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Ban Arms Sales to Indonesia Unless Timor Militias Stopped <More>


U.N. Workers Evacuated After 3 Killed in Western Timor <More>
Understanding the deeper roots of our crisis and the nature of the global citizen movement <More>
Leaked briefing from PR firm on S11, the same firm that allegedly concocted false reports that, during their 1990 invasion of Kuwait <More>
The leadership is lacking in vision, the Indonesian military lurks, the United Nations' interim government is short on funds, and the World Bank and U.S. corporations are sinking their claws into the economy <More>
South Korea has scrapped its plan to withdraw most of its peacekeeping forces from East Timor <More>
Do you think East Timor can survive as an independent nation? CNN poll <More>
East Timor's former guerrilla Falintil forces may soon begin hunting down pro-Indonesia militia both inside East Timor and across the borderin West Timor <More>
The Japan Times on the anniversary of independence <More>
The Washington Post on the anniversary of independence <More>
Time magazine on the anniversary of independence <More>
Bungled UN aid operation slows East Timor's recovery <More>
What the Guardian said a year ago <More>
Register as a participant in an on-going e-mail based lobbying campaign in support of the return of the refugees <More>
Indonesia's disgraced army could be granted an amnesty for human rights abuses <More>
After leading East Timor's guerrillas for most of the 25-year struggle Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao retires as their commander <More>
U.N. officials believe four or five bands of well-armed militiamen, totalling about 75 people, have infiltrated East Timor in recent weeks <More>
Most people still use the Indonesian Rupiah <More>
Australia last week beefed up its forces in East Timor with four Black Hawk helicopters and 100 extra troops <More>
The outcome of one asylum seeker's test case in Australia? <More>
Negotiations between the UN, East Timorese representatives and Canberra for a new Timor Gap Treaty could see up to $A166 million a year in oil and gas revenue flowing to East Timor <More>
The Age on East Timor <More>
Radio Australia online <More>
For 24 years, The East Timorese guerrilla army FALINTIL fought the occupying Indonesian army (RealAudio) <More>
International Crisis Group report on Indonesia <More>
"there is no doubt that this savagery was planned, systematic and coordinated" <More>
Suharto's corruption reaches deep into New Zealand's heartland <More>
Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto, son-in-law of former Indonesian President Suharto, announces an end to his two-year self-imposed exile in Jordan. Prabowo’s return could be a direct challenge to President Wahid <More>
Jakarta deplores Aussie spy <More>
Indonesian military discussing its new role?? <More>
The new Timor Gap. Will Australia now break with the past? <More>
US taking the right tack in East Timor - By Leon Hadar < More >
Indonesian authorities in West Timor have said that after March 31, feeding and caring for the refugees will be the responsibility of the international community. <More>
The violent way with which Indonesia got rid of East Timor last year is likely to haunt the nation for many years to come. <More>
Indonesia Re-Thinks Its Military Ties to the United States <More>
Jakarta, March 15 (Lusa) - The Indonesian military plan to build a new air base in West Timor to control air traffic in and out of East Timor <More>
More than 1,000 East Timorese have moved out of three major refugee encampments in West Timor's Kupang area in the largest movements from these facilities so far since the repatriation program started in October. UNHCR reports. <More>
High anxiety in Timor's misty highlands for NZ troops. <More>
Xanana Gusmao, has blamed the Indonesian Special Forces command, Kopassus, for a spate of recent attacks and cross-border incursions into the devastated UN administered territory. He suggested United Nations peacekeepers were less willing to apply the same robust rules of engagement as the recently departed soldiers from the Australian-led International Force. <More>
Japan may dispatch vessels to patrol the Strait of Malacca for "pirates". <More> Watch out for this development.
The invitation to Mahathir to visit Indonesia signifies more than a simple diplomatic handshake <More>
Oil Company Threatens Support for Indonesian Separatism. <More>
The US Defense Department has quietly resumed training Indonesian military officers in the United States, the training program is small, involving only seven Indonesian officers. But U.S. officials said it was restarted without fanfare to avoid criticism on Capitol Hill and among human rights groups. <More>
UNCERTAINTY over a visit to Australia by Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has underlined the fragility of official ties between the two countries. <More>
