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To: shaggy eel, All
You're welcome!

I forgot the abstentions: Armenia, Brazil, Ecuador, Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Thailand and Uganda.

If you're wondering about the ellipsis, I left out an intermediate procedural vote that went by about the same margin.

19 posted on 04/23/2002 6:08:09 PM PDT by GeneD
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To: GeneD
"I forgot the abstentions: Armenia, Brazil, Ecuador, Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Thailand and Uganda."

There's a saying in Thailand which may help to understand Thailand's position, and perhaps the other abstentions. In Thai, they say "Mai bien lai" (spelling?) which roughly translates to...the direction that the wind blows the rice stalks. This refers to the Thai decision during the 20th Century to continually play off the Russians against the Chinese by taking a noncommital position, thereby getting aid from each and dissuading both from trying to take military action against the Thais. A wimpy position? Yeah, but, a great country, great people, lousy beer, very good food.

26 posted on 04/23/2002 7:05:44 PM PDT by Chu Gary
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To: GeneD
,,, sorry for the late reply - just stepped out for lunch. I'll watch to see what Venezuala's reaction to this development is.
27 posted on 04/23/2002 7:16:22 PM PDT by shaggy eel
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