
Issue No 30		10 September 1999

Letters to the Editor

A Letter to Downer

Dear Mr Downer,

I'm only 13 years old, but it doesn;t take an Einstein to realize that East Timor is in desperate need of help.

My mother is an East timorese and my father is an Indonesian norn Chinese;l being raised in East timor and Indonesia they both agree that the Indonesian police and army force are corrupt.

Perhaps it would be better if East Timor and Indoensia were killing each other but this is not the case. It isn;t a war, it is unfair massacre because only one side is killing.

I watch the enws and from the facts that I see, half the Indonesian army that is supposed to be helping and keeping the peace in east Timor are actually the militias who are running around and massacring the innocent people. This is like ltteing cats defend mice, because we know that the cats will eat the mice alive.

Although I was born in Australia, my mother has told me dreadful tales about mysterious murders and disappeatances by these 'protectors'. This isn't a very nice letter but this topic isn't either.

Please send the peace-keeping forces into East timor as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,

Sally Soei

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Issue 30 contents

Interview: The Seeds of Genocide
Brian Daluz, from the Council for the National Resistance of Timor, believes Timorese are being herded into concentration camps.

Unions: The Mice That Roared
Hotel housekeeper Belinda Nicholls stole the show at the Second Wave rally with her story of the triumph of a group of newly-unionised workers.

International: The Hand of God?
John Passant asks whether Turkey�s Earthquake was a natural disaster or a criminal act.

Republic: The Republic Debate: Should It Go Into Extra Time?
In the battle of political - sporting analogies, a skeptic states his case.

Legal: Call Waiting
The Federal Court has put a dampener on outsourcing within a corporate structure.

Satire: Ticketing Chaos!
Sydney Olympics to be held in Beijing

Review: The Thirteenth Floor
A new film challenges the boundaries between reality and �virtual� reality and explores some of the moral issues that these technologies will introduce.

Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre
Read the latest issue of Labour Review, a resource for union officials and students.

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» TWU Questions Timor Action

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» Reith Letter to be Revealed in Conspiracy Case

» Shock: Tele Thumbs Up For New Years Eve Holiday

» Tales From the Picket Line

» Guest Report

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Piers Watch

» League's Working Class Takeover

» Proverb for the Cyber Age

» Postcard from the Emu

» Mind Your Language

» The Other Young Speaker

» Timor: A Call to Action

» A Letter to Downer

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