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From: barnhart@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Mr. Aaron Barnhart)
Subject: IPS:SIERRA LEONE: PROTEST AGAINST ALLIES BOMBING RAID
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 23:49:39 GMT
Organization: Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A.

Copyright Inter Press Service 1993, all rights reserved.  Permission to re-
print within 7 days of original date only with permission from 'newsdesk'.

Reference: Middle East
Title: SIERRA LEONE: PROTEST AGAINST ALLIES BOMBING RAID


freetown, jan 14 (ips) -- the air raid by the western allies on
southern iraq wednesday has drawn sharp reactions in this
religiously mixed west african country.

''all muslims in the world must rise up and fight the
western powers until there is victory for the iraqis'', imam of
a mosque in the capital freetown, alhaji ibrahim sesay told ips.

he refered to the gulf war in 1991 as a clear signal to the
muslim world that the ''infidels are on the move and they must
be repelled''.

the former government of president joseph momoh -- deposed in
a coup last april -- contributed a token force of 200 troops to
the coalition effort to force an iraqi withdrawl from kuwait.

the pro-iraqi sentiments here fly in the face of the
strong kuwaiti aid influence. the gulf state donates to
hospitals, schools and resettlement of victims of the two-year
rebel war in this impoverished nation.

a previously unknown organisation, ''the friends of iraq''
has announced that it will hold a demonstration friday to
protest at what they described as ''american bully boy
tactics''.

in a statement thursday, they insisted that the west must
''pull-out of iraq immediately''.

according to muslim opponents of the allies action, the
bombing raid on iraqi military facilities in the no-go zone
declared in southern iraq was a deliberate attack on an islamic
power.

''the americans seem to be abrogating the role of the world's
policeman and dictating to other countries what it wants them to
do and attacking any country that refuses to accept this
arrogance'', spokesperson for a voiciferous local pressure group
the pan-african union (panafu) told ips.

panafu is also planning to stage a march ''against american
imperialism'' as it did during the desert storm campaign.

a large proportion of sierra leone's five million population
are animists, but an estimated 30 percent are muslims. the
numbers of islamic converts are growing rapidly, outstripping
the christian churches.

despite aid from kuwait and moderate muslim states, radical
islam is also gaining ground. (end/ips/lf/oa/93)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
From: sedwards@nyx.cs.du.edu (susan edwards)
Subject: GHANA REQUEST FOR NEWS ON PARLIMENTARY ELECTIONS
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	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Distribution: soc.culture.african
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 93 16:30:27 GMT


elm
GHANA - REQUEST FOR NEWS ON RECENT PARLIMENTARY ELECTIONS

Could and readers send details of recent parlimentary elections in Ghana.

Many thanks in advance.

Susan Edwards (Hull University UK)
s.t.edwards@uk.ac.hull.seq


Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
From: mukasa@panix.com (Michael K Mukasa)
Subject: Re: CAMEROON: After the Stolen Victory, What Tactic/Strategy ?
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 14:39:07 GMT

In <1993Jan21.165930.1@gallua.gallaudet.edu> pcs_mbei@gallua.gallaudet.edu writes:

[stuff deleted]

>Second, after the fraudulent victory of president Biya durent th recent
>presidential elections, and its condemnation by the international
>community, what has been the Cameroon's people re-action ? What (if
>any) strategy has been implemented in order to revert the situation ?
>Because the situation is ongoing, I think it is time for the opposition
>strategists and anyone interested in bringing about democracy to
>devise tactics which would force the government to either accept a run
>off election, or void the recent results.

[stuff deleted]


Since Africa's purse strings are pulled by others, and these others have
shown that they can keep a dictator in power for as long as they want to,
the road to true democracy is to hit them where it hurts.
If the opposition in any African country truely has the support of the
people then they should ask those people working directly or indirectly
for multinational companies to stage strikes.  These companies will then
scream at their governmentsw to do some thing.  When these foreign
governments realise that the opositon not the dictator now has control of
their "golden geese" a new era of enlightenment will suddenly arrive.
Is it just me or does anyone else notice that the countries undergoing
"democratization" in the last few years also have a large chunk of foreign
investment in their economies, with very few exceptions??

