The right nationalism<\/p>\n
Indonesia's minister for administrative reforms has asked
\nofficials and leaders in the provinces to start every function
\nwith the singing of the national anthem, Indonesia Raya.<\/p>\n
This aims to awaken the spirit of nationalism in us. It is the
\ntask of the apparatus in the provinces to strengthen unity amid
\nseparatist sentiments, especially in areas rich in natural
\nresources.<\/p>\n
However, if this spirit is brought onto the surface, this
\nnation would not need to defend its unity. It would also be able
\nto upgrade itself. This cannot be done only by shallow
\nnationalism, with the yelling of slogans.<\/p>\n
How do we make slogans that would awaken the spirit of
\nnationalism, as expected by the minister?<\/p>\n
Our nation, whose leaders have a poor mentality and whose
\neconomy is still weak, could only be fixed with a good examples
\nfrom leaders of both central and provincial administrations.<\/p>\n
Who knows? During the election, there might emerge a leader
\nwho could serve as a model and has the capability to strengthen
\nthe country's unity.<\/p>\n
This leader would make us proud when we sing Indonesia Raya.<\/p>\n
-- Bisnis Indonesia, Jakarta<\/p>\n
U.S. and Iraq<\/p>\n
We believe the time is right for the United States and Britain
\nto recognize the failure of the occupation strategy to date, and
\nspeed up the process of forming a new government run by the
\nIraqis themselves. Hand in hand with this process, it will also
\nbe wise to fully reorganize the Iraqi police, military and other
\nforces by and for Iraqis, in moving to restore order to the
\ntroubled country.<\/p>\n
For its part, the U.S. government is taking an extremely
\ncautious stand on the issue of transferring the authority for the
\ngoverning of Iraq. We believe that the time is right to retool
\nthe occupation policy in a way that respects the aspirations of
\nthe Iraqi side.<\/p>\n
Under our favored scenario, the United Nations would provide
\nkey support in creating the interim government and, once that
\nadministration is up and running, would become involved in the
\nrebuilding of Iraq on a full-scale basis. Up until then, the U.S.
\nand British forces should handle the job of restoring and
\nmaintaining security in the country. This, we feel, is an
\nindisputable duty under the tenets of international law.<\/p>\n
-- Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo<\/p>\n
The plight of Aung San Suu Kyi<\/p>\n
There should be little doubt that the plight of Aung San Suu
\nKyi grows more desperate by the day. The only national leader in
\nBurma worthy of the name has been held under some form of
\ndetention for more than half the 13 years since her National
\nLeague for Democracy's landslide election victory was
\nannulled. ... There is no doubt about Ms Suu Kyi's courage. But
\nthe strain on her must be close to insupportable. The US
\ngovernment reported at the weekend that she has begun a hunger
\nstrike. Its expression of "deep concern for her safety and well-
\nbeing" is well-founded.<\/p>\n
Many hundreds, perhaps thousands of pro-democracy activists
\nalso languish in Burma's gulag. They must not be forgotten,
\neither, no more than must the ordinary Burmese whose lives are
\nblighted by avoidable poverty and repression. But it is Ms. Suu
\nKyi who has become a unique symbol of her benighted country's
\nstruggle for justice. The junta's denial of the hunger strike
\nreport, like its disingenuous plan for a "road map to democracy,"
\nshould be dismissed with contempt. The new prime minister who
\npeddles this deception, Khin Nyunt, is just another jumped-up
\ngeneral who has never fought a battle in his life but is a
\nveritable Napoleon when it comes to oppressing defenseless
\ncivilians. Tougher U.S. sanctions came into effect last week;
\nU.K. campaigners' efforts to cut western business, investment and
\ntourism links are gaining ground. But how long before Burma's
\nneighbors show similar determination to end this regional
\ndisgrace and, perhaps, save Ms. Suu Kyi?<\/p>\n
-- The Guardian, London<\/p>\n
The U.S. mission in Iraq<\/p>\n
After this week's pessimistic economic forecast, it may seem
\nlike a poor time to propose a spending increase by the federal
\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
But that is exactly what is needed - for the U.S. mission in
\nIraq.<\/p>\n
We need to invest more money and more people in Iraq. That
\nmuch has become apparent over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n
This is a mission in which we cannot afford to fail. If we
\nblow it in Iraq, U.S. credibility will be shot over the entire
\nworld. If we cave, as many Democrats are urging us to do, and
\nhand over the mission to the United Nations, the world will know
\nthat we bit off more than we were willing to chew and will never
\ntrust us again. Our moral weakness and lack of commitment will be
\napparent and our enemies will rejoice.<\/p>\n
-- The Courier, Findlay, Ohio<\/p>\n
Was al-Qaeda behind
\nShiite mosque bombing<\/p>\n
If it turns out that al-Qaida was behind last week's bombing
\nof the Shiite mosque in Najaf that killed more than 100 people,
\nincluding Shiite cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al Hakim, then
\nit becomes obvious that the conflict in Iraq is spreading all the
