman, bad news and hard times for america makes shaman happy! :D

oh, and Kofi Annan is right, we should not fight the terrorists, we may make them mad and do something like this! (http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0110/main02.htm) WoW! if that happened here it might change the way we live or change peoples points of view about the terrorists.

I think shammy would be a little more respected if he tried posting in other areas of the site rather than just politics...

Originally posted by silverbulletkc
I think shammy would be a little more respected if he tried posting in other areas of the site rather than just politics...
HERE Ya' Go!! (http://www.jesusdressup.com/)

You can make this donation (to the Religion-forum), in my name!!!:D

......unless they're more the news-hawk (http://www.landoverbaptist.org/)-types!! :D

Turning our backs because of bad news is like the bird sticking his head in the sand.

"The United States is already a diminished economic superpower, challenged by the rapidly rising strength of India and China."
USA Today jan.26.04
Statement by Peter Drucker age 94 the uncontested World's leading management authority.

Try to get your presidential candidates to touch that statement with a 10 foot pole.

Originally posted by Dan Fussell
Turning our backs because of bad news is like the bird sticking his head in the sand.

"The United States is already a diminished economic superpower, challenged by the rapidly rising strength of India and China."
USA Today jan.26.04
Statement by Peter Drucker age 94 the uncontested World's leading management authority.

Try to get your presidential candidates to touch that statement with a 10 foot pole.
You haven't heard......when conservatives say WAR Is GOOD For The U.S.-Economy (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50684-2004Jan26.html?nav=hptop_tb)??????????