>Poppi
>=====


My two cents,

Kiggundu.
From: jembei@gallua.gallaudet.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: Re: CAMEROON: After the Stolen Victory, What Tactic/Strategy ?
Date: 23 Jan 93 16:37:02 GMT
Organization: Gallaudet University

In article <C19FD8.8BK@panix.com>, mukasa@panix.com (Michael K Mukasa) writes:
> In <1993Jan21.165930.1@gallua.gallaudet.edu> pcs_mbei@gallua.gallaudet.edu writes:
> 
> [stuff deleted]
> 
>>Second, after the fraudulent victory of president Biya durent th recent
>>presidential elections, and its condemnation by the international
>>community, what has been the Cameroon's people re-action ? What (if
>>any) strategy has been implemented in order to revert the situation ?
>>Because the situation is ongoing, I think it is time for the opposition
>>strategists and anyone interested in bringing about democracy to
>>devise tactics which would force the government to either accept a run
>>off election, or void the recent results.
> 
> [stuff deleted]
> 
> 
> Since Africa's purse strings are pulled by others, and these others have
> shown that they can keep a dictator in power for as long as they want to,
> the road to true democracy is to hit them where it hurts.
> If the opposition in any African country truely has the support of the
> people then they should ask those people working directly or indirectly
> for multinational companies to stage strikes.  These companies will then
> scream at their governmentsw to do some thing.  When these foreign
> governments realise that the opositon not the dictator now has control of
> their "golden geese" a new era of enlightenment will suddenly arrive.
> Is it just me or does anyone else notice that the countries undergoing
> "democratization" in the last few years also have a large chunk of foreign
> investment in their economies, with very few exceptions??
><
>< I FULLY AGREE WITH YOU ! DICTATORS CAN'T STAY SO LONG IN COMMAND WITHOUT
>< THE SUPPORT OF FOREIGN--WHICH ACT VIA THEIR MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS.
>< "GHOST CITIES OPEARATIONS" CERTAINLY HIT THE CORRECT TARGETS. WHEN I
>< WRITE ON THIS STUFF, I JUST MAKE SUGGESTIONS, WITH ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS.
>< MY BELIEF IS THAT IT IS UP THE OPPOSITION STRATEGISTS, ESPECIALLY
>< THOSE LIVING IN CAMEROON, TO DECIDE WHICH STRATEGY BEST SUITS.
 
>>Poppi
>>=====
> 
> 
> My two cents,
> 
> Kiggundu.
>
From: kautaj@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (The Wise Man from the East)
Subject: Re: Questions about Angola
Organization: Indiana University, Department of Mathematics.
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 09:09:18 GMT

In article <1993Jan27.065324.28026@ucthpx.uct.ac.za> gds@ikura.cs.uct.ac.za (Riel Smit) writes:
>Makala P Mweene writes
>>  Angola solicited 
>> Cuban help. The Cubans soundly trounced and totally ejected the South  
>Africans
>> from the country.....
>
>Mmmm, let's just say there is some debate as to who trounced whom.

You were thoroughly trounced, my man! It's when white boyz started coming back
in body-bags that opposition to the war started waxing in SA!

Believe what you will...I vividly recall Fidel proclaiming: "South Africa no
longer has air superiority". That was when he was kicking the shit out of you!
He should have never stopped at the border!!

Very funny set of circumstances. At first, Cuba was only guarding the
strategic installations (e.g. oil refineries, owned by US companies) against
UNITA (supported by the US) and SA. Did not directly get involved in the war..
SA acted with her usual impunity. But alas! Fidel got interested in the war
and hence the well-known results.

>P.S. Congratulations Makala, I see you got your African name back in the  
>password file at pitt.edu - good for you.  (And no, I am not being sarcastic or  
>anything, this is just an honest congratulation.)

