Re: [escepticos] off-topic

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From: Julian Barquin <julian en iit.upco.es>

off-topic. Disculpas a quien no le interesa

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Dear Friends,
The US is about to dictate that a war take place. We
are currently on a road that could [at worst] lead to
a third world war. If you are against this threat, the
UN is now collecting signatures to try to prevent this
tragedy.
Please copy this e-mail into a new one [do not simply
forward], .....................

Estimado Julián, no considero que este mensaje sea off-topic en una lista escéptica, porque es un ejemplo de la credulidad de la gente, que en cuanto ve una causa noble se lanza a reenviar e-mails como locos, sin pararse a reflexionar sobre si le han tomado el pelo, como en este caso :-)

Veamos, que los americanos no le hacen mucho caso a la ONU, vale, pero de ahí a ponerse a recoger firmas para presionar a Bush XDDDDD. Ya me imagino a Kofi Annan con una guitarra y una corona de flores cantando: Give peace a chance:-))))

Antes de renviar un mensaje en cadena, es mejor comprobar la credibilidad del asunto(yo también en picado alguna vez., por eso hablo por experiencia ;-)) y en caso de duda consultar
http://www.snopes2.com/

Si lo hubieses hecho habrías visto esto:

Claim: Sending a petition to the United Nations will help prevent a war between the U.S. and Iraq.
Status: False.

The United Nations Information Centre states quite plainly on their web site that:

The UN is NOT involved in soliciting or collecting such petitions. We would suggest that since it is member governments of the UN who will decide on whatever action occurs in various situations, citizens should contact their own government.
Member states of the United Nations decide on the policies and programs of the organization. Citizens wishing to express their views or concerns on any issue, such as international peace and security should consider addressing their views first to the officials of their own government. The General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the UN, where all member states have one vote, and where issues relating to peace and security, admission of new Members and budgetary measures are decided by a two-third's vote. The Security Council with 5 permanent and ten rotating member states has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security and has the power to make decisions binding on all members of the organization. Security Council Decisions on major issues require nine votes, including the concurring votes of all the permanent members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The 10 other current members of the Security Council are: Angola, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, Germany, Guinea, Mexico, Pakistan, Spain and Syria.

Posdata.- NO A LA PETROGUERRA