East Timor and Kosovo

[Stephen E Philion]

Chris, 
Why not start with a demand that the West, i.e. the US, immediately cease
all military aid to Indonesai right away. Were the US even willing to do
that much, we might see Indonesian generals finding ways to sway the
militias to cool it. 

Indonesia is far more economically and militarily  dependent on the US
than Yugoslavia.  So, yeah, there's a massacre going on in East Timor. But
for the US to intervene, it needs an enemy. I'd say, stop all aid would be
an appropriate start. 

I've been dying to read Chinese press reports on this  situation btw. But,
I everytime I go to People's daily...I get  articles on everything but
Timor.....I'll keep on looking  for some news from the Chinese
press...Their reaction to this has been very interesting in light of the
'anti-imperialist' slogans being bandied about  only  a few months ago. 
Now, I guess, being anti-imperialist means supporting  the INdonesian
generals...unless they practice Falungong of course....

Steve