Bernado, Many thanks, Cornel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernado Colaco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 4:34 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet]East Timor... another perspective
> --- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bernado, > > I didn't say I was thick! I said I was sorry if I > > sounded thick as trying to > > comprehend your post was difficult. Could you not > > be generous and express > > yourself more simply, including your latest reply to > > me? > > Dear Cornel, > > In the 60's the Soviet Union was considered to be > 'successful' type of tiger economy, and would solve > the problems of many colonized countries. Therefore > there were many groups and incidentally a proxy cold > war was fought in these colonized places. In the case > of East Timor there was Fretelin a left wing group who > were stronger than those backed by Indonesia. Worried > of a communist fall out in E. Timor the satelite state > of Indonesia (massive investment by USA) and whole > hearted backing of the US of A under the leadership of > G. Ford, invaded Timor in 1975. For more than 20 years > and under Indonesia things have not improved in E. > Timor.... > > B. Colaco > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" > your friends today! Download Messenger Now > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html > > ########################################################################## > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # > # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## > ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################