Archive for Januari 30th, 2008
I learn that Suharto, former genocidal dictator of Indonesia
In real international news, I learn that Suharto, former genocidal dictator of Indonesia, has finally kicked the bucket. Suharto originally came to power with the backing of the US government, who trusted him to “deal with” the Communist Party of Indonesia, at that time the largest outside the Stalinist bloc. He did this by indiscriminately slaughtering [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Letters: SMH 29 January 2008
SMH 29/1/08
I hope Kevin Rudd will not be going or sending a representative to Soeharto’s funeral. He was responsible for the deaths of half a million Indonesians in 1965, 200,000 in East Timor during Indonesia’s illegal occupation, and up to a 100,000 in West Papua since [...]
The Oz on Suharto: at least the regime ran on time
rom crikey.com.au
Jeff Sparrow writes:
Ever wonder how official history would have assessed Saddam Hussein, had he not rashly interpreted US ambassador April Glaspie’s comments (“we have no opinion on the Arab-Arab conflicts, like your border disagreement with Kuwait”) as a green light to invade that country?
Check The Australian�s obituary for General Suharto and wonder no more. [...]
The Telegraph was right to highlight the millions killed under Suharto’s regime
Dear Sir,
The Telegraph was right to highlight the millions killed under Suharto’s regime (Suharto’s death revives memories of the millions killed under his rule, 28 January 2008).
His regime was responsible for a large number of human rights violations, including the deaths of over half a million political opponents, the effective censorship of the media and [...]
INDONESIA: Let the death of Soeharto be the moment of truth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AHRC-STM-029-2008
January 29, 2007
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission
Soeharto breathed his last in the quiet confines of Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta in stark contrast to the hundreds of thousands that were compelled to breathe their last in agony in prisons, caves, rivers or places of detention during his rule. There were [...]
Amnesty International USA statement: Suharto leaves violent legacy
http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?lang=e&id=ENGUSA20080128001
NATIONAL USA
PRESS RELEASE
January 28, 2008
Ex-General Suharto of Indonesia died quietly in bed at age 86, unlike up to a million Indonesians his loyalists had killed after taking power in a coup, and at least a hundred thousand killed in East Timor. Suharto was a brutal dictator, and his death does not end his violent legacy.
After [...]
