Speaking of the "first cracks in the juggernaut of global capitalism..." and "the protests in Indonesia", here's an interesting note: >People's Democratic Party Statement May 19 > >---------------- >Down with the New Order regime -- with or without Suharto! > >The following statement was issued from Sydney, Australia, by Edwin Gozal, the International Representative of the PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PRD) on Tuesday, May 19. > >General Suharto has said that he will set up a reform committee that will draft a new election law and a new law on the parliament's composition, then his regime will call for new elections "as soon as possible". And Suharto said he won't run for president. > >This is a sham reform!! Suharto is just trying to play for time. > >THERE IS NO DEMOCRACY under this proposal, it's just a political manoeuvre in order to stop the mounting mass struggle in Indonesia. For the People's Democratic Party (PRD), real " reform" would have to include: > >a. repealing the five repressive of five political laws -- election law, parliament membership law, mass organisation law, political party law, and referendum law; > >b. ending the military intervention in civilian affairs; > >c. abolishing the puppet People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and People's Representative Council (DPR); > >d. resignation of the entire New Order bureaucracy; > >e. a referendum for self-determination of the East Timorese people, held under the supervision of the United Nations; > >f. the arrest of Suharto, his family and his cronies and their trial for their crimes; > >g. nationalisation of the economic assets of Suharto, his family, his cronies and the multinationals that have collaborated with him in exploiting the Indonesia people. > > > >FOR MORE INFORMATION & INTERVIEWS PLEASE CONTACT: > >EDWIN GOZAL ( INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRD) >PHONE : 61-2-96901230 >FAX : 61-2-96901381 > >Posted by: >ACTION IN SOLIDARITY WITH INDONESIA AND EAST TIMOR (ASIET) >P.O. BOX 458, BROADWAY 2007, AUSTRALIA >Tel: 61-02-96901032 Fax: 61-02-6901381 >Web Page: <http://www.peg.apc.org/~asiet/>http://www.peg.apc.org/~asiet/ >Free Xanana, Budiman, Dita Sari, Andi Arief and all political prisoners! >No military ties with Suharto dictatorship! >New elections in Indonesia now! Genuine referendum in East Timor! > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >http://www.democracy.org.hk > Tom Kruse / Casilla 5812 / Cochabamba, Bolivia Tel/Fax: (591-42) 48242 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
