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From Guerrilla Leader to Founding President of a New Nation: An Interview with East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao

Four days from now, Xanana Gusmão will complete a remarkable 27-year journey when he presides over East Timor’s independence celebration and becomes the country’s first president. When Indonesia invaded East Timor on December 7, 1975, Xanana Gusmão fled to the mountains, where he remained for the next 17 years fighting the Indonesian military. [includes rush transcript]
May 16, 2002 | Story
It's Three Days to East Timor's Independence: We Travel Back in Time to the Historic Vote for Independence with Allan Nairn's On the Ground Reports

It’s three days until East Timor’s historic independence. Yesterday we took a look at the history of East Timor: from Indonesia’s invasion in 1975; to its quarter century of US supported occupation; to the military’s killing of 200,000 Timorese, a third of the population; and the November 12, 1991 Santa Cruz cemetery massacre, where Indonesian soldiers gunned down hundreds of Timorese. Today we move ahead to August and...
May 17, 2002 | Story
Journalists Allan Nairn and Amy Goodman Confront Bill Clinton, Richard Holbrooke, and Henry Kissinger Over U.S. Military Support to Indonesia

The Bush Administration’s delegation to East Timor’s independence celebration will be led, ironically, by former President Clinton and former UN Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, two men deeply involved in supporting Indonesia’s occupation of East Timor. President Clinton offered military support for Indonesia throughout his eight years in office, waiting until Indonesia’s army had burned East Timor to the ground before finally...
May 17, 2002 | Story
A Former State Department Official in Jakarta Discusses the Bush Administration's Attempts to Restore Military Aid to Indonesia

From the start, the U.S. offered crucial support for Indonesia’s invasion and quarter century occupation of East Timor. After the 1991 Santa Cruz massacre, Congressional and grassroots activists worked to cut off U.S. military support for Indonesia, despite fierce resistance from the Bush and Clinton administrations and their corporate allies. From 1996 to 1999, however, East Timor’s grassroots supporters had a crucial ally, a State...
May 17, 2002 | Story
East Timor Declares Independence; UN Secretary General Hands Over Power to Xanana Gusmao

Today is East Timor’s independence day. The ceremonies were held last night on the dusty plain of Taci Tolu, just outside of the capitol of Dili. The Indonesian military invaded East Timor in 1975 and occupied it for a quarter of a century, with 200,000 people killed, a third of the population. On August 30, 1999 East Timorese voted overwhelmingly for their independence in a UN-sponsored referendum. Days later Indonesia burned East Timor...
May 20, 2002 | Story
Guerrilla Leader Turned Founding President of East Timor Xanana Gusmao Delivers Inaugural Address

When Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975 Xanana Gusmao went into the mountains, where he remained for the next 17 years fighting the Indonesian military becoming leader of the Falantil.
May 20, 2002 | Story
Journalist Allan Nairn Confronts President Clinton Over U.S. Policy Toward East Timor; Amy Goodman and Allan Nairn Question Brigadier General Over U.S. Military Support for Indonesia

Former President Bill Clinton led the U.S. delegation to East Timor’s independence ceremony and inaugurated the U.S. embassy in Dili, East Timor. In his remarks Clinton celebrated the U.S. role in bringing about East Timor’s independence, ignoring his administration’s seven year record of support for the Indonesian military in spite of systematic human rights abuses. Journalist Allan Nairn had an opportunity to question President...
May 20, 2002 | Story
An Indonesian Court Acquits 6 Military and Police Officers From the Carnage During the 1999 Independence Vote in East Timor: A First-Hand Account From a Young Timorese Human Rights Lawyer

This week an ad hoc Indonesian court acquitted 5 Indonesian military and police officials of crimes against humanity in East Timor. A 6th —-former governor Abilio Soares—- was given 3 years for his role in overseeing the territory’s destruction and the death of more than a thousand Timorese in 1999 alone. Four of the Indonesian officers were acquitted in one of the worst massacres after the referendum on independence-the Suai...
Aug 16, 2002 | Story
Bali Bombing: After 200 Are Killed in Indonesia Car Bombing, Bush Calls for Expansion of the War On Terror. Professor Jeff Winters of Northwestern University Talks About the Indonesian Military and It

On Saturday a huge car bomb ripped through two bars packed with foreign tourists on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. At least 190 people died and hundreds more were injured.
Oct 14, 2002 | Story
Voices From An Indonesian Prison: A Democracy Now! Exclusive!: We Hear From Joy Lee Sadler, a US Citizen and Lesley Mcculloch, a Scottish Professor Who Have Been Imprisoned in Aceh, Indonesia Since Se

The Bush administration’s "war on terrorism" has provided fuel for the US to renew military ties with Indonesia. The administration is attempting to restore aid to the Indonesian military, which was cut off in 1999 when the Indonesian armed forces razed East Timor to the ground. The Indonesian army has a brutal record of torture, mass killings and other human rights violations.
Nov 08, 2002 | Story

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From Guerrilla Leader to Founding President of a New Nation: An Interview with East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao

It's Three Days to East Timor's Independence: We Travel Back in Time to the Historic Vote for Independence with Allan Nairn's On the Ground Reports

Journalists Allan Nairn and Amy Goodman Confront Bill Clinton, Richard Holbrooke, and Henry Kissinger Over U.S. Military Support to Indonesia

A Former State Department Official in Jakarta Discusses the Bush Administration's Attempts to Restore Military Aid to Indonesia

East Timor Declares Independence; UN Secretary General Hands Over Power to Xanana Gusmao

Guerrilla Leader Turned Founding President of East Timor Xanana Gusmao Delivers Inaugural Address

Journalist Allan Nairn Confronts President Clinton Over U.S. Policy Toward East Timor; Amy Goodman and Allan Nairn Question Brigadier General Over U.S. Military Support for Indonesia

An Indonesian Court Acquits 6 Military and Police Officers From the Carnage During the 1999 Independence Vote in East Timor: A First-Hand Account From a Young Timorese Human Rights Lawyer

Bali Bombing: After 200 Are Killed in Indonesia Car Bombing, Bush Calls for Expansion of the War On Terror. Professor Jeff Winters of Northwestern University Talks About the Indonesian Military and It

Voices From An Indonesian Prison: A Democracy Now! Exclusive!: We Hear From Joy Lee Sadler, a US Citizen and Lesley Mcculloch, a Scottish Professor Who Have Been Imprisoned in Aceh, Indonesia Since Se

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