October 19, 2004
Coup in Burma
Oct. 19 - A government spokesman in Thailand has confirmed that there has been a
coup in Burma. Burma's Prime Minister, General Khin Nyunt, has been placed under house arrest on corruption charges.
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Will Kerry ask for troops to be sent, as he said he would have for his buddy Aristide? Or does he figure good Thai food is more of a Republican thing and doesn't want to wake the UN?
Posted by: Paul at October 19, 2004 05:19 PM (erFVp)
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PM Howard wants new security pact with Indonesia
Oct. 19 - One of the many reasons I like Australian PM John Howard is his resolute leadership in the South Pacific. His latest initiative is to seek a new
security pact with Indonesia:
PRIME MINISTER John Howard wants to strike a new anti-terrorism treaty with Indonesian President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono after he is sworn in as leader of the world's largest Muslim nation.
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While law enforcement agencies already co-operate on many fronts, Mr Howard now wants to enter into a formal deal with Indonesia to help pursue terrorists.
The south-east Asian terrorist network Jemaah Islamiah, which has close ties to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda, is based in Indonesia and has carried out a string of deadly attacks across the country in the past three years, most notably the Bali bombing which killed over 200 people in 2002, and the attack on the Australian embassy in Jakarta last month.
Mr Howard said today he would use his visit to Jakarta to signal his strong commitment to Australia's relationship with Indonesia.
Mr. Howard also intends to visit the Australian Embassy in Jakarta which was attacked shortly before the Australian elections.
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October 11, 2004
Philippine Ferry update
Oct. 11 - This is not a surprise (
Bomb caused ferry blast in Philippines that killed more than 100 in February) but I do find it depressing. Would I feel more sanguine if I managed to regard it a mere
nuisance?
When the left is willing turn a blind eye to suffering around the world and the right is the side that grieves, it does indeed render labels meaningless.
Kerry is not a liberal, at least not in the classic sense of the word. He may be a sanctimonious, self-serving scumbag, but he is not a liberal.
Damn, now I'm channeling Star Trek.
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I agree. I am a 'classic' liberal. Equal opportunity with a safety net so that even the children of the lazy will not go hungry, homeless, unclothed or uneducated. That is a classic liberal viewpoint. The Democratic party that I was loyal to for decades has been hijacked by leftists and socialists who measure equal opportunity by equal results with a demand for lifelong entitlements that will bring the strongest economy in the world to a screeching halt if left unchecked. The free speech movement that my liberal friends cheered (even when speech was not actually under assault) are now the supporters of the speech code movement with a unapologetic goal of vilifying or criminalizing 'other' speech. The Democratic Party abandoned not only me, but also the principles that attracted the majority of Americans to consider it as the populist party.
Posted by: mikem at October 12, 2004 04:12 PM (EzNXf)
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