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re: Sure!

Raoul — 3/29/2004 9:00:29 PM (archived)

He knew lots of languages (one of the few I saw speaking german on german TV, speaking french on french and belgian TV and english on the BBC or CNN!
He had a great sense of humor!
"I feel they (some americans) sometimes think UNICEF is a Bulgarian and UNESCO is a Romanian; I've tried to disabuse them and of course attracted their suspicions myself, because my name is not particularly reassuring":-))))

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Sir Peter - Raoul - 3/29/2004 4:18:43 PM
- realaudio Ustinov interview from 2000 - Daniel - 4/2/2004 12:08:14 AM
- re: A lovely man . . . - D. Spires - 3/31/2004 9:27:33 PM
- His father was a well-connected agent in WWII. - Bowser - 3/29/2004 5:59:33 PM
- He was the renaissance man personified, wasn't he? (n/t) - McFly - 3/29/2004 5:43:10 PM
  - re: Sure! - Raoul - 3/29/2004 9:00:29 PM
    - re: Sure! - McFly - 3/30/2004 2:20:27 PM
      - Some Americans cherish the UN. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/30/2004 4:47:51 PM
        
        The UN is democracy on a world level. - Bowser - 4/3/2004 5:18:35 AM
        
        I have to disagree - Mary Anne - 4/3/2004 1:40:52 PM
        
        Semantically yours, Bowser. - Bowser - 4/3/2004 6:23:14 PM
        
        The U.N. would be fine if they'd stay out of foreign policy. - Tom Brosz - 4/2/2004 4:42:56 PM
        
        Of course, you're right. My bad if I suggested otherwise :-) (n/t) - McFly - 3/30/2004 6:48:48 PM
- Funny, funny guy! - alcaray - 3/29/2004 5:31:38 PM

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