Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's an easy one to answer. Just look at eastern Europe before the wall came down. But really back up one and ask what would Western Europe look like if the US had not defeated Neville's good friend Adolph? Don R. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] wimpy slightly drunk dutchman > I wonder in what stateWestern Europe would be without the billions of > dollars invested by the Marshall Plan after WW2. > > Regards, > > Greg > > Tina Manley wrote: > > > At 04:40 AM 3/8/2003 +0100, you wrote: > > > >> Are we not part of this nice institution the UN which we support > >> financially, > >> unlike the USA which never has really. > > > > > > > > > > The United States is the largest financial supporter of the UN, which > > is involved in critical issues relating to peace and security, human > > rights, humanitarian assistance, economic development, environmental > > protection, and health. In 2001, the United States contributed about > > 3.5 billion in assessed and voluntary contributions to the UN system. > > The United States also contributes military observers or police > > officers to eight UN missions, and U.S. troops work in cooperation > > with UN operations in Bosnia, Kosovo, and East Timor. > > > > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > http://www.tinamanley.com > > > > photos available from: > > http://www.pdiphotos.com > > http://www.mira.com > > http://www.agpix.com > > http://www.newscom.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html