O alta scrisoare, trimisa catre CENTRAS de o simpatizanta a Alburnus Maior (scuze ca este in engleza!): --------------------------
----- Original Message ----- From: Francoise HEIDEBROEK To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 1:41 PM Subject: CENTRAS and ROSIA MONTANA Dear Ms. Sinziana OLTEANU, Those of us who have been involved in the Rosia Montana campaign since 1999, have seen enough so-called Romanian "NGOs" trying to jump into the controversy to make money and/or publicity, without any consideration to the villagers and their fate . Those who started the campaign know well how much painstaking efforts had to be deployed in order to develop public awareness, and how difficult it has been for those against the project to voice their opposition. For seven years, RMGC propaganda machine has intoxicated the locals and the authorities, by bribing officials and sponsoring the media. We all read in the press abouth the thousands of jobs promised by RMGC, and we all saw the film showing lucky millionaires in Rosia Montana on Prima TV sponsored by RMCG. If you had the curiosity to listen to the speeches adressed by Gabriel Resources management to the Canadian shareholders, and to compare it with the speeches on sustainable development and social responsiblity fed to the Romanian public, you would have understood that this company is mining for money, does not care about the people and is very happy to have the support of corrupted officials. Initially - when the subject did not have public exposure - none of these NGOs were interested to participate in the campaign. In Rosia Montana, nobody heard of CENTRAS until Dan Petrescu was offered a job by RMGC. Clearly, RMGC hired Mr Petrescu for his ties with CENTRAS and APD (as a founder in both organization) and also his links with the World Bank. >From the start, both organizations are in a conflict of interest and should be >excluded from the public consultation monitoring process. The recent >initiative by CENTRAS and APD, next to GEC (Dan Manoleli who publicly supports >RMGC Project) confirms that these NGOs do not have the necessary >"independance and objectiveness" stand to undertake such monitoring task. It is certainly disturbing to read your childish reaction to Alburnus Maior decision to reject CENTRAS. This confirms that you lack the maturity to handle a monitoring process which is about human lives. The EIA process in Rosia Montana is is not a political election, it is a very serious process which requires objectivity and maturity, because it will rule the fate of thousands of people for hundreds of years. If you have some notion about justice and democracy, and a little sense of European values, you should either join the campaign, or switch to other business. If you insist, you will compromise totally CENTRAS reputation in the wider European "NGO" family, as well as with the european financing institutions. And it goes without saying that a "monitoring party" which has been rejected by the opposition group is de facto out of the picture. Regards, Francoise Heidebroek Member ALBURNUS MAIOR -- "Let me know, that at least, she will try Then she'll be a true love of mine" www.nuclearinfo.ro [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/O.5XsA/8WnJAA/E2hLAA/DXOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Sageata Albastra e cea mai mare tzeapa a transportului public! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
