-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | | Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, Bernardo! It might be of interest to you that there had been for centuries a bilateral agreement between Britain and Portugal according to which one country would go to the aid of the other in case of attack. Yet when India attacked Goa by land, sea and air in 1961, Britain did not lift a finger to help. Moreover, the British Government did not even lodge a protest. Instead in order to please India, she rushed to recognize the takeover. Therefore, to a great extent, Anglo-Saxons are responsible for the Indian Occupation of Goa* and for the plight we Goans are in: viz., a people without rights in their own country. Britain also turned a blind eye when Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1971; in fact, she gave tacit approval for the invasion. Anglos have sold out Goans elsewhere: for example, in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika where they issued D Passports to Goans and other non-Anglos (brown- and blackskinned people) who were British Citizens - (Contrary to Interrnational Law, D-Passportholders were denied British protection and the right of residence in Britain) . This is in sharp contrast to Portugal's positive attitude to Portuguese Citizens who were treated equally whether White, Brown or Black - even Yellow. for, before handing Macau to China, Portugal gave all the inhabitants of Macau Portuguese Citizenship so that if they were ever persecuted by the Chinese they could seek refuge in Portugal. Anglos are responsible for Goa's being in the sorry state which she is in today; in fact, Goans have very few favours to thank them for. If Britain has a Goan presence there, it's no big deal. Anglos sold us out but they cannot buy us. Martinho *Goa is India's Iraq.
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