---------------------------------------------------------- Live and work in the USA legally: Register for the GREEN CARD LOTTERY! Visit http://www.us-immigration.org -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Indonesia Daily News Online http://www.indo-news.com/ Free Email @KotakPos.com visit: http://my.kotakpos.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Antara, 25 September 2000 US INTERVENTION IN ATAMBUA CASE IS OBVIOUS, E TIMORESE FIGURES SAY Jakarta, Sept 25 (ANTARA) - Two noted East Timorese figures Drs Basilio Dias Araujo and Florencio Mario Viera felt that US intervention in Atambua is obvious following the slaying of three UNHCR humanitarian staffers early in September. They said that US conspiracy by sending Defence Secretary William Cohen to Jakarta is an indication of the country`s intention to interfere. "Judging from Cohen`s statement in Jakarta, it is clear that the US has deeply intervened in the Atambua case," said Basilio. "In fact, Australia also supports the act of interference in Indonesian domestic affairs," he added. The presence of around 600 US marines in the border area of East Timor and Indonesia`s West Timor baffles many circles in this world`s largest archipelagic country. "The government should immediately ask the US Ambassador to Indonesia for a clarification of the purpose of deploying hundreds of the American marines in the border area," he stressed. In the meantime, another source also reported that the US intervention also entered the technical aspect of the Indonesian policy by demanding the replacement of Udayana Regional Military Commander Maj Gen Kiri Syahnakrie and the National Military Commander. This is certainly unacceptable, even though Indonesia`s position is at present trapped in a conspiracy of international level with various programs. "In fact, the once offered by Commander Kiki for a joint patrol in the border area which was often rejected by UNTAET has been accepted in the post Atambua case. So why is a replacement necessary?," he said. (T.ND08/KPU02/RSI-03/20:45/C/ING/00:24/NN01) 2509000051 NNNN ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 26 Sep 2000 jam 07:23:56 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
