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<DIV>Fighting terror can be a lonely, thankless job -- especially when you are
the only country that vetoes an emergency resolution in the UN Security Council.
Ah, well, the struggles of superpowerdom are never ending . . .</DIV>
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href="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/15/international/15NATI.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/15/international/15NATI.html</A></DIV>
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