AUSSIE'S TRUE SKIN (r)

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Because Kim is an opposition side now. You know, when LABOUR was in office 
they totally ignore our voices.

LIBREAL govt policy on Burma called BANCHMARK was formulated by Gerath Evens 
(former forigen minister - LABOUR govt), Kim was Deputy Prime Minister in 
that time.

How about Bob Carr, NSW primer from LABOUR? He didnt say anything about 
Burma. Even motion about economic santi0n on burma was read by a labour 
senator (back bancher) and it was not LABOUR party concern , just that 
senator herself.

PP
Sydney


>From: Trevor Edmond <treved@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>CC: burmanet-l@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: AUSSIE'S TRUE SKIN
>Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 11:19:41 +1000
>
>Thanks for posting this Julian,  I am terribly ashamed of the current 
>government
>which has no moral backbone!!  We have had a very good response from the
>opposition Kim Beasley - this has yet to be tested out.
>te
>
>Julien Moe wrote:
>
> > AUSSIE'S TRUE SKIN
> > By Julien Moe
> > 20th October 1999
> >
> > Australia made some attempts to set up a human rights commission in 
>Burma,
> > crying for the moon. Opposition Leader Aung san Suu Kyi did citicise the
> > Australian attempt, saying it was undesirable for the Burmese. Australia
> > never suppported the CRPP established by the MPs of the NLD.
> >
> > On the 19th of October 1999 Bloomberg reported that Australian Trade
> > Minister Mark Vaile  said that Australia would like to establish a free
> > trade agreement with Southeast Asia nations including Burma. The United
> > States has never had a double standard policy toward Burma. Trade 
>sanctions
> > have been renewed year after year. The United States has prescribed  the
> > same policy toward Burma. The United States favoured  the Burmese 
>people's
> > rights and freedom of the Burmese over business interests. The American
> > businesses remaining in Burma cannot renew their business contracts with
> > Burma as soon as the signed  contracts expire.
> >
> > As for Australia, business interests are more important than rigts and
> > freedom of the Burmese people. Australia wants to have a free trade with
> > ASEAN natuions before 2010. Whether Burma has a democracy does not 
>matter in
> > the national interest of  Australia.  It is obvious that Australia 
>cannot
> > hide its true skin covered with business interests and profits that can 
>be
> > reaped from Burma, sidelining the sufferings of the Burmese people.
> >
> > .
>
>--
>Trevor Edmond
>139 Trafalgar St., STANMORE.  NSW 2048 AUSTRALIA
>Ph: 61 2 9557 7261  Fax: 61 2 9519 3052 Mobile: 0418 635 990
>email: trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>

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