\ntime. It is no longer Saddam Hussein supporters or the die-hard
\nBaathists who are wreaking havoc on Iraq, but there are other
\nforces taking part in the fight against not only U.S. occupation
\nof the country, but also in order to destabilize the entire
\nregion.<\/p>\n
By targeting U.S. and all others suspected of aiding the
\ninterim Governing Council in Baghdad would indicate that the
\nperpetrators are either members of al-Qaida or a group closely
\nassociated with it.<\/p>\n
If terrorism, as opposed to the struggle for liberation, wins
\nin Iraq, then it may extend its tentacles to other countries in
\nthe region and lay waste everything that stands in its way. If
\nthe Middle East and the Gulf region are allowed to burn, then
\nEurope and the rest of the world would be threatened and become
\ndestabilized as well.<\/p>\n
That's why the world's major powers must put their differences
\nbehind them and concentrate for once on what is good for the
\ninternational community.<\/p>\n
-- The Jordan Times, Amman, Jordan<\/p>\n
The Denver Post, Denver, Colorado, on a role for the U.N. in Iraq<\/p>\n
It's encouraging that the Bush administration now indicates
\nit's amenable to some sort of international peacekeeping force in
\nIraq under United Nations sponsorship.<\/p>\n
However, there are conditions to the idea that Deputy
\nSecretary of State Richard Armitage aired at the United Nations
\nrecently. Chief among them is that the U.N. contingent be
\ncommanded by an American. The American military establishment
\nlong has been reluctant to have U.S. troops under foreign
\noperational command.<\/p>\n
It may not be clear to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld,
\nbut it's obvious to us and to other observers that the 138,000
\nU.S. troops and smaller contingents of British and other allied
\nforces aren't sufficient to keep order and quell guerrilla
\nattacks by die-hard Saddam Hussein partisans and fundamentalist
\nIslamic terrorists.<\/p>\n
Also, because Iraq's oil production hasn't resumed as quickly
\nas expected, the petroleum revenues that the White House was
\ncounting on to help pay to rebuild the country haven't been
\nforthcoming. Iraqis (rightly) complain that such basics as
\nelectric power and water are lacking, and each passing day adds
\nto the discontent.<\/p>\n
The repeated guerrilla attacks, including the devastating
\ntruck bombing of U.N. headquarters, have caused some
\ninternational humanitarian organizations to withdraw from Iraq
\nbecause their personnel don't feel safe. That is a major setback
\nfor the United States.<\/p>\n
Although the United States and Britain essentially "went it
\nalone" to topple Hussein, there is no way that these two powers
\ncan stabilize the country and rebuild it without substantial
\ninternational cooperation. ...<\/p>\n
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\nANPA ..r..
\nNA-GEN--Editorial Roundup
\nBy The Associated Press=
\nJP\/<\/p>\n
By The Associated Press=
\nHere are excerpts from editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
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\nDagens Nyheter, Stockholm, Sweden, on North Korea:<\/p>\n
Despite continued North Korean threats, the reactions to last
\nweek's meeting in Beijing were mainly positive. Assistant U.S.
\nSecretary of State James Kelly talked about "a productive start,"
\nthat all six participating countries agreed on meeting again was
\nseen as a step forward.<\/p>\n
Evidently, the talks on North Korea's possession of nuclear
\nweapons must continue. Pyongyang is a threat to peace that must
\nbe disarmed.<\/p>\n
The question is, however, if the policy that is pursued is the
\nright policy. It has - to put it mildly - not resulted in
\nanything. And the alternatives are few. The use of violence can
\ntrigger a major war and economic sanctions have limited effect
\nagainst a country that is already isolated and miserably poor.<\/p>\n
Pyongyang must - besides disarm - continue to refrain from
\nterrorism, return all kidnapped Japanese citizens, stop smuggling
\nnarcotics and adopt the convention on chemical and biological
\nweapons.<\/p>\n
In return, the United States should give a binding promise
\nabout not being first to use nuclear weapons, delete North Korea
\nfrom the list of states that support terrorism and open
\ndiplomatic relations with Pyongyang.
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The Daily Telegraph, London, on the incoming French ambassador to
\nDamascus:<\/p>\n
There can be few more inauspicious starts to an embassy abroad
\nthan that of Gerard Araud, the incoming French envoy to Israel.
\nM. Araud is reported as telling two colleagues that the Israeli
\nprime minister, Ariel Sharon, is a "lout" and that the Israelis
\nare "paranoid."<\/p>\n
The Quai d'Orsay has vigorously denied these comments, but
\nthere is no doubt that such attitudes are not uncommon in the
\nFrench diplomatic corps. ...<\/p>\n
It is a measure of how deep-rooted these attitudes are that M
\nAraud had been viewed as one of France's more pro-Israel
\nofficials, after serving in the cabinet of the pro-Zionist former
\ndefense minister, Francois Leotard. How are such attitudes to be
\nexplained? There is certainly much "clientitis," in the sense
\nthat there are many Arab countries and only one Jewish state.
