Deep Frayed Morgues wrote in message . ..
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:04:38 GMT, "nospam" wrote:

The events in Ukraine are being watched by the world, even here
in the land of dubya. Now that the two major TV stations have
joined the protest, the reign of Kuchma and associated dictators
is hopefully at an end. It is time for Ukraine to join Europe and
reap the economic and tourism benefits of the other Eastern
European countries that have left the Russian sphere of influence.
Viva Yushchenko!

We can only hope. Hard to believe that so many people voted for the
pro-Russia Yanukovych, but then, after the US elections, I can believe
damn near anything.

Was the election fair? Probably not, but then, how many are? It is a
bit rich for the US to pontificate on the fairness of the Ukraine vote
after the farce of 2000. How come the future of my country is decided
upon by western governments and thousands of drunken students marching
the streets wrapped up in orange cellophane instead of millions of
Ukrainian factory workers, miners, teachers, doctors and business
people who work and pay taxes? How come 92,73% support for Yanukovych
in Lugansk is considered fraudulent while 93,53% for Yushchenko in
Ternopyl is taken for granted?

A voice from Odessa