A anedota do dia vem da Austrália

(peço desculpa pela ausência de tradução. O negrito é meu)

Ramos Horta happy with Aust troops in E Timor

ABC - Tuesday, October 10, 2006. 11:24pm (AEST)

East Timorese Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta says he and his President Xanana Gusmao have agreed that Australian troops in East Timor should not be replaced by UN peacekeepers.

Dr Ramos Horta is in Australia to try and increase foreign investment in East Timor.

In a lecture at the University of New South Wales, Dr Ramos Horta said he will not ask the UN Security Council for a peacekeeping force when they discuss the issue again, because he is happy with the current arrangement.

"The UN is overstretched so I propose, my President and former Prime Minister agree, that we should continue with the current force arrangement with Australia," he said.

"Their professionalism, the effectiveness of the force, their strict respect for East Timorese suggest we should continue."

Ah, por mera coincidência surgiu agora um relatório de um instituto "independente" que aconselha Xanana e Alkatiri a não participarem nas eleições de 2007. Para evitar mais conflitos, ao que dizem. Ora bem...
A lista de entidades que compõem o conselho consultivo de tão desinteressado organismo pode descobrir-se aqui. Destaco a Chevron mas há outros com o mesmo nível de filantropia.