A coalition of more than four dozen groups have called on President Bush not to offer Indonesia military assistance when he meets today with Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network organized the campaign calling for no U.S. military aid to Indonesia. Karen Orenstein, a member of the group, said “Withholding prestigious U.S. military assistance is the best leverage the U.S. government has to demonstrate its commitment to justice, human rights and democratic reform.” Congress first voted to restrict Indonesia from receiving military aid in 1991 following the Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor that left more than 270 Timorese civilians dead. The Indonesian troops carrying out the killing were using U.S. supplied M-16 rifles. All military ties with Indonesia were severed in September 1999 following the Indonesian razing of East Timor.