Barry,

My apologies, no personal attack was not my intention.

The Turkish genocide occurred during the First World War - there was no international body at that time to intervene - even if there had been they would have been powerless to prevent it happening. Do you disagree with any of that?

With regard to the recent events in the former Yugosalvia and in Rwanda - the events you called our attention to - the facts presented were completely wrong.

The reference to the holocaust - again these events happened in the lead up to, and during, the Second World War - a ruthless dictator had been bought off by those whose desire for peace completely outweighed their moral responsibility to mankind, he honestly thought that he would get away with it because the international body of the day stood back and failed to act - just as the UN would like to do now.

In Cambodia, there was no way in the world that the US could act. They had just disengaged themselves from the Vietnam War and no administration in its right mind would ever have tried to sell the prospect of intervention to Congress or to the American people. The UN couldn't act because of its Charter

Everyone on this planet has a right to an opinion on any subject under the sun, they also, I fervently believe, have a right to express that opinion without fear. The only additional point I would make is that in forming their opinion and in expressing it - they have a responsibility to get their facts right - otherwise it only serves to dilute the force of the points trying to be made.

Again my apologies, no personal attack intended.