\nIndeed, France's ambassador to Israel during the first Gulf war,
\nAlain Pierret, wrote a book describing how difficult it was to
\nobtain a hearing for the Israeli case within his own government.<\/p>\n
The size of France's burgeoning Muslim population plays a
\npart, too. Consequently, it is hard to imagine the incoming
\nFrench ambassador to Damascus dismissing Bashar Assad of Syria,
\nthe head of totalitarian state, in the same fashion. And then
\nthere is the ideological component. Many Europeans suffer from
\npost-colonial guilt, France's elite particularly so because of
\nAlgeria. It is not so much influenced by Marx or Jesus, but
\nrather by Frantz Fanon, the apostle of decolonisation. His book
\nThe Wretched of the Earth has conditioned several generations
\ninto accepting the notion that the natives must liberate
\nthemselves from white oppression through violence. ...
\n----<\/p>\n
Frankfurter Rundschau, Frankfurt, Germany, on the sinking of a
\nderelict Russian nuclear submarine:
\n(President Vladimir) Putin reacted faster than he did almost exactly three years ago when the nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea.
\nBut the accident, with nine deaths, shows that the heirs of the glorious Soviet fleet have not learned very much.
\nThe K-159, a nuclear submarine from the 50-year-old November class, had been lying rusting for decades at the Gremikha naval base. The death trap was not seaworthy.
\nIn order to take it more than 200 nautical miles to Polarnye to have its nuclear reactor removed, it was attached to four pontoons, and the contraption was towed by a sea-going tug. That is a bargain-basement method. ...
\nYes, there must be an investigation, as Putin said - on board a Russia missile cruiser off Sardinia.
\nThree years ago, the death of 118 sailors wasn't reason enough for Putin to break off his vacation. This time, he is seeing through his state visit to Italy.
\nPutin is staying true to himself.
\n---<\/p>\n
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\nCorriere della Sera, Milan, Italy, on European Union enlargement:
\nAfter the sickness known as "Europessimism" of some time ago, we are now facing an excess of "Euro fever". Applications and invitations for entrance to the European Union are multiplying, at times ignoring the objective limits of the federation.
\nFirst of all, yes or no to Erdogan's Turkey?
\nAnd why not welcome Israel into the European Union as well, as has been suggested, with the intention of offering protection to those six million Jews?
\nTo affiliate Israel into the EU now, however, could amplify the Middle Eastern conflict, instead of favoring the peace plan road map. Can we really imagine the European Union extending as far as the explosive Gaza Strip?
\nLastly, the hypothesis has been proposed of a co-option of Russia into the EU. Putin and his government appreciate the intentions and kind words, since they already consider themselves European, but ... they know well, from direct experience of that world extending from St. Petersburg to Magadan, that it is not possible to convert Europe into Eurasia.
\n[
\nVolkskrant, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on the Dutch Foreign Minister and NATO:
\nDutch Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer's visit with U.S. President George W. Bush Wednesday can be viewed as a test of his suitability for the post of NATO secretary general.
\nDe Hoop Scheffer denies having the ambition, but that's all part of the game.
\nHaving a shot at the job begins and ends with the Americans, who will carefully weigh the stance of each country in the Iraq war in making their choice.
\nThe Germans and Belgians can forget it, and France isn't a member. Spain and Portugal have a chance, but Spain already provides the European Union's foreign secretary, and Portugal's foreign minister is too Europe-focused.
\nThe British just had the job and the Danish don't have a good candidate.
\nDe Hoop Scheffer is very Atlantic-focused: he went so far as to support the war without a U.N. resolution.
\nAll that counts in his favor as a candidate, despite the Dutch government's decision not to send fighting troops to Iraq.
\nBut NATO isn't what it once was since the turbulence of last year. The Americans have made the distinction between "new" and "old" Europe, and they may want to reward one of the new members, such as Poland, who directly supported the U.S. war effort.
\n[
\nLe Figaro, Paris, on U.S. President Bush:
\nVictorious in Iraq in 1991, George Bush Senior lost the 1992 elections because of the economy...
\nIn foreign policy as in state budget management, a lot separates the father and son. But Bush junior, just like his dad, hasn't yet seemed to have succeeded in making the economy his best asset...
\nThe Clinton era's glorious decade is no more than a memory. Unemployment has reached its highest in nine years. In three years, 2.7 million jobs have been lost in the United States...
\nAre things near changing?
\nIn Iraq, the situation is worsening from day to day, and in August the number of American soldiers killed since the end of the conflict surpassed the 138 killed during the war. In Afghanistan, the Taliban are still active. Israelis and Palestinians are still on the verge of war...
\nTo be re-elected, he can do nothing but pray that the growth is still evident on the eve of November 2004, and, whatever happens, sort out his politics in Iraq.
\n---
\nMORE[<\/p>\n
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