John McCreery wrote: "Morally speaking, who can deny the justice of the statement of a young Iranian interviewed a view months back on BBC who said, 'If others are allowed to have nuclear weapons, why not us?'" Nothing just, nor moral, about the statement. For starters, who is _allowed_ to have nuclear weapons? If others are allowed to torture, why not us? Sincerely, Phil Enns Toronto, ON ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html