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April 22, 2003
America's blind eye in Indonesia
Last January the U.S. Senate voted down a measure that would require Indonesia to prosecute perpetrators of war crimes in East Timor and murders of U.S. citizens in order to qualify for expanded military aid.
Over the years, the Indonesian military has killed far more people than terrorists ever have. Yet the Senate apparently feels it is better to turn a blind eye to those atrocities in order to deal with the much smaller threat of terrorism in Indonesia. Fight evil with a greater evil.
I'm still waiting for a talk show host to even mention this.
Posted by Tyrone at April 22, 2003 12:50 PM