G'day all, Just thought you'd like an impression of how Oz could've sold the East Timorese intervention so most in the region would buy it, and didn't. Big boys like the US have some sort of excuse for insensitive arrogant stupidity, but what's ours? 'Globalisation' is a long road with lots of off-ramps - and we're not all that far up it, I reckon. Anyway, the full story is at: http://news.com.au/frame_loader.htm?/news_content/national_content/4263591.htm PM's doctrine under seige By GREG SHERIDAN 25sep99 JOHN Howard's Doctrine, which would see Australia becoming the US's "deputy" in Asia, was under attack last night by South-East Asian leaders who branded it racist and a threat to regional ties. South-East Asian politicians said the doctrine was arrogant and had done more damage to Australia's relations with Asia than anything since the White Australia immigration policy.
