Sorry, I'll check out the general line next time before I comment.
>You think the people of East Timor should be left to be crushed, like the
>people of Chechnya.
No, but I don't think the West will play any positive role there either and
nor (for what it's worth) should we give it carte blanche to interfere.
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>Well the west is interfering whether you like it or not. The question is
>which way does it lean.
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>The idea that an opinion here broadens the Western options is idealism
indeed.
Probably. However, the role of the lapsed left in providing cover for new-style Western "humanitarian" intervention around the world is unfortunately quite real.
Russell