Dear Mr.de Figueiredo, I really find it difficult to comprehend your posts about modern Goa, especially this one. Could it be because you spent your early years here during the portuguese dictat, where people were intimidated by the powers above? For the life of me, I cannot understand , how our present day ministers could be intimidated by the Armed Forces in this day and age, especially since they, the former, do very much what they please . If you study the official protocol of the Govt. of India, you will see that the Flag Officer Goa, who heads the Navy here, ranks lower than the chief minister. He therefore has to make courtesy calls on the CM, and not the other way around. As for Alemao, it is true that he feels intimidated, but only by the Income Tax dept, the Directorate of Enforcement, and the ethics commitee of Parliament which is investigating him for dishonesty. Lastly,Your reference to the Navy as *predators* , in your post is an insult to every Indian who has abundant respect for our armed forces. All the Goans who live in Goa are Indians, remember? I suggest that you keep that in mind in the future.
Gilbert Menezes. > Message: 8 > Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:48:23 +1100 (EST) > From: Gabriel de Figueiredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] RE: Churchil has hidden agenda, accuses Faleiro > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > --- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Nowhere in the report is there any reference to the > > "hidden agenda" which > > Churchill is accused of by Luizinho. > > It is my gut-feeling that the likes of Luizinho and > Rane somehow feel intimidated by the armed forces, > something that has not affected Churchill thus far, > hence the promotion of a greenfield site rather than > ruffle the feathers of the "predators" that sit at > Dabolim. > > Cheers, > > Gabriel de Figueiredo. > Melbourne - Australia. > > >
