Premier of Virtual Government Wants Say In Mid-East Affairs

Premier of Virtual Government Wants Say In Mid-East Affairs

BRISBANE, Australia (Wireless Flash) – A 55-year-old woman in Brisbane, Australia, believes her 15-month-old granddaughter can do what Colin Powell can’t: Negotiate peace in the Middle East. That’s because Kerry Bowden happens to be madam premier of Queenslandgovernment.com, a web-only government with a constitution based on the John Lennon song “Imagine.” Bowden has appointed her granddaughter Caitlin as “minister of hope and vision” for the computer-based country and hopes to use her as a dot- com diplomat. Bowden wants Caitlin to meet with Powell, Yasser Arafat and Ariel Sharon, and figures once they see the little cutie, they’ll realize she represents “the future,” and settle things for good. However, it hasn’t been easy for Bowden to arrange the meeting since Queenslandgovernment.com isn’t officially recognized by any nation.

Tue 04-16-02