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In relation to Gary's letter I just see that Indonesia has pulled out =
its forces from East Timor. Clearly then this leaves a power vacuum that =
can be filled with the pro-Indonesian militia since the Australia led UN =
force has only recently deployed and needs time to pan out. It is =
questionable whether the forces currently on hand will prove sufficient =
to establish control over East Timor. The upshot may be a rather messy =
and ongoing affair --perhaps even Canberra's Vietnam.

I omitted to suggest in the last posting in response to Gary's =
observations that the adverse economic conditions impacting on Australia =
due to the economic meltdown inflicting that part of the world is =
another condition that has probably led the Australian bourgeoisie down =
the interventionist path. Clearly racism will feature in this changed =
strategy. Racism will be encouraged as a means to ideologically and =
politically underpin this strategy. Initially as with Washington over =
Kosova and the Gulf this racism will take the form of ethical foreign =
policy. Racism has been, in a sense acquiring new and perhaps more =
virulent forms --a racism heaped under an  ethical foreign policy. =
Ethical foreign policy is the new form assumed by racism --the form that =
most needs to be exposed and discredited. The traditional forms of =
racism are easily identified and even undermined. It is the new forms =
that need to be identified and combated. Imperialism, in many ways is a =
hydra headed monster.=20

Under such circumstances domestic unrest may break out --already the =
situation has led to protests within Australia that have not been, I =
would say, witnessed there for some time. If body bags start coming home =
and conscription is introduced domestic instability may increase. It =
must be remembered that Indonesia controls West Timor and merely has to =
funnel a continuous flow of its armed forces into East Timor in the =
guise of the militia to upset and even destabilise Australia. At a time =
like this  Howard  shooting his mouth off is "an own goal" achievement. =
The Indonesian army may not have left East Timor at all --officially =
they have left all right. They have merely, if anything, changed the =
form in which they are presenting themselves. The Indonesian army is now =
continuing the struggle to control East Timor through the form of the =
militia. Whether they choose to continue and even develop this strategy =
is another matter. This entire Australian adventure may increasingly =
overspill into West Timor. Indeed just a short while ago --perhaps on =
this list or elsewhere-- I read a call by someone to the UN forces to =
intervene in West Timor where the East Timorese, the commentator says, =
are imprisoned.

The destabilisation and the comprehensive discrediting of Australia may =
be what is at stake. If this were to happen Japan and even China might =
finding it very tempting to invade Australia under certain =
circumstances. Australia, in many ways, is the Israel of the Far East =
(hope my geography is up to scratch here). Washington cannot allow it to =
destabilise and discredited since its foreign policy in the Far East has =
Australia centrally factored into it. If Washington is forced to take a =
more overtly aggressive and oppressive policies against the Far East the =
entire situation there and elsewhere could lead to a massive =
anti-imperialist backlash.


Warm regards
George Pennefather

Be free to check out our Communist Think-Tank web site at
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~beprepared/

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<DIV align=3Djustify>In relation to Gary's letter I just see that =
Indonesia has=20
pulled out its forces from East Timor. Clearly then this leaves a power =
vacuum=20
that can be filled with the pro-Indonesian militia since the Australia =
led UN=20
force has only recently deployed and needs time to pan out. It is =
questionable=20
whether the forces currently on hand will prove sufficient to establish =
control=20
over East Timor. The upshot may be a rather messy and ongoing affair =
--perhaps=20
even Canberra's Vietnam.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>I omitted to suggest in the last posting in =
response to=20
Gary's observations that the adverse economic conditions impacting on =
Australia=20
due to the economic meltdown inflicting that part of the world is =
another=20
condition that has probably led the Australian bourgeoisie down the=20
interventionist path. Clearly racism will feature in this changed =
strategy.=20
Racism will be encouraged as a means to ideologically and politically =
underpin=20
this strategy. Initially as with Washington over Kosova and the Gulf =
this racism=20
will take the form of ethical foreign policy. Racism has been, in a =
sense=20
acquiring new and perhaps more virulent forms --a racism heaped under =
an&nbsp;=20
ethical foreign policy. Ethical foreign policy is the new form assumed =
by racism=20
--the form that most needs to be exposed and discredited. The =
traditional forms=20
of racism are easily identified and even undermined. It is the new forms =
that=20
need to be identified and combated. Imperialism, in many ways is a hydra =
headed=20
monster.&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>Under such circumstances domestic unrest may break =
out=20
--already the situation has led to protests within Australia that have =
not been,=20
I would say, witnessed there for some time. If body bags start coming =
home and=20
conscription is introduced domestic instability may increase. It must be =

remembered that Indonesia controls West Timor and merely has to funnel a =

continuous flow of its armed forces into East Timor in the guise of the =
militia=20
to upset and even destabilise Australia. At a time like this&nbsp; =
Howard&nbsp;=20
shooting his mouth off is "an own goal" achievement. The Indonesian army =
may not=20
have left East Timor at all --officially they have left all right. They =
have=20
merely, if anything, changed the form in which they are presenting =
themselves.=20
The Indonesian army is now continuing the struggle to control East Timor =
through=20
the form of the militia. Whether they choose to continue and even =
develop this=20
strategy is another matter. This entire Australian adventure may =
increasingly=20
overspill into West Timor. Indeed just a short while ago --perhaps on =
this list=20
or elsewhere-- I read a call by someone to the UN forces to intervene in =
West=20
Timor where the East Timorese, the&nbsp;commentator says, are =
imprisoned.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>The destabilisation and the comprehensive =
discrediting of=20
Australia may be what is at stake. If this were to happen Japan and even =
China=20
might finding it very tempting to invade Australia under certain =
circumstances.=20
Australia, in many ways, is the Israel of the Far East (hope my =
geography is up=20
to scratch here). Washington cannot allow it to destabilise and =
discredited=20
since its foreign policy in the Far East has Australia centrally =
factored into=20
it. If Washington is forced to take a more overtly aggressive and =
oppressive=20
policies against the Far East the entire situation there and elsewhere =
could=20
lead to&nbsp;a massive anti-imperialist backlash.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>Warm regards<BR>George Pennefather</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>Be free to check out our Communist Think-Tank web =
site=20
at<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://homepage.tinet.ie/~beprepared/";>http://homepage.tinet.ie/~=
beprepared/</A></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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