Re:East Timor

At 12:17 AM -0400 10/14/99, Thomas Barclay of the Clan Barclay wrote:
>FWIW, I don't plan to turn anything from this mission into "gaming
>material" until the boys are home safe and sound. Historical recreation
>of battles long done, I'm okay with. Future speculation, fine too. But
>gaming what real folk are out dying and killing over at the same time
is
>just a little out of flavour to my mind. I'll let the good ideas keep,
>but I have a (probably unusual) sense of respect for the situations as
>they are still unfolding.
>
>Just my 0.02.

I've got two thoughts, so that's a penny each.

First of all, I do agree with the esteemed Mr. Barclay 
wholeheartedly. There is a certain macabre element about it. And I'm 
not going to touch upon the occult in this regard. The cynical 
amongst us (is this the 'overkill' .sig ? good)  may want to pass 
over sentimentality in favor of some wry comment about wanting to see 
the entire OOB or to finish the political rules. But let us not 
forget the professional who must evaluate contingencies and explore 
possibilities.

Secondly, and I currently have a friend in India, I am curious as to 
the effect of the recent coup in Pakistan on the stability of the 
region. India and Pakistan have been at it hammer and tongs lately, 
and both are nuclear powers. Right now the Pakistani forces have 
pulled out of the Kashmir area, so there'd be a little warning and 
there's no real reason to expect serious trouble. The leader of the 
coup however, was the prime mover of the push into Kashmir. I expect 
to see a shift of American forces into the area and a very serious 
interest taken by the UN.

by the way, there's a crashed router on alter.net between me and 
cnn.com, but the BBC is running fine.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/default.htm

Michael Carter Llaneza
Veteran, Bermuda Triangle Expeditionary Force, 1991-1950
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