The current war in Iraq does not even have the imprimatur of NATO. Ireland is actually in a better position to oppose this war than the six smaller countries on the Security Council. It was appalling to witness the manner in which they were being bludgeoned into voting in favour of the United States of America. The USA owns the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, on which those countries are sadly dependent. One such country is Chile which, 19 years to the day before the twin towers disaster had its democratically elected President, Salvador Allende, assassinated in a CIA-assisted coup. We are also aware of the trouble Pakistan is having with its own population. I thank Senator McHugh for his up to date information on what is happening in Afghanistan. Obviously, the news media is not conveying the full story in that regard. There is further conflict in Afghanistan. Friends of mine who have visited Kabul informed me that the situation outside that city is quite dreadful, there is not a single American soldier to be seen and the Canadians and Germans are trying to maintain order.