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Ladies & Gentleman, mankind is in danger. The threat is real. Unless we, gathered here together resolve to take action there will be real and dire consequences. Never before in my lifetime has the danger been so real, so close, so palpable. The threat, however, is not from man-made global warming, but from man-made hysteria. Yesterday, some 10,000 delegates representing over 180 nations flew into this lovely city for the start of the United Nations conference on Climate Change. They represent the greatest threat to the health, safety, and standard of living for all mankind since the fall of twentienth century totalitarianism.

My name is Craig Rucker. I am the executive director and co-founder of CFACT, The Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, a registered U.N. NGO. We've been focusing on issues of environment, development, energy and freedom for twenty-four years. I have now attended around a dozen U.N. Conferences in such places as Cairo, Istanbul, Buenos Aires, Bali, Cancun, and Kyoto. In light of recent events, I have never seen the stakes raised so high or the need for action so great.