-Caveat Lector-
East Timor's conflict is on one side Catholic and on the other side
Indonesian, presumably Moslem. East Timor was run by Portugal until
Indoniesians claimed it about twenty years ago. I don't know where the
"informal suggestion from New Zealand" that non-UN forces should intervene
in East Timor described below originated, but I find it appalling.
New Zealand foreign policy is very easily swayed by its media, which have
pro-Catholic reporters covering this whole crisis. (As they tended to do
also in Croatia, Bougainville and Kosovo; both religious wars, it seemed.)
The NZ population has therefore been told that all the violence in East
Timor is coming from what is being described as the pro-Indonesian militia,
not their Catholic opponents. I find this difficult to believe from the
news footage available, and note that any commentators suggesting that the
Catholic side is initiating violence are cut short abruptly or omitted.
I also note in this regard that Don McKinnon, Foreign Minister, has made a
recent second marriage to a Catholic.
Roman Catholics are 14% of the NZ population but have gained a lot of power
here over the last twenty years. It is now extremely difficult to put
forward a non-Catholic viewpoint forward on East Timor or anything else and
get it covered by the media.
Lyn
Robert Tatman wrote:
Found on the Internet
> -Caveat Lector-
>
>Proasiadesk Do for anything for many Months Excep the Council, most Diplomats
>Believe.
>
>As you know major problem is that pressure on jakarta government does not
>necessarily make its way to split military in Timor. attempting reaction after
>security council consultations here and briefings in Wash. rgds el ----------
>
>
>proRamnewseds attnWas onpass UN exHall/Singapore. Most interested again of
>course in UN telling us what they intend to do if Indonesia continues to
>refuse to control the Timor militias.
>
>Also, gtfl if get chance direct question to US administration on indirect
>suggestion by NZ today that non-UN "intervention" may be necessary -- are
>their any military support contingency plans?
>
>Best rgds.
>
>rtr eth
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