Asia Times Critique of BurmaNet -Re (r)

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Subject: Re: Asia Times Critique of BurmaNet -Reply

Perhaps it is the "Burmese" way to the democracy....

You wrote: 
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>From: desert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (John Shein)
>Subject: Re: Asia Times Critique of BurmaNet -Reply
>
> Some of those self-proclaimed "democratic activists" may have in 
their
> dictionaries  the word "democracy" synonymous with "my way or high 
way" .
>
> 
>JS
>
>> From CLADJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fri May 10 02:51:43 1996
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>> From: James Clad <CLADJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject:  Re: Asia Times Critique of BurmaNet -Reply
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>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> From: dawn star <cd@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> Dear BurmaNet readers,
>> This scandle-rag treachery confirms the need to find out who really 
is 
>> "S. Brookes" is, unmask this rat, and trace where he comes from -not
>> that  he's worth much but people will believe anything, and he has 
done
>> enough  harm already.  He appears to be a hired gun, and ready not 
to
>> stop at  any smear campaign he can get paid to hack; any press 
people
>> who know  press people please track this rat down, who he worked 
for,
>> where he  comes from, and what business he has in boosting the Slorc
>> junta. This  cad really bends low! Please send any information. From
>> previous posting,  he's apparently American, in his thirties, 
unknown
>> track record, and some  six months with Asia Times. He's certainly
>> starting at the bottom and  working his way into the gutter, or 
bribe
>> money. Let it be said, this  kind of work is repeated by tourist 
agents paid
>> to travel and  "beautify" wretched regimes. Tools for the trade.
>> Dawn Star, Paris
>> 
>> re post by Strider:  > It has come to our attention that the Asia 
Times
>> published an editorial
>> > attacking BurmaNet or the subscribers of reg.burma who wrote
>> > unflattering things about Asia Times coverage of Burma.
>> >  > The editorial appeared on May 6, 1996, and on the same day 
there
>> was a
>> > letter from Stephen Brookes, the reporter who wrote that Aung San
>> Suu
>> > Kyi had been sidelined.  Apparently, he also denounced BurmaNet.
>> >  > We haven't seen the articles yet - we only heard about them.  
If
>> anyone
>> > has access to them, could they please post the 2 articles.
>> >  > Thank you.
>> >  > BurmanNet Editor
>> 
>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>> could we please have a little less of this type of commentary?  Be 
adults.
>> 
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