Re: {W&P} SV: East Timor's "independence": illusion and reality
In a message dated 5/28/02 3:38:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: PS -- Why we should care about East Timor is one of those judgement calls, I guess. If we fail to care they'll probably start flying airplanes into our buildings, or something. = I was just thinking it sounds like the middle east ... !*@# -- can't anybody on this planet get along? It's a shame the international community doesn't have the wherewithal to enforce an embargo on the island ... sort of a "either play nicely with others or you don't get any more toys" type of a deal. (signed) Thoroughly Fed Up! ___ Check out http://clik.to/sf for other lists to join. A93MR48T18 ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1dhdK.b1tdRU Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Re: {W&P} SV: East Timor's "independence": illusion and reality
In a message dated 5/28/02 5:16:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: East Timor === Hi Guys! Massive amounts of e-mail that accumulated during my computer meltdown forced me to practically wear out my delete key in self-defense ... Where the !*&% is "East Timor" and what did the world call it before it had it's "name change"? Why should I care about it? Sensible development of resources is the way to bring a country into the 21st century and it's citizens a better way of life (think "clean running water" and "Indoor Plumbing" for starters -- Especially the "indoor" part) ... so why should I be against it? (signed) Recently-Out-Of-The-Loop Lawana ___ Check out http://clik.to/sf for other lists to join. A93MR48T18 ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1dhdK.b1tdRU Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
RE: {W&P} SV: East Timor's "independence": illusion and reality
Claes Persson wrote: > Just some thoughts: > > It seems as the greed is going to win - again. Those vultures have been > cirkling this tiny half-island for years. Sometimes makeing deals with > the inhabitants, sometimes with each others and neglecting the > inhabitants. > > Now they are independent? Can any one country be independent in the > globalization age? Will this little nation get a fair deal? > > Ok. The islanders may get a little more to put on the table if they are > lucky. But not beacuse the kind corporations let them, only if the > corporations can not get nearly all for them selves. Then who is going > to stop the vulters from getting nealy all? It must be a very good > businessman to do that. And he better have an army, a navy and an > airforce behind him to back him up. > > None of the corporations are interrested in the people. The people is > just a complication. Only the money counts and they follow the saying > here in the south of Sweden: > > Business is business and if you can fool some one (or a nation) then > that's business too. > > Claes Persson > SWEDEN > ยง( :8-) -- Okay. Leave the oil and gas in the ground. A lot of good it will do the people of East Timor in the ground. Is it some religious belief that causes you to think an oil company should go risk its wealth to explore for oil without trying to make the maximum profit? Feel free to start an oil drilling operation that doesn't seek profit, if you like. There's no grounds for expecting the shareholders of existing profit-seeking coporations to do the same. We don't all have your religious fervor for charity work. AW ___ Check out http://clik.to/sf for other lists to join. A93MR48T18 ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1dhdK.b1tdRU Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
