Dear Graham
I agree with your sentiments especially:
>Dear Indoz-Net
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>It is quiet easy to see that deputy sheriff John Howard is marching to
glory
>for his beloved United States. When the worlds sheriff says jump, our
>Australian politians jump up and kiss his backside. If you look at
>Australia's history that's about what we are good at, if not the British
>than the Americans.
>While I do not agree with the way the Indonesian army did its job in East
>Timor, and the generals must be held accountable for their crimes, it's
>about time we in Australia put our politians on trial for their crimes
>against Australia.
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>The greatest crime of all, selling us out to economic rationalism an
>economic science that has not been proven. If we investigate Hawke,
Keating
>and Howard and their respective government members, we will find that they
>have made a lot of money from their activities. The Australian business
>community has also let the country down.
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>Australian business has still not come to grips as to the importance of
>Indonesia in the global community, and how our two nations can help each
>other in the production process of trading with the world, and Australia is
>very strategically positioned.
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>Australia is part of Asia no matter how we look at it, and some Asian
>leaders had better accept this fact. I'm proud to be Anglo Asian and we
>must work together for the betterment of the Asian region, not for making
>the North Americans or Europeans rich, but by delivering to the population,
>like Indonesia a better standard of living and infrastructure. This will
>lead to a better understanding of each other, as people with different
>beliefs, but best of all it will lead to trust and friendship. Therefore
if
>one needs help than a true friend will help.
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>I hope to visit Indonesia (Jakarta)in December. It will be my first trip
>but I am not sure of security for Australians. Help.
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>Thanks
>Graham
Regarding visiting Indonesia - I have felt a strong desire to visit myself
all this year, I may make it over late this year or early next year-
Being Indonesian -speaking and knowing the country I feel reasonably
confident about visiting even though I am Australian -
as you are an Anglo-Asian I would say you would be less noticable than white
Australians -
I was just talking with a friend today and saying - in order to create
understanding it is really important for Indonesian people in Australia to
speak out and express how they feel about the current situation as many
groups are starting to do by organising benefits for East Timor and making
contact with East Timorese and Australian organisations.
Its also important for there to be Australian people in Indonesia with the
confidence to bring a message of love and peace to Indonesia at this time.
My feeling of love for Indonesia is so strong that I feel I would be able to
communicate this to people I meet, which even in a small way might
counteract the negative effects of so much media hype and manipulation.
For you It would also be really great ot have people that you know with whom
to make contact when you arrive- maybe some of our Indoz - net friends in
Jakarta might be willing to welcome you!!- or connect you with friends
there-
How about it -guys! (and ladies)
Best wishes
Judy
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