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Subject: CSM: Letter on U.S. assistance to TNI
Christian Science Monitor
Commentary > Letters to the Editor from the September 03, 2004 edition
Letters US support increases impunity of Indonesia's military
Regarding your Aug. 25 article "Debate reignites over US aid to
Indonesia": US military assistance to Indonesia sends the worst possible
message to a military that continues to violate human rights with impunity.
General Wiranto, former armed forces commander and failed presidential
candidate, was trained in the US. He has been indicted by a UN-backed court in
East Timor based on evidence of his role in the destruction of East Timor in
1999.
In Aceh, West Papua, and elsewhere, the Indonesian military continues to use
the same terror tactics - often directed by the same commanders - as it used in
East Timor. The Bush administration's current efforts to step up training and
other assistance to Indonesia's security forces have only encouraged more
violations and legitimized continued impunity throughout the archipelago.
John M. Miller Brooklyn, N.Y. Media and Outreach Coordinator East Timor
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