[Mr. Mojo]

On May 27, President Bush signed an order continuing a state of national emergency with regard to Yugoslavia: "Because the crisis with respect to the situation in Kosovo and with respect to Slobodan Milosevic, his close associates and supporters and persons under open indictment for war crimes by the ICTY has not been resolved," the president declared, there existed an "unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States."

The Kosovo/Slobo situation currently presents an extraordinary threat to U.S. national security and our economy? How, exactly, Mr. Prez? For some reason, you weren't specific in your assertions.

[LaBelleDameSansMerci]

"...The Kosovo/Slobo situation currently presents an extraordinary threat to U.S. national security and our economy?...

Perhaps the President had a dream; a dream pregnant with mystical symbols. In this dream he saw a proud, imperial elephant go to the Balkans and stamp upon the prostrate body of a Serb. Then the dreaming President witnesses the proud, imperial elephant slowly and painfully keel over and expire. Its tusks and bones dry in the sun along with the tusks and bones of other, long dead, Imperial Elephants......

Actually, our President probably just signed the paper his secretary shoved under his pen. A Superpower can't waste too much of its valuable time checking documents for rational content........