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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (64374)	5/28/2005 2:08:24 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 74559

Lula in Japan signing of several oil agreements. The creation of a working group for promoting the use of ethanol in Japan was one of the most important agreements. Japan and Brazil Reach Oil Deals Tokyo, May 27 (Prensa Latina) In the second day of his Japan visit Friday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva met with representatives from important companies and attended the signing of several oil agreements. The creation of a working group for promoting the use of ethanol in Japan was one of the most important agreements. Similarly, the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation will grant a 500-million dollar loan to Brazil to finance infrastructure projects. As part of his packed agenda, Lula met with over 30 business people, and attended a seminar on trade and investment prospects in Brazil, as well as a summit of the Brazil-Japan Economic Cooperation Committee. His Asian tour will wind up Saturday.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (64374)	5/28/2005 3:53:41 PM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

>Arun, I think you are unduly cynical. Not everyone operates solely on profit. > Not unduly. The propaganda machine that is operating and obviously influencing public opinion in the most powerful nation in the world makes you wonder what the motives are for various political actions, or whether anything has changed in the last few centuries. >"On Liberty" wasn't written in India, China, or Africa, where such ideas have a very tenuous grip or are outright forbidden.> How can you say that equivalent ideas or practices were not prevalent in other cultures? Till 1750 China and India contributed a huge chunk of world's GDP and have supported huge populations. All the diversity and richness of Indian life and culture predates the British arrival. The Puritans (and other refugees) from Europe were trying to acquire Liberty from the monopoly churches there. So it had a special meaning to them. In "backward" India, there was the freedom to choose your religion. >Dalits in India are still not considered fully human [as far as I know].> Nobody in India even knows who Dalits are. Caste and community in India is very complex. The marxists in India are experimenting with their ideas by making such classifications. -Arun