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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (6666)	10/21/2001 11:27:55 PM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Bangkok Post ~ APEC FORUM bangkokpost.com Ministers keen on terror summit KL, Jakarta warm to Surakiart proposal Anuraj Manibhandu Malaysia and Indonesia have supported Thailand's proposal for Asean foreign ministers to hold an informal meeting on international terrorism, Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai said yesterday. Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar wondered why Mr Surakiart had not already organised it and his Indonesian counterpart, Hassan Wirayuti, also supported the idea. Mr Surakiart said such a meeting could take place either in late October or after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan ends. Most other Association of Southeast Asian Nation countries also backed the plan, the minister said, after he personally lobbied foreign ministers on the sidelines of Apec meetings. Brunei, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam are other Apec members. He said Burma, which is not a member of Apec, was among the earliest respondents. Cambodia and Laos are also not Apec members. Singapore remains the sole Asean partner still wavering on the issue, probably because of the island state's upcoming parliamentary elections. Asean was the only regional group not to have convened on the issue, he said. The Organisation of Islamic Conference, the Gulf states, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and the Organisation of American States had. Asean should meet on the issue to show its ``relevance'' and diversity _ Thailand was a leading Buddhist country, Indonesia was the world's biggest Muslim country and the Philippines was predominantly a Catholic country. Asean should work on the definition of terrorism and propose options for taking legal action against perpetrators. An impartial tribunal for dealing with terrorism would put the world at ease, he said. Mr Surakiart discussed the terrorism issue during a bilateral meeting with the Malaysian foreign minister, who was anxious to clear up what he called ``misunderstandings'' over Kuala Lumpur's position. Malaysia regards terrorism as an ``attack on all of us'', he quoted Mr Syed Hamid as saying. But Malaysia wants a long-term solution that is not limited to the use of force, he said. Malaysia stressed the need to define terrorism and distinguish it from fighting for freedom. Mr Surakiart also raised the question of Malaysia compensating Thailand for delaying liberalisation of the auto industry under Asean Free Trade Area. He asked Malaysia to submit a compensatory adjustment list and details of its extension plan.

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (6666)	10/22/2001 12:05:51 AM
From: Selectric II	Respond to of 281500

The writer missed the propaganda point entirely -- the propaganda value to bin Laden among Muslims, when Al-Jazeera t.v. airs his response in its entirety, hyped as, "Osama gives full and candid interview to America's CNN". When has anybody here heard any politician answer a reporter's question when they want to promote their own agenda instead. "Glad you asked that. But importantly, to put it into context....." Bad, bad idea. Anti-U.S.