Here is the letter I sent to many of the papers on the list. Trudy ******************************* April 3, 2000 It is sadly ironic that this Prime Minister who refuses to entertain any flexibility in drug trials because of the 'message it would send', is himself now sending a message to the world, and our nation's youth, that far overshadows any trial drug treatments. John Howard's message is that it is OK to go back on your word if keeping it proves inconvenient. International treaties you promised to uphold can be broken if you want to continue to abuse human rights within your own borders. You can attack your critics and betray Australia's good name if racist politics proves advantageous to your own well-being. Maybe we should have mandatory jailing for politicians whose quest for power causes wilful damage to Australia and its people. After all, a broken window or the theft of some biscuits pales to insignificance beside the wreckage of human lives that racism is still leaving in its wake. Trudy Bray ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
