Re: AUT: Midnight Notes and East Timor

[Richard Collins <richard_collins1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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"This is reasonable, I think, but underestimates the possibility that a
revolutionary uprising in East Timor would have dramatically increased the
motivation for Indonesia to stay put or return. Nothing worse than a bad
example, and who knows what Habibi's or Sukarnoputri's reaction would be? It's
hard to guess now, and it was even harder to guess back in 99. Surely this fog
weighed heavily on Gusmao and Horta's decisions; I don't think they were
entirely self-interested."

I agree, I think they probably thought that what they did was East Timor's best option. But you must remember thay are no longer revolutionaries, there vision is for a viable East Timor within capitalism. If this is your goal then they probably did the right thing.
Also see my earlier response to Harald. I really think that given the situation it would have been hard for Indonesia to crack down without Australian support.



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<P>"This is reasonable, I think, but underestimates the possibility that a <BR>revolutionary uprising in East Timor would have dramatically increased the <BR>motivation for Indonesia to stay put or return. Nothing worse than a bad <BR>example, and who knows what Habibi's or Sukarnoputri's reaction would be? It's <BR>hard to guess now, and it was even harder to guess back in 99. Surely this fog <BR>weighed heavily on Gusmao and Horta's decisions; I don't think they were <BR>entirely self-interested." <BR><BR>I agree, I think they probably thought that what they did was East Timor's best option. But you must remember thay are no longer revolutionaries, there vision is for a viable East Timor within capitalism. If this is your goal then they probably did the right thing.
<P>Also see my earlier response to Harald. I really think that given the situation it would have been hard for Indonesia to crack down without Australian support.</P><p><br><hr size=1>
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