The Australian Govt has introduced The TIMOR GAP TREATY (TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS) BILL 2000. Check Hansard for a copy. <More>
East Timor May Be Sidelined in New Timor Sea Discussion. <More>
The foreign office minister John Battle yesterday defended the resumption of British arms sales to Indonesia <More>
Hard lessons to be learned from East Timor. Jakarta Post Editorial and Opinion — December 14, 1999 <More>
Exploring the low ebb in the Jakarta and Canberra ties. <More>
The political significance of the flow of intelligence material between Australia and Indonesia. <More>
Gough Whitlam, went to Canberra last week to exorcise the East Timorese demon that haunts his reputation. <More>
Reports that the Australian PM wanted to play the role of deputy peacekeeper in the region, the so-called 'Howard doctrine' was received with some alarm. <More>
Australian Govt plans to recruit 3,000 army and 555 air force personnel. <More>
As complicated as they might seem, the West's traditional policy concerning East Timor can be described in two words, 'self interest'. <More>
Inquiry unravels Indonesian plot to destroy East Timor, seeks Wiranto <More>
Unfinished business in JAKARTA -THE world’s youngest country received the blessing of the most powerful one this week <More>
The Indonesian army they are busy ‘repositioning, redefining and revitalising’ themselves. <More>
Since 1992, the Clinton administration has sold or licensed more than $1 billion worth of arms to Indonesia, and has provided training to its military as well. <More>
As in Kosovo, the estimates of East Timorese killed during the rampage by Indonesian troops and military-backed militias after the independence referendum now seem highly exaggerated <More>
Speaking of Kosovo, the Balkans and Indonesia. Are we in a "humanitarian war" ourselves in East Timor <More>
Aging dictators, military regimes, collapsing economies, the politics of ethnic difference. Recall, Bosnia and Zaire. What happens when and once all powerful army suffers a humiliating defeat as is former Yugoslavia and now Indonesia. <More>
Washington ready to resume military co-operation with Jakarta <More>
Indonesian Army Planning to Enter West Timor Refugee Camp <More>
Suharto, War Criminal <More>
Indonesia's new president, Abdurrahman Wahid, has raised the possibility of a referendum on autonomy for the troubled province of Aceh <More>
The fragile archipelago <More>
Protesters in Aceh Demand a Vote <More>
The UNHCR entering militia-controlled camps and extracting hundreds of refugees at a time by truck. <More>
World Bank committed to giving East Timor $5m -$10m as an initial contribution towards funding the territory's transition to full independence. <More>
Malaysia has defended its bid to lead a United Nations peacekeeping force for East Timor <More>
Fearing they may be forced to renounce their East Timorese citizenship, many are hiding in fear <More>
Check this Indonesia news-agency source <More>
US arms trade outline <More>
East Timor Is Not Yesterday's Story, By Noam Chomsky <More>
Indonesia is likely to seek closer co-operation with China in a bid to counterbalance reliance on the West. <More>
The Clinton administration asked the United Nations yesterday to reduce the size of its proposed East Timor expedition force. <More>
The United States have sent four transport helicopters to East Timor <More>
''There's no sign the Indonesian military are disarming the militias in West Timor,'' said an Australian official. <More>
Who is Washington's deputy sheriff in east Timor <More>
Indonesia has remained a key US ally and the recipient of billions of dollars in American military and economic aid over several decades. <More>
…..as soon as violence and brutality erupted in East Timor, a number of commentators charge ''the West'' with responsibility…. <More>
After East Timor, West Papua <More>
A potentially much more dangerous conflict is spiraling out of control in Aceh, the resource-rich region on the northern tip of Sumatra <More>
It is ironic that the East Timorese people are now at the mercy of a government that has forced them into its own territory. <More>

Have your own map <More>


Find out who is heading the UN mission in East Timor <More>
The effectiveness and credibility of an investigation could be undermined if it were closely tied to the Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights <More>
What has been the recent role of the US special forces in Indonesia <More>
This quiz on East Timor will:
1. Inform you
2. Surprise you
3. Enlighten you
4. All of the above <More>
There are three good reasons why Americans should care about East Timor. <More>
We face hard reality now that our troops are East Timor. <More1> <More2> <More3>

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