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Old 06-06-2006, 03:57 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
There's a slight difference - Colin probably went in figuring he could make a contribution, then later thought he could mitigate, and took far too long (far too long - the UN presentation was inexcusable) to realize he was only lending them his veneer of respectability, and they couldn't care less what he said behind closed doors.
Then he should have resigned in protest the moment he realized what was going on. Anything else was unethical.
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