Wolf,
I completely agree with your comments about the total insanity of one nation having the right to veto what has already been implemented in the Security Council! I think we all understand the whys and wherefores of Russia's postulating - especially when in one breathe they liken the situation to what is going on with Chechinya and are asking for UN support in that issue - and in that same breathe can possibly veto the UN sanctions of Saddam.

A bit off the subject but a couple of books by Claire Sterling - The Terrorist Network (1981) and Thieves World (1994) give a vastly informative and still current understanding of some of the funding behind terrorism.

And now - back to Spain .....