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Just thought I`d get back,I`ve sent a number of letters to the editor on a few talking points including the debate, no bites yet, but "Don`t give up the ship!" Come on fellow freepers, lets keep up the charge.Here`s an example of my "Global Test" letter.

Senator Kerry stated he believes the United States should pass a "global test" before using preemptive force. While he prefaced this by saying he wouldn`t cede "the right to preempt in any way", the question inevitably arises; who will develop, then score this test?

U.N. Secretary General, Kofi Annan believes the liberation of Iraq was "illegal" and that "there should have been a second resolution" authorizing the liberation. Annan is implying that only unanimous permission from the security council can authorize force.

Given current revelations concerning the UN`s Oil-for-Food program, one wonders how all the alleged corruption may have influenced their decisions concerning Iraq. These developments include a recently leaked confidential report alleging the program allowed Saddam Hussein to allocate discounted oil to nations of his choice such as France and Russia,influential voices against UN action. The report, a catalog of fraud, is being examined along with a host of other documents by at least five Congressional Committees including the Senate Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations whose Chairman, Senator Norm Coleman, stated; "From our perspective this is a scandal of overwhelming proportions".

So if Kerry doesn`t intend to cede our preemptive rights to this allegedly corrupt and untrustworthy organization, who will decide the criteria for this "test", the U.S. government? Isn`t that what President Bush and Congress have already done? Why suggest the erroneous and misleading concept of a "global test" at all? It certainly seems the U.N. merits no further opportunity to abuse it`s deservedly limited authority.

With a little luck, I`ll get a bite. Keep your fingers crossed, and good luck to all freepers.