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  • Review of U.S. Corporations in Indonesia

    Over the past week, the U.S. has sent in planes to evacuate U.S. citizens from Indonesia. Many of them work for U.S. corporationsthere. Today we begin our series looking at some of those companies. Danny Kennedy is the director of Project Underground, a San Francisco based organization that monitors corporate environmental and human rights abuses. It has come out with a report of the U.S.–based mining corporation Freeport McMoran.
    May 22, 1998 | Story

  • Indonesia: Suharto Resigns

    The Indonesian dictator Suharto announced his resignation last night in his palace in Jakarta. It was the pro-democracy movement, namely the students of Indonesia, who brought him down. Suharto was the longest reigning dictator in Asia. He rose to power 32 years ago in a military coup against Sukarno, the founding president of Indonesia. But where the country goes now remains to be seen.
    May 21, 1998 | Story

  • Indonesia: The U.S. Military Connection and Habibe

    As the Clinton Administration seems to be throwing its support for the military approved transfer of power in Indonesia, we’ll talk about the threat of what one activist calls "Suhartoism without Suharto." Here in the United States, Georgia Congress member Cynthia McKinney has just introduced a bill calling for a freeze on the sale, lease, and grant of lethal equipment to the government of Indonesia. While the White House has not...
    May 21, 1998 | Story

  • Indonesia: Alternatives to Habibe

    Once again, the Indonesian dictator Suharto has stepped down, appointing his vice-president Jusuf Habibe as his successor. We now turn to our international roundtable of pro-democracy activists for their views on who a real alternative to Habibe could be.
    May 21, 1998 | Story

  • Uprisings in Indonesia -- Activist Testimony

    More than 200 people have been killed in Indonesia over the past four days from fires or being fired upon. Indonesian police have shot and killed students and protestors marching through the streets. Mass fires and looting have continued since Monday as Indonesians call for President Suharto to step down. Late last week the House Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights heard testimony from Indonesians about the economic and political...
    May 15, 1998 | Story

  • Interview with Indonesian Torture Victim

    Thousands of Indonesian students continue their protests after the killings of more than half a dozen of their classmates by the military. As the dictator Suharto heads back to Indonesia from a visit to Egypt, thousands of protesters are demanding his ouster.
    May 14, 1998 | Story

  • Indonesia Torture Victims Retell Experiences

    Several prominent critics of the dictator Suharto demanded an end to his 32 year rule today. A group of retired generals and cabinet ministers issued a statement urging the pro-Suharto assembly to revoke the appointment of Suharto as President. This comes as nationwide campus protests have begun to spill over into the streets of Indonesia over the past few weeks.
    May 11, 1998 | Story

  • Clinton Administration Reportedly Aiding Indonesian Military

    In the last few weeks we have heard numerous reports out of Indonesia of heavy police and military repression against demonstrators protesting the economic crisis and the inauguration of Indonesian dictator Suharto. In this week’s The Nation, Allan Nairn reports the Clinton Administration has funded and trained the Indonesian military.
    Mar 13, 1998 | Story

  • Student Reaction to Indonesia's Economic and Political Crisis

    Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, is in the midst of a serious economic and political crisis.
    Mar 10, 1998 | Story

  • Indonesian Economy

    Cracks are beginning to appear in U.S. Administration and corporate supportof the Indonesian military dictator Suharto. Calls for his ouster arerising. American officials including Defense Secretary William Cohen andDeputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers are converging on the South EastAsian country to meet with Suharto and to re-assess support for thislong-time U.S. ally. Suddenly the New York Times and the Washington Postare calling for...
    Jan 13, 1998 | Story