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Date Submitted: 04/08/2009 09:40 PM

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What fools we are, those of us who dreamed of something different on the threshold of the 21st century, of a New World Order based on the Rule of Law in a community of nations that was united, free, fraternal and equal. Just like the other dreamers and thinkers of bygone centuries, who had written or proclaimed the same words with equal affection, we see ourselves confronted by an invisible but impenetrable wall.

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