At 11:43 AM 10/10/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Garis perbatasan kita memang lumayan menguntungkan. Di atas berbatasan
>dengan Malaysia. Rasanya karena sama-sama serumpun, kita tak perlu terlalu
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>nanahpun berwarna putih. Rasanya semua berpulang kepada niat Aussie. Bila
>saat ini mereka berkali-kali melukai perasaan RI, bukan tak mungkin nanahlah
>yg akan mereka peroleh.
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Pendapat M. Anjasmara betul. Kita harus memikirkan juga bagaimana sistem
perbatasan kita yang baru. Apakah kita mau membentuk 'Tembok Timor' atau
apa lagi, tapi yang pasti kita tak bisa membiarkan pasukan asing merambah-
rambah wilayah kita. Sekarang sudah kasus dibawah ini, bagaimana nanti?
Siapa yang bisa menjamin bahwa tak akan terjadi gerakan mempersatukan
seluruh pulau Timor yang didalangi Australia?
October 10, 1999
U.N. Timor Troops Say They Fired On Indonesian Forces
Filed at 10:30 a.m. EDT
By Reuters
DILI, East Timor (Reuters) - Members of a U.N.-backed intervention force in
East Timor said they had exchanged fire with members of Indonesia's security
forces during a border clash Sunday.
But Major David Kilcullen said an Indonesian officer had acknowledged that a
convoy from the U.N. force was on the eastern side of the poorly marked
border
with Indonesia's West Timor when the clash occurred.
``He admitted...that we were still on our side of the border when his troops
opened fire,'' Kilcullen said.
It is the first time the force has exchanged fire directly with Indonesian
security
forces since it arrived last month.
Another officer said the force had gone into the area after reports of
collusion
between Indonesian forces (TNI) and pro-Jakarta militiamen in the area. The
officer said militiamen had fired first, prompting the U.N. troops to
return fire.
``When we started to notice that there were people in TNI uniforms amongst
those in civilians that we were firing at, that's when we gave the word,
Hold fire!
Hold fire!'' said the officer, speaking on condition of anonymity.