Mindless talk! He doesn't need any European to comment on his name.

Kauta.


>--
>Riel Smit                                                 gds@cs.uct.ac.za
>Computer Science                             gds%cs.uct.ac.za@rain.psg.com
>University of Cape Town      "..and he walked his days under African skies"


Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
From: barnhart@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Mr. Aaron Barnhart)
Subject: IPS:NIGERIA: MIXED REACTIONS OVER CLINTON/CORRECTION/
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 23:11:03 GMT
Organization: Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A.


Copyright Inter Press Service 1993, all rights reserved.  Permission to re-
print within 7 days of original date only with permission from 'newsdesk'.

Title: NIGERIA: MIXED REACTIONS OVER CLINTON/CORRECTION/


/attn editors. please make the following correction to the story
'nigeria: mixed reactions over clinton' moved from lagos at
14:35 gmt.

para 2 should read:

making ends meet is the preoccupation of most of the 89
million nigerians. ''i am concerned with survival'', danmola
alabi, a carpenter told ips here tuesday.

please note the corrected version of the population figure./

inter press service
From: coker@artiste.sitka.sun.com (Barbara Caramba-Coker)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: STRASSER IN SIERRA LEONE
Date: 22 Jan 1993 18:03:23 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Distribution: world
Reply-To: coker@artiste.sitka.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: artiste.sitka.sun.com

I am new to this board and very interested in any news from Freetown, Sierra Leone, particularly with the progress of the new government.

Also interested in the fate of those thrown out in the coup last May, as a close friend has family members involved in the old government.
From: gds@ikura.cs.uct.ac.za (Riel Smit)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: Re: Influence of MNC's on Third World
Date: 28 Jan 93 14:21:01 GMT
Organization: University of Cape Town

Stephanie Linton u writes
> Hello, I am a student at Wilfrid Laurier University, in Ontario.  At the
> moment I am doing research on the negative influence that Multinational
> Corporations have on the third world.  IN PARTICULAR, I am examining how
> Multinational Corporations cause the repression of human rights in the third
> world, and how they are a cause of the debt crisis.
> 

I have hardly an opinion on Multinational Corporations so don't take this as a  
defence of them, but it seems to me you are starting from a given premise and  
are out to prove that.  Which probably you will, regardless of the facts.   
Should you not rather investigate WHETHER Multinational Corporations cause the  
repression of human rights in the third world, and WHETHER (and if so, how)  
they are a cause of the debt crisis?
--
Riel Smit                                                 gds@cs.uct.ac.za
Computer Science                             gds%cs.uct.ac.za@rain.psg.com
University of Cape Town      "..and he walked his days under African skies"
From: shaze@cs.ubc.ca (Scott Hazelhurst)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: Re: African Borders
Date: 21 Jan 1993 08:13:12 -0800
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
NNTP-Posting-Host: grizzly.cs.ubc.ca

While we are correcting the world's maps etc, my suggestion is
to turn the maps the right way round. For some reason almost all
maps show North at the top and South at the bottom, when it
obviously makes more sense to have it the other way round.

Scott



-- 
---shaze@cs.ubc.ca----------------------------------------------------------
   Scott Hazelhurst
From: tordm@vand (Tord G.M. Malmgren)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: Re: African Borders
Date: 21 Jan 93 11:13:12 GMT
Reply-To: TordM@VanA.PhySto.SE
Organization: Department of Physics, University of Stockholm -- Sweden

In article <1jka20INNgie@rave.larc.nasa.gov>, taylor@hojo.larc.nasa.gov (Barney Taylor) writes:

>|> All of them made by foreigners. Ironically, Africa is geographically
>|> smaller than Russia.

>I agree so much with the knowledge you put out, except for this point.
>No country on the planet is larger than Africa. Russia is only 8.7 million
>square miles whereas Africa is 11.6 million. Even the world maps are racist
>is their representation of the continents.

