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Of wine, politics and the security of isolation on a holiday Monday "privates neidich" wrote ...... Your good wishes are a little premature - As indicated, our thoughts are really just that, at present - we have no definite dates etc calendared - we both loved our trip last year to France, and are anxious to return to see more - possibly flying into Nice and "doing" the whole Med from Coastal Tuscany through to Valencia or Málaga in Spain. Then again, our friends, who stayed the weekend with us have suggested that the four of us fly to Perth, do the wine regions of Western Australia before catching ( with a couple cases of Veuve Clicquot or Bollinger) the Indian Pacific train across the Nullabor to Adelaide before catching up with a few winemaking acquaintances in South Australia. No privates, I love the US as a most beautiful country (have visited many times over the years) - I just don't like the hypocrisy which oozes out of Washington. You preach free trade - yet have some of the most protectionist restrictions You bleat that your taxes are squandered on the military - yet arm and armaments (with huge govt funding) rivals banking and oil as #1 businesses in the US You pay lip service to environmental concerns In June 1987, when NZ enacted nuclear free legislation - we went from ally to be rated under both Iraq and Iran on Washington's "favoured" list. (Who is laughing now?????) If Americans really want to stop wars, I respectfully suggest that you stop starting them. And you are right - NZ is a dinky little country - smaller than the combined area of Florida and Georgia - population about 1-75th the size of the US at 4 million. But we *are* committed to free trade - with a virtual tariff free trading environment: for decades, NZ has been rated as one of the least corrupt countries in which to do business. And, like Australians, we call a spade a bloody spade - we do not cat foot around in telling our politicians - "You are wrong - pull your bloody head(s) in!" My last word - you can reduce your tax spend on the military tomorrow - VOTE THE BASTARDS OUT !!!!! -- st.helier p.s. love & kisses accepted !!!!!
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