Facts add up. Under Indonesia, exploitation was unrealized, soon after independence, Aussie exploited the resources. Aid often translate to loan, and at least somehow you must invest some amount of money. Now count the benefit you harvested until right know.
Gosh, that Purbo Negoro, an ultranationalist fanatic in red berret.
I think ‘the genocide and human rights abuses never happens in East Timor’ is as true as ‘there was no genocide and human rights abuses in Indonesia post G30S.’ (If there was, ABRI wasn’t involved!) Yeah, yeah, yeah….
Denial, denial, denial.
If the Indonesian think they’ve mastered the shadow puppet the Australian managed to outwit the master.
It’s all about Oil nothing more and nothing less.
Unfortunately it’s the local Timorese who suffered most.
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