<nettime> Useful E. Timor Info

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Here is a gallery of pictures of East Timorese torture by the Indonesian
Army, perhaps the most brutal and uncivilized body of primates on this
planet. This is the army that was set up, trained and supported for
decades by Australia, America and Britain. There are some good links to
specific women torture as well. 

http://www.easttimor.com/html/gal_indonmil.html



 http://www.smh.com.au/news/9909/25/pageone/pageone5.html

 Asian nations set to block inquiry

By SIMON MANN, Herald Correspondent in London, and agencies

The United Nations' main human rights body is deciding whether to set up
an international inquiry into atrocities in East Timor amid vigorous
opposition from Indonesia and its Asian allies. 

Led by Sri Lanka, the 11 Asian members of the special UN forum - including
China, Japan and India - yesterday rejected calls for a war crimes
tribunal, arguing that its establishment could further destabilise the
region. 

They also challenged the validity of the special session of the UN
Commission on Human Rights which was convened in Geneva at the request of
former colonial power Portugal. 

Sri Lanka's delegate said the decision to hold the session "discounted the
unanimous view of an entire region". "Any act by the UN system including
the commission should contribute to the stability of the situation and not
exacerbate [instability]," the Sri Lankan representative said. 

Indonesia's delegate also challenged the legality of holding the session,
claiming it "lacked impartiality". 

The 53-member forum was due to vote overnight on a European Union
resolution calling on UN chief Mr Kofi Annan to go ahead with an inquiry,
to be headed by international legal experts, to establish responsibility
for atrocities in East Timor since the independence ballot was announced
in January. To be adopted, the resolution requires a simple majority of
yes votes. 

However, the Asian members were expected to win support from Cuba and
other developing countries, with some states likely to abstain from
voting, according to diplomats. 

Western countries including Portugal, Germany, and Canada, took the floor
on Thursday to condemn gross violations and declare that there should be
no impunity for perpetrators. 

East Timor resistance leader Mr Jose Ramos Horta, who attended the special
session, also accused Indonesian forces of "war crimes and genocide" and
said that the Security Council should set up an international tribunal and
slap economic sanctions on Indonesia. 

Mr Ramos Horta said after the talks: "The evidence is increasingly strong
for a war crimes tribunal. The Indonesian Army cannot be trusted or relied
on to be a partner of the multinational force to ensure security in East
Timor." 

Yesterday, the UN's Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs Mary Robinson,
underscored the need to win co-operation from the Indonesian Government
"to ensure effective protection of human rights to all the people of East
Timor". 

"The available information shows clearly that gross human rights
violations were committed in East Timor affecting its entire population
and territory,"  Mrs Robinson told delegates. 

Mr Francisco Seixas da Costa, Portugal's secretary of state for European
Affairs, denounced the "living nightmare" and "systemic pattern of terror" 
in East Timor. "The Commission on Human Rights has the duty to
investigate,"  he said. "There should be no impunity for those who have
perpetrated the destruction and the killings." But Asian nations threw
their support behind Indonesia's ambassador, Mr Hassan Wirajuda, who
challenged the legality of the session which came about after a tight vote
earlier in the week. 

He said that "for all the preparations, precautionary measures and
resources at our disposal, the Indonesian security apparatus found
themselves overwhelmed by the voracity of violent reactions from
pro-integration groups who were angered by claims that the vote was marred
by foul play". 


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Giant Indonesia is bent on totally destroying the people and territory of
tiny East Timor. You can view this on
http://www.easttimor.com/satelite_images/satelite%20images.htm

Hacking Wars:

 Due to popular demand, we have posted this collection of East Timor related
hacks from our Hacked Sites Archive.

On February 10, 1997, and again on February 14, 1997 Portugese hackers
launched a political attack on the web page of the Indonesian government,
focusing on that country's continued oppression of East Timor.

1.See the hacked site

2.See the original site

3.see why they hacked it

4.Then they did it again on February 14, 1997

5.As the suffering continues, on it's hacked 24 April - 18:15 Portuguese
Time

6.On Mon, 30 June 1997 UrBan Ka0s Haxed Site Hacked the site again.

7.On Sat, 22 November 1997 Portuguese Hackers Against Indonesian Tiranny
hacked numerous sites.

8.On Mon, 19 January 1998 Several mass hacks were performed on Indonesian
sites.

9.On Sat, 11 September 1999 Portuguese hackers struck several Indonesian
sites.

http://www.2600.com/east_timor/

 http://www.abc.net.au/news/etimor/

has good ongoing news on East Timor

also for background

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/bb970727.htm

snip - - - - - - - Bernard Collaery: The filming of protests which I have
personally seen, and which is even more blatant in Darwin, where there is
probably a proximity to Indonesia that the Northern Territory administration
feels; a joint sub treaty as it were of co-operation between the Northern
Territory Government and Indonesia indicates to me that at the front line in
Darwin there is an active and worrying exchange of information between the
operatives of the Northern Territory police and the Indonesian Consular
authorities.

unsnip - - - - - - - - - - -

and for human interest:

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/index/bbchronoidx.htm

A Doctor in East Timor: Diary of an Eyewitness Broadcast date: 23/05/99 A
volunteer doctor, working inside Timor, agreed - with Background Briefing
- to record a taped diary. He speaks of the flood of horribly wounded and
dying that overwhelmed his small clinic. His despair and anger at the
persistent cruelty, and his own experiences with ABRI terror, are
compelling. The tape was secretly smuggled out, and you can hear Dr. Dan
Murphy's personal testimony on Background Briefing. 

More Timor links: 

http://www.caa.org.au/world/asia/east_timor/index.html


And a very interesting new website:

http://www.easttimor.com/

Indonesian troops chased as they rampage through Dili 24/09/99 (Sydney
Morning Herald) In the most serious incident, three truckloads of
Indonesian soldiers were chased first by British Army Gurkhas, and then by
Australian troops after they drove through the street firing three bursts
of automatic gunfire...... 

 http://www.easttimor.com/

Suharto's son sells New Zealand resort for US$0.52 24/09/99 (AFP)
CHRISTCHURCH - A son of former Indonesian president Suharto has sold a
luxury Southern Alps retreat to a Singaporean partner, L.Y.A. Poh, for one
NZ dollar (52 US cents), the Christchurch Press reported Friday.....

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From: Agent in Oz <nemesis@fastinternet.net.au> Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999
05:38:01 +1000 Subject: Major Eradication Problems in General in Timor

http://www.smh.com.au/news/9909/25/pageone/pageone1.html

the Australian head of the peacekeepers, Major-General Cosgrove, directly
accused Indonesian soldiers of links with the anti-independence militias
responsible for mass killings and destruction. 

Indonesia, meanwhile, said that although it would hand over control of
East Timor to the force, it planned to keep 4,500 Indonesian troops in the
territory. 

An editorial in the Republica newspaper referred to Major-General
Cosgrove, as "Major-General Cockroach" and said there were growing
tensions between Indonesians and foreign soldiers. 


 http://www.abc.net.au/news/etimor/ind-25sep1999-22.htm

Saturday 25 September, 1999

E Timor multinational force too small:

Some military experts say security will not be brought under control in
East Timor because the multinational force in the territory is simply too
small. 

Major Charles Haymon, editor of the military review journal Jane's World
Armies, is among them. 

"I can not understand how anyone could come up with a force size of about
7,000 to do a job like that," Major Haymon said

"I'd say it's absolutely vital that that force is increased and
significantly increased," he said. 

"Not just increased from 7,000 to 12,000 or something like that, I mean,
it has to be up in the region of 20,000 plus." 

(10:43pm AEST) 

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