east-timor-echelon-war-crimes

[sam =-= <sam@media.com.au>]

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hi,

below is part of an article talking about a situation directly related the
'Echelon'.
the evidence for the war crimes in east timor is in there - but the concern
is that it won't be outted because the west has too much to lose in terms
of dollars if they hassle indonesia too much...

what can we do?

- sam.

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Section From Article : East Timor Is Not Yesterday's Story : By Noam Chomsky
full article archived at Web archive:
http://www.c2o.org/mailinglists/aus4freetimor


In Kosovo, preparation for war crimes trials has been underway since May,
expedited at US-UK initiative, including unprecedented access to
intelligence information. In East Timor, investigations are being discussed
at leisure, with Indonesian participation and a tight deadline (Dec. 31). It
is "an absolute joke, a complete whitewash," according to UN officials
quoted in the British press. A spokesperson for Amnesty International added
that the inquiry as planned "will cause East Timorese even more trauma than
they have suffered already. It would be really insulting at this stage."
Indonesian Generals "do not seem to be quaking in their boots," the
Australian press reports. One reason is that "some of the most damning
evidence is likely to be... material plucked from the air waves by
sophisticated US and Australian electronic intercept equipment," and the
Generals feel confident that their old friends will not let them down -- if
only because the chain of responsibility might be hard to snap at just the
right point.

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