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Re:Jacques eye on Asia 9 Months, 1 Week ago
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28 DECEMBER 2007
On Benazir Bhutto killing
After being a fan of Benazir Bhutto, I withdraw my support when I discovered her corruption and mainly the one of her husband. But today I have just to praise her for her courage who led her to this fatal day. The dramatic saga of the Bhutto family is terrible. For Pakistan, it is not only Benazir who have been killed, it is also Democracy.
Everybody is guessing who was behind the killer. The use of a human bomb drives to think it is the signature of Al-Qaida which claimed this fateful action. She declared war to the fundamentalists.
But suspicion is also on General Musharraf entourage. If he pardoned Benazir Bhutto and made a deal with her, it was on the pressure of the United States. In a way, her death is a relief for him
But, now, the main question is the future of Pakistan? Just one day after the killing and the following riots, it is too early to said. One thing is sure: Pakistan need a quick return to democracy and there just one way for that, to organize general elections for a new parliament and a new genuine civil government. The legal parties have to agree on that and not engage themselves in actions or decisions which could bring the country to anarchy.
To maintain or not to maintain the January 8 elections is the question. I think that it is to the PPP to answer the question. If it need one or two weeks to reorganize it hierarchy, it could be fair to grant it this time, but not too much time. Don’t forget that today is the anniversary of the 28 December 1984 Indian elections. The killing of Indira Gandhi caused an historic victory for the Congress Party lead by Rajiv Gandhi which wins 400 on the 508 seats
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4 JANUARY 2008
ON BURMA'S 60th ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE
Today, Burma was supposed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its independance from Britain, but it was at a very low level. Nothing to compare with Malaysia (See "On that day", dated 30 August 2007)
Even the chief of the military junta was not at the ceremony. No flag waving, no holyday, and even, Aung San, the hero of the independence has not been mentionned in the official speech.
What did Burma of its independence ? It has spent much of the past decades under military rule. Because of its "neutralist" stand, it missed to join the Asean whent it was created in 1967 and after the bloody days of 1988, the last September crackdown on pro-democracy protests is in everyone mind
Today, even if Burma is one of the richest country in South-East Asian thanks to rice and teak production, and a very highly educated population, it continues to be one of the poorest Asia's nation and ranked world's most corrupt country in 2007 Transparency International index.
How to change the country situation. Someones think the solution may comme only by... the young officers 
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15 JANUARY 2008
To see the last post, click on End on the page line 
IN TAIWAN, KMT VICTORY IS NOT A VOTE FOR REUNIFICATION
The huge victory of the Kuomintang party (KMT) in Taiwan is the worse defeat in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) history since it was founded. In the mind of Taiwanese people, it is more a sanction against President Chen Shui-bian, with all the corruption charges against his entourage and himself, than his party objectives
With fewer citizens born in main China, the population of Taiwan is less and less interested in a reunification with communist China, but they don’t want to pay their official independence by a war. It’s why they prefer the maintenance of the status quo current situation.
If the victory of KMT will ease the relations with Beijing who refuses to government to government talks in favor of party to party talks, that don’t mean that KMT will have a free hand for what many said is sailing Taiwan to main China
The Taiwanese voters like to balance.
So, if Frank Hsieh, the DPP representative, has few chance to win the presidential election, his score will be a good warning to KMT : don’t go to much with China<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/01/15 18:42
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31 January 2008
Suharto left before paying for his crimes
I have not been shocked that ex-dictator Suharto got a call to fly the national flag at half-mast and that he was buried with full honors because, as he had never been tried, he is supposed to be innocent.
If the funeral ceremony is not the moment to criticize the dead, I am not sure that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was obliged to said “We offer his body to the nation” and mainly “his service is an example to us” If for SBY, Suharto is an example we can understand why his promised fight against corruption has so far has so limited success
The dead of Suharto has been announced in the international media as the one of the most corrupted leader in the world. According to corruption watchdog International Transparency International, Suharto and his family embezzled up to $35bn during his 32 years in power. Indirectly his eldest daughter “Tutut” recognize the facts when she declared “May he be absolved of all his mistakes” Her father has to be absolved, and her to keep the money
Suharto should have to pay not only for corruption but also for worse for human rights abuses
The fact that ten years after his fall, Suharto had never been tried is a shame for Indonesian justice
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17 February 2008
IN THAILAND, ONE MORE COUP FOR NOTHING
The coup-makers, who ousted the Thaksin regime on charge of mass corruption, dividing the nation and mining democracy, have obviously failed in their prime objective of making Thailand Thaksin-free
On 30 May, a Constitution Tribunal disbanded Thaksin Thai Rak Thai party from politics on charge of committed electoral fraud and barred Thaksin and 110 executives from five year
But in their 15 months in power, the military failed to dent Thaksin’s popularity in rural Thailand, neither proving the allegations of corruption against him, nor providing the governance they had promised. The charges against Thaksin are the one after the other abandoned.
In the South, general Sonthi, the first Muslim to become Army commender, was supposed to solve the Islamic rebellion, but no improvement has been got. On the economy aspect, also Thailand dind’t knew any improvement.
