Omar writes: "It is chillying to see this proof of advanced loss of ability to read." He means "chilling" of course. from http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001022/world.htm#2 USA â??avertedâ?? Indo-Pak N-war in 1999 WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (PTI) â?? The USA helped avert nuclear powers India and Pakistan from what might have been a possible catastrophic war in 1999, President Bill Clintonâ??s National Security Adviser Samuel Berger has said. The USA â??helped pull nuclear-armed India and Pakistan from the brink of what might have been a catastrophic war in 1999,â?? Mr Berger told Georgetown University students here yesterday in a major foreign policy address. Stating that local conflicts could have global consequences, he said, the USA worked for peace in the Middle East, the Balkans, Northern Ireland and India and Pakistan because â??We believe that the challenge of foreign policy in any age is to defuse conflicts before, not after, they escalate and harm our vital interests.â?? ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html