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Jan 9, 2004

"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it." --Buddha

Seek the Truth

Katharine Gun, a 29 year old woman was working as a translator for British intelligence when she found out that the United States and England were spying on diplomats. At the United Nations in New York, the two countries were wiretapping homes and office telephones along with reading e-mails. The targets were delegations from six countries considered to be pivotal - Mexico, Chile, Angola, Cameroon, Guinea and Pakistan - for the war resolution being promoted by the United States and Britain. What did she do? She exposed them, following her conscience.