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Southeast Asia |
Indonesian students mau-mau McDonald's outlet |
2003-01-29 |
Jakarta Post A group of Indonesian "Hi, Bob! Who you interfering with today?" "Today's my day for meddling in Indonesia. How 'bout you?" "Gabon, again. I always get Gabon, dammit!" "Cheer up! Next year, when you get promoted, maybe they'll give you Luxembourg." During the rally, they also regretted the attitude of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who has not made a reaction to the possibility of a U.S.-led military attack on Iraq. Well, damn her for maintaining a discreet silence! The students distributed thousands of leaflets, calling for a total boycott of all U.S. products and companies. "We don't want your Chicken McNuggets!" Separately, the Riau Police said that they were prepared to protect all U.S. companies in the province. "Except for McDonald's. If they can't get a simple thing like putting extra napkins in the bag right, then to hell with them." "We have undertaken the necessary precautions to protect U.S. companies here, such as (oil giant) PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, from people's moves to protest the U.S.," police spokesman Adj. Comr. S. Pandiangan said. |
Posted by:Fred Pruitt |