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Hugging a Dead Man
A US citizen who was in East Timor as an election observer writes from exile in Australia of what he remembers, and what he can't forget.
 
Dead East Timorese with Indonesian police officer
The violence of the past 24 years is only now making headlines.
  Noam Chomsky:
Why Americans Should Care About East Timor
Since the Indonesian invasion of December 1975, East Timor has been the site of some of the worst atrocities of the modern era -- atrocities which are mounting again right now.


The East Timor Cynicism Quiz
If you believe you're getting the whole story on East Timor from the mainstream press or the US government, take this eye-opening little quiz.

Indonesia's Built-In
Exit Strategy

The Indonesian military may use the United Nation's long, documented history of favoring independence for East Timor to argue that the entire referendum was biased. And unfortunately, they have a point.

The Indonesian government may be willing to give lip service to the international community, but it's the military that's in control in the province. Can the threat of economic sanctions force Indonesia's hand? In theory, yes; in reality, probably not.

 

UN staffers count ballots
UN staffers count ballots after the East Timor referendum.

Photos courtesy of SIPA; AP/Wide World Photos
















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