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Obama and Indonesia

by David Model, Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 12:55:47 PM EST

I apologize to the readers of my dairy about Obama and Indonesia. I do owe you the source where I got my information about his comments. The source is http://www.alternet.org/audits/91752.

The discussion about genocide in Indonesia and East Timor was based on the research that I did for my latest book "State of Darkness: US Complicity in Genocide since 1945". Most of the sources are original documents involving minutes of meetings of State Department officials and/or the President. Some of the sources are wires sent back and forth between embassies and the State Department. I was very careful in my research, reasoning, and application of the Genocide Convention due to the serious charges in the book. Any holes or weaknesses would destroy the credibility of the book when such seemingly outrageous charges are involved.

http://www.stateofdarkness.com

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You could have added this to the first diary instead of making it a new diary. At the same time, you could have addressed the comments made about your diary instead of ignoring them.

Obama's comments about Suharto demonstate a sad lack of understanding about the Suharto years, his war crimes, and American complicity.

Nowhere in the article you cite does it support this statement by you in your diary. What we do have is an answer Obama made to a question about his earliest memory of a foreign policy event that shaped his life.

" ... what is your first memory of a foreign policy event that shaped you, shaped your life?" asked Zakaria.

What more would you expect when someone is talking about a memory from when they were ten years old?

You might have had something to support your premise if Obama had been asked to give a serious statement about Indonesian history, but that wasn't the question. You are basically complaining that Obama didn't go into enough detail to suit you.

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." Samuel Johnson

by MS01 Indie on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 01:14:45 PM EST

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While he should have mentioned the part the US played in the propping up of a not very nice government there, the attempt by ALternet to keep on trying to involve his mother (a civil employee, a freaking teacher for gawd's sake, what would she have influence over in those actions????) was totally uncalled for and a big distraction for me.

by zerosumgame on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 01:21:19 PM EST

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Oh and thanks for providing the source, no matter what other replies you get that was good of you to do.

by zerosumgame on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 01:22:50 PM EST

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So David, are you going to post or answer comments on THIS Diary?

Didn't think so.

Why don't you just start your own blog if you want to monologue?

I believe these sites are not for preaching, but for interaction, for those that have the guts to defend their point of view.

"Well the danger on the rocks is surely past... Still I remain tied to the mast"...Don Fagen, Poet and Piano Player

by WashStateBlue on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 02:33:59 PM EST

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It couldn't be that someone who is so passionate about a topic could actually be so crass as to twist recent comments from Obama in an effort to promote his own book, could it?

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." Samuel Johnson

by MS01 Indie on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 03:01:16 PM EST
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It's do damn hot outside to put another monologue on the fire.

"harlequin speech of suicide, demanding instantaneous lobotomy"

by nogo postal on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 02:47:04 PM EST

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You think MyDD is your very own soapbox?

Didn't get past the title. Post and run diarists are lame.

Obama/Clark (still dreaming)

by spacemanspiff on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 03:32:41 PM EST

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So what is the problem with Obama's answer? He was
asked about his personal experience, he answered the question, what did he get wrong???