Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]yes that would be interesting but one can go further back to the times of the first armsrace (battleships) were would we be without that expenditure it,s a bit pointless to ask though since the results are to complex to calculate it,s a bit like i ovrheard once on speakers corner in london it,s all the fault of women if they were nicer to us we would never had sail to these far away places let alone have gone to the moon. simon - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 1:11 AM 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