Burma Out! patron Dr J P R Wiliams

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                      From Seattle to Sydney

           A brief history lesson on sport for the junta?

It was so nice to see him on our tvs tonight.
Along with the very best of rugby, Gareth Davis 
and the Barbarians.

The gittering occasion is the BBC's Sportsperson 
of the Millennium. And of course who is waiting in
the wings? Muhamed Ali, who sits ill and of all 
great people, speechless beside our new world 
heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.. 

I regret few things in life. But how well I remember 
brushing past Ali in Archer Street in the swinging 60s.. 
And how I wished now that even as a jazz musician,
I had not been intimidated by the presence of his two 
even bigger bodyguards and once recognising him, 
had said a Salaam comrade and welcome.

A few days later our Henry, Henry Cooper landed a left 
hook that for the first time in his life, floored Ali to a 
Wembley canvas. And the media went apesht!

Our Dr Wiliams?
He sets an example as one of the greatest men of 
true sport to us all does  JPR.  Why? T'was JPR 
who on the politically infamous British Lions tour of 
S Africa. When the referees whistle blew on that far 
flown and racist field of fairplay and when the ball 
shot into the air. Condemned by the media along with
all the rest of the touring Lions. JPR charged the whole 
length of the field and and looping along in his wide
strides which was typical of the man, threw a devastating 
Welsh right hook at his opposite (white) number. The 
racist Springbok's full back.  Whom, somwhat suprised 
by this Welshmans "flaunting of rules", quivered for a 
moment and then slowly sunk to the grass.

"Hey JPR, what was running through your mind that day?"
There was a pause and a Welsh voice said.

"Well Roger, it wasn't my greatest moment in rugby. But we 
were all out there to do it. So I thought I'd get in first."

There he was again tonight, on our Brit tvs, a picture of a 
perfect "man of peace", integrity, and letters, face covered in 
his own blood from yet another punch up with the rugby playing 
English. And ready for more. Along with HH and DASSK, a great 
person to have on any  great team. 

Especially one like ours huh?

Rr

Follow the plea by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and the appreciations 
of HH the Dalai Lama, the Shan Democratic Union,  film maker John 
Pilger, the Free Burma Coalition,  author Alan Clements, Dennis 
Skinner MP, Tony Benn MP, Ann Clwyd MP, Congress-woman  
Maxine Waters,  Socialist Workers' Party,  Dr and Welsh rugby  
star JPR Williams, Hendrix  bassist Noel Redding,  S African jazz 
pianist Abdullah Ibrahim,  All Burma Students Democratic 
Organisation,  All Burma Students Democratic Front, Tasmanian 
Trades & Labour Council,  SACP (South African Communist Party),
COSATU,  Tim Gopsill, editor.  The.Journalist@xxxxxxxxxx, and 
numerous others.   

Supporting a Genuine war upon drugs and human rights abuse.
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Founded during UN50. Mihra's roots are in music and anti-racism and 
was first in line in calling for a sports boycott of Burma for the Sydney
2000 Olympic Games. Mihra also advances protection of creators rights 
in an anti-cultural market, currently 93.8% monopolised by the recording  
/ publishing Grand Cartel. 

Major solo work "Piece of Mind". With orchestra, Holland 69. same  
time as Beatles "Abbey Road".   http://onlinetv.com/rogerbunn.html
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