 I take this last statement as a joke, but just for the record, Earth is
a globe, a map is flat. The higher up or the lower down a country or
continent is the bigger it will seem on a map, like Russia to Afrika.
 I wouldn't call Africa a country either.. ;)




---------------+--------------------------------+----------------------------
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               | BITNet  : TordM@SESUF51        | and NOT of this department!
---------------+--------------------------------+----------------------------
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: ssg9328@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Samart Srijumnong)
Subject: Re: Thai Movies
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 09:13:44 GMT

tstil@Auspex.COM (Tim Stilwell) writes:

>......... stuff deleted

> the same everywhere.  In Thailand, there isn't a balcony so you can sit
> above everybody and throw popcorn on their heads or kiss your girlfriend
> without (her) worrying about other people watching.  You cannot look around
>......... stuff deleted

Indeed, there are some movie houses with balcony but, as Khun Tim observed, we
don't throw popcorn on the heads of those who sit on the floor seats. The
reason: popcorn is not a popular snack during their movie viewing...
They like sweet & sour pickled mangoes or tamarines. Imagine, what it would
be like to throw such pieces on the heads of those who sit under them!
The situation would be worse if the sticky and spicy dip is also poured down 
too! 

Concerning the fact that in such balconied thearters viewers sit above 
somebody's head, I can not recall being so concerned sitting on the 
seats under the balcony. I believe other Thais would be not either. 

> But, the floor isn't sticky because people have spilled (or deliberately 
> dumped) their soda on the ground.  Also, hardly anyone talks during the show, 
> even if it is exciting like Rocky IV!  In fact, nobody says anything even
> if the movie is blatantly pornographic (Blind Instinct) or very scary
>....... stuff deleted

Thanks for all these nice images Khun Tim is representing Thailand. I doubt
if his observation has been distorted by the happiness he has got from
his new wedding. In Thai we have a saying, Yaam-Rak" Nam^Tom"Phak'Ko"Waa"
Waan+ (When in love, even the water used to boil vegetable tastes sweet!)
Don't be too serious. I am just teasing.....


Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: jjj@mits.mdata.fi (Joni Jarvenkyla)
Subject: Need somebody in Thailand/Thai Embassy somewhere
Organization: Microdata Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:38:31 GMT


I need the address to the clothes factory which makes the
"Thomas Corner Thai Silk" labeled shirts.

Please.

--
jjj@mits.mdata.fi | PGP 2.0 key available | PGP 2.0 avain saatavilla
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: ssg9328@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Samart Srijumnong)
Subject: Planned protest about helmet law (fwd: Bkk Post Jan 28)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 07:39:54 GMT
Keywords: Thailand


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Subject: Bangkok Post Jan 28: Planned protest about helmet law
Status: RO

ABOUT 200 operators of motorcycle taxis are expected to rally at 
Sanam Luang on Sunday to protest against the compulsory use of 
crash helmets which begins on February 1, an Interior Ministry 
source said yesterday.
 
According to the crash helmet law, from February 1 all 
motorcyclists, including operators of motorcycle taxis and pillion 
riders, are required to wear crash helmets on all Bangkok roads 
except in small sois and in major ones specified by traffic 
police.
 
The source said the protesters will be the same group which 
protested in front of Parliament early last month. Some of them 
will be wearing a jacket bearing the name of Interior Minister 
Chavalit Yongchaiyudh's New Aspiration Party despite the fact that 
the party has nothing to do with them, the source said.
 
In another development, Special Branch police commissioner Pol 
Lt-Gen Phiboon Kullavanijaya yesterday briefed Gen Chavalit on the 
situation.
 
To reporters, Pol Lt-Gen Phiboon said Special Branch police are 
closely monitoring reports that farmers, with financial support 
from some political parties, will arrive in Bangkok early next 
month to protest against the low paddy prices.
 
Meanwhile about 500,000 crash helmets sold to motorcyclists have 
not passed standard tests, and half of these are thought to be 
below standard, Deputy Industry Minister Pornthep Techapaibul said 
yesterday.
 
