From: "Dave Coull" <dave.coull-AT-organise.ezesurf.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Re: News Flash 
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 11:53:48 +0100


Stephen T. wrote
 
>neither of us can really know one way or the other. 
>The only argument I've given is uncorroborated hearsay, 
>and the only argument you've given is "I haven't heard 
>anything about that." 

When a fifty eight year old inhabitant of a small
country who takes a very close interest in the public
affairs of that small country, and who has no personal
or political axe to grind in the matter, says he has 
never heard of some significant public event alleged 
to have taken place in that country during his adult life, 
then that is stronger evidence than the uncorroborated 
hearsay of somebody who clearly knows 
bugger all about that small country.

Dave