The new, after restoration of democracy, elections have been largely won by Thai Rak Thai, under the resurgence name of People’s Power Party (PPP) led by Samak. His cabinet members have been chosen by Thaksin, even if Samak had to fight to include some of his closed friends
If we look at the cabinet list approved by the king on 6 February (see below) http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/02/07/headlines/
headlines_30064620.php
the first vice-prime minister is the brother-in-law of Thaksin, another was his spokesman and now Finance Minister. His lawyer is now Foreign Minister... and so on.
For the 110 TRT executives banned from politics, they continue to be in the local bosses and even in the cabinet represented by their wife, brother, father, son or other relatives, keeping their grip on the power (and the money)
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28 february 2008
On the New York Philharmonic Orchestra concert in Pyongyang
One the most eminent US orchestra has given a concert in North Korea, the first time since the foundation of the Communist Korea which is always officially at war with the USA
For the first time, at the opening of the concert, the US anthem has been played, applauded in a standing ovation by the North Korean officials
It is easy to compare that event with the ping-pong diplomacy (exchange of ping-pong teams between USA and China) which preceded the February visit of US president Richard Nixon to China or the performance of the Boston Orchestra to Moscow in 1986 with a 10-minute standing ovation at the opening of the concert.
But, contrary to these events with China then Soviet Union, are Washington and Pyongyang ready for a such reconciliation ? That could be a so much good news !!!!
But in fact, the invitation sent by New Korean authorities to the New York Philharmonic Orchestra was at a time when Pyongyang at a time when Pyongyang had signed a commitment to dismantle its nuclear facilities before the end of 2007, but it didn’t. That’s why the US secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who was supposed to attend the concert, didn’t come
Some peoples suggest that North Korea could use this concert (and they have already invited a British star singer) for their propaganda. Despite everything, I think it is a good step. If they had wanted, the US could have cancel the concert at the last moment
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19 APRIL 2008
ANTI-FRENCH RALLIES ACROSS CHINA
On 18 and 19 April, there were anti-French rallies across China. The protestors demand a boycott of French products and in particular of Carrefour hypermarkets, because the fiasco of the Olympics torch in Paris.
In China, no demonstration can be held if the government don’t agree or push it. We saw that with in anti-Japanese demonstrations in May 2005. So the question is why against France ? The Olympic torch had problem in Germany, France, Great Britain and the United States. The German Chancellor has already said she will not attend the opening ceremony of the Games as the French president has not yet given his decision.
Beijing did not appreciate that Paris asked Beijing to resume negotiations with the Dalai Lama and proposed to be a go-between. The main activist movement against the game is Reporters Without frontiers based in Paris. The French president, Nicolas Sarkosy , will be the president of European Union. If he will not attend the opening ceremony, it could be a slap for the Chine government.
In China, while there is a lot of French corps, the protestors were only targeting Carrefour distribution company, accusing it of supporting Tibet independence. That is completely wrong. Carrefour, which has more than one hundred hyper markets in China and is the leader in China is sponsoring the Games. So we can think that Chinese rival companies could be pushing behind the protestors. Maybe there is a blackmail of the Chinese authorities on Carrefour, that has already happened in the past.
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21 APRIL 2008
A picture, supposed to have been taken by satellite, is largely circulating on the net. It shows Chinese policemen with Tibetan monks cloths in their arms. The comment saids that they are ready to wear these cloths to make provocations in Tibet.
In fact, this picture was taken in 2003 for a movie when the PLA provided soldier as extra actors. I know what organization put this picture on the net.
A good cause has not to be defended cheating people. The reality is hard enough
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19 MAY 2008
To see the last letter, go down at the bottom of this page
On China and Myanmar
These last weeks, these two countries have been severely hit by natural disasters. If I am not a supporter of the Chinese dictatorship, I have to honestly recognize that, this time, the Chinese authorities have played transparency and accepted international aid.
In the contrary, in Myanmar, the paranoiac military junta continue to refuse international aid, as around two million of people are possible victims of famine or disease. They prefer their people to die than accept foreign aid. So, a French ship, with 10,000 tons of urgent aid is waiting from three days the authorization to enter in a Myanmar’s harbor
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22 MAY 2008
ASIA OBSERVER AND ME
I think I have to make clear some points
1) I don't belong to Asia Oberver. I am an ordinary member, just very active
2) Sandvand, the founder and owner of A.O. proposed me to help him, accepting to be moderator on some topics and I accepted
3) After that an violent insurgency movement in the Philippines used A.O. for its propaganda, I was shocked and attracted Sandvand attraction on that. He answered me that A.O. was a free forum and I accepted it. It is why I OKed that for instance anti and pro Myanmar military junta members could exchange their differences on A.O. and finely, I founded it interesting
4) As you can guess, I am not a supporter of the Mynmar military junta, but I respect them and in some circonstances I used private messages for not agressing its supporters publicly. But realy, when I see that a French ship is waiting since a week to deliver 10,000 tonnes of help which could food 100,000 people during 15 days, I am very upset
5) But what I want to said tonight is that what I write on A.O. is just my personnal point of views, engaging nobody else and in the respect of anybody who is not sharing my opinions
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