Mr Pornthep was viewing standard tests of crash helmets yesterday 
at the Industrial Standardisation Testing and Training Centre at 
Bang Pu Industrial Estate in Samut Prakan.
 
He said most of the locally-made and imported helmets on sale now 
are up to standard and bear stickers issued by the Thai Industrial 
Standards Institute. About 10,000 sub-standard helmets had been 
seized from factories and stores.
 
The crash helmet regulation comes into force on February 1. About 
200,000 motorcyclists in the city still do not have helmets, Mr 
Pornthep said.
 
Sub-standard helmets have these features: if you press the two 
sides they bend easily; the foam is easily dented when pressed; 
and there are no holes for ventilation or listening.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: FAQ ?
From: thanon@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Thanachart Numnonda)
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:36:36 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Hi everyone,

Recently, someone asked for FAQ of this group. In fact, we haven't got any
FAQ for this newsgroup. So far, there are a lot of discussion and other
activities in this newsgroup.  I think it would be nice if someone set up
FAQ of this newsgroup.  After I read through previous posts during last
couple of weeks, and I assume that I'm a newcomer in this newsgroup.
Probably, I may end up with the following questions:

1)  What is soc.culture.thai?
2)  Can I connect with a network in Thailand?
3)  How can I send an E-mail to a friend in Thailand?
4)  How do I know e-mail address in Thailand?
5)  Where can I get lattest (Thailand) news, or how to subscribe news?
6)  Where can I ftp Thai softwares?
7)  Who's Dr. Godfrey, and what is the conflict between him and CMU (Chieng
Mai University)?
8)  What's FIBO and NECTEC?


That's all, I can think about at this moment. Could someone provide me
answer of these questions (especialy Q2 - Q4, which I don't really know)?
Further, it would be grateful if Dr.Godfrey provides the answer for Q7.
This issue is very hot, and it has been in this newsgroup for many months.

In addition, your additional questions or comments  will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Thanachart Numnonda
U. of Auckland, New Zealand

e-mail: thanon@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 22:22:27 CST
From: <U21729@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Re: The Good woman in Thailand

OPTIONS: NOACK    LOG    SHORT     NOTEBOOK ALL




Date: 21 January 1993 22:15:21 CST
From: <U21729@UICVM>
To:          godfrey@vxdesy.desy.de
Subject:     Re: Re: The Good Woman of Bangkok

> In article <93021.110512U21729@uicvm.uic.edu>, <U21729@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
>>        What's the point? I didn't get the point from 'The Good
>> Woman of Bangkok'  posting. Maybe someone could pin point what
>> the poster was trying to say. Was he trying to say that Thai
>> women is easy? To be a little more precise, what are you
>> trying to say Mr. Godfrey and Mr. Cooney? It seems like
>> you two are on the same team. Are you trying to degrade
>> Thailand? Are you happy doing it? And why do you think
>> prostitution is bad? There's prostitution all over the
>> world. And not all prostitutes are bad people. Some
>> prostitute are very selective of the man that they
>> are going with. I'll give you $80 and I guarantee you
>> that not all woman at Pataya Beach will go and have
>> sex with you. If you're ugly, you're going to have
>> a real hard time picking up a good looking prostitute unless
>> you pay them a lot of money(talking about $400 and up).
>
> Don't be absurd - the going rate in Pattaya is B500 per night,
> or $20.  Of course the odd farang gets charged two or three times
> this, but $400!  Come on!  Besides the rate in the Thai lady houses
> in Chiang Mai is around 50 - 80 B.
>
>



Laurence, you're dreaming of the 80's. A square meter of land around
Dusit hotel (in Chiang Mai) costs at least $40,000(US).
A Chinese full course meal inside of the hotel is $400(US) for
5 people. When I said $400 for a prostitute, I was referring
to a good looking one and not an average or an ugly looking one.
If you're decent looking and know how to talk, you may be able
to get their companionship for free. Would you still consider
them, a prostitute? Laurence, you must remember, they're just
as human as we are. They are not just some sex object where you
could jump on. You made it sounds like they would anything for the money.







































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