-Caveat Lector-
In a message dated 09/08/1999 5:59:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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John Pilger
Having finally discovered East Timor, most of the media have now left,
blaming a "descent into violence". The long, silent years mock these words.
The descent began almost a quarter of a century ago when Indonesian special
forces invaded the defenceless Portuguese colony. On December 7, 1975, a lone
radio voice rose and fell in the static: "The soldiers are killing
indiscriminately. Women and children are being shot in the streets. This is
an appeal for international help. This is an SOS - please help us."
No help came, because the western democracies were secret partners in a crime
as great and enduring as any this century; proportionally, not even Pol Pot
matched Suharto's spree. Air Force One, carrying President Ford and his
secretary of state Henry Kissinger, climbed out of Indonesian airspace the
day the bloodbath began. "They came and gave Suharto the green light," Philip
Liechty, the CIA desk officer in Jakarta at the time, told me. "The invasion
was delayed two days so they could get the hell out. We were ordered to give
the Indonesian military everything they wanted. I saw all the hard
intelligence; the place was a free-fire zone. Women and children were herded
into school buildings that were set alight - and all because we didn't want
some little country being neutral or leftist at the United Nations." And all
because western capital regarded Indonesia as a "prize".
Thank you. I've been waiting days for someone to put the story so
succinctly. It's amazing how easily people forget. I really like Madam
Albright's stony face telling the Indonesians to restore order. No feelings
at all for the East Timorese. Just "Get things in order so we can continue
our exploitation in peace." Such a nice lady. Well as I've always said,
anyone who thinks our State Department is interested in diplomacy has some
real illusions. The Econ section is the only one that matters. Prudy
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