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Political FiguresMarch 22, 2010
Washington’s Indonesian Bully Boys
The Obama administration may renew aid to the Indonesian army’s notorious special forces–which have been implicated in a recent assassination campaign.
Allan Nairn
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EconomicsJune 9, 2008
Drawing Your Last Breath Hungry
We can blame the Burmese government for the unfolding tragedy in the wake of the cyclone. We can also blame ourselves.
Allan Nairn
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Regions and CountriesFebruary 11, 2008
The Shooting of Jose Ramos Horta
If Timor-Leste’s President doesn’t survive the assassination attempt, his soul will get a good laugh at outlasting Suharto, who killed a third of his people.
Allan Nairn
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ActivismFebruary 8, 2008
Guatemalans Seek Redress in Spanish Court
As Americans consider who to choose as their next President, Guatemalan Mayans seek justice for Reagan-era atrocities.
Allan Nairn
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Regions and CountriesJanuary 29, 2008
Justified Violence: Breaking the Gaza Wall
The breaking of the Gaza-Egypt wall is clearly a good thing, and a rare example of the moral–and also wise–use of violence in politics.
Allan Nairn
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Political FiguresJanuary 29, 2008
Bush’s War of All Against All
A leader who waged war with impunity shouldn’t be surprised to someday be called to account for his actions.
Allan Nairn
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Regions and CountriesJanuary 15, 2008
Suharto’s Passage: One Small Man Leaves a Million Corpses
Indonesia’s dictator is fading fast: But what of his people’s memories of the civilians he killed?
Allan Nairn
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Foreign PolicySeptember 9, 1999
US Complicity in Timor
While the Indonesian military’s thugs continue their rampage in East Timor, most foreign reporters have fled the country.
Allan Nairn
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Regions and CountriesMay 13, 1999
License to Kill in Timor
Allan Nairn was banned from Indonesia and East Timor as a “threat to national security” after he survived the Dili massacre of 1991. Arrested and deported last year and threatened with six years in prison, he recently re-entered Indonesia without the army’s permission. This is the first of a series of editorials.
Allan Nairn