Good point, Deri!  Even more ironic is that many times these folks end up
stabbing the USA in the back anyway, when it's all said and done.  I would
like to think that organizations within the US, such as CIA and the FBI,
have improved their track record post cold-war (I think the latter actually
have.  They are certainly not as bad as when J. Edgar Hoover was the
director).  The "Freedom of Information Act" in the US has made many
bureaucrats concerned about their legacies.  As Martha would say, "That's a
good thing."

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Deri James [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Iraq

...they [USA] usually replace one dictator they don't like
with one they do. Unfortunately this record makes the current
administration's concern for the democratic rights of the "poor" Iraqi's
difficult to believe.

Cheers

Deri