Re: sed /s/United States/Roman Empire/g Hmm, if the shoe fits... I think these five attributes could more or 
less describe various actions of the US over the past decade or so...

> In the 1990s we witnessed the emergence of a small number of rogue 
> states that, while different in important ways, share a number of 
> attributes. These states:
>
> *    brutalize their own people and squander their national resources 
> for the personal gain of the rulers;

The first part of this doesn't really fit, except in isolated cases - 
certainly not en mass. The second part though... Hmm...

> *    display no regard for international law, threaten their 
> neighbors, and callously violate international treaties to which they 
> are party;

Well, think about it.

> *    are determined to acquire weapons of mass destruction, along with 
> other advanced military technology, to be used as threats or 
> offensively to achieve the aggressive designs of these regimes; 

We already have weapons of mass destruction, but are actively developing 
bigger and better ones.

> *    sponsor terrorism around the globe; and

Heheh... Anyone know about the 'School of the Americas'? What about the 
monies, supplies, and training that supported the contra rebels? Oh, I 
forgot, their government was "bad" and needed to be overthrown (with out 
help).

> *    reject basic human values and hate the United States and 
> everything for which it stands.

Basic human values like the first ammendment? The fourth ammendment?

Sorry, Shrub, your political newspeak is falling on deaf ears. Oh, 
sorry, maybe I should self-censor my thoughts to avoid being put in a 
're-education camp' by Ashcrofts gestappo? Gads, maybe someone on FoRK 
has joined your T.I.P.S. program and became an official citizen spy?


In disgust,
Elias