Parochialism and spam

2001-04-27 Thread Keaney Michael
Rob Many thanks for your detailed news round-up. In asking several questions I didn't expect the lowdown on each and every one, though pleased to have got it. You mentioned: East Timor is an ex-story. This is a little puzzling, and significantly more worrying, given the role being played by

Re: Parochialism and spam

2001-04-27 Thread Rob Schaap
Hi again Michael, So how does this fit in with Dubya's trans-Pacific sabre-rattling? Does Howard really want to get involved in that? Yep, and he is involved. He's playing his self-appointed role as unpaid deputy to the embarrassing hilt, enjoying a very public slanging match with Beijing as

Parochialism and spam

2001-04-26 Thread Keaney Michael
Rob Schaap wrote: So I've given up saying things about Oz, as it tends to make one feel like a spammer at worst and keeps one out of the conversation at best. There's probably nothing to be done about this, but there it is. = Cease thy muteness at once, comrade. Be resolute and

Re: Parochialism and spam

2001-04-26 Thread Jim Devine
Rob Schaap wrote: So I've given up saying things about Oz, as it tends to make one feel like a spammer at worst and keeps one out of the conversation at best. There's probably nothing to be done about this, but there it is. Michael Keaney writes: Cease thy muteness at once, comrade. Be

Re: Parochialism and spam

2001-04-26 Thread Rob Schaap
G'day Pen-pals, I was, am, and will be interested in what you have to say about Oz. The Gough Whitlam stuff you sent a while back is important, as is any material or thoughts on the present resurgence of One Nation, the apparent emergence of the Greens, and whatever remains of progressive