Sunday, November 14, 2010

US targeting Papuan Churches

From ETAN:

see Allan Nairn's original article with embedded Kopassus document - http://www.allannairn.com/2010/11/breaking-news-secret-files-show.html

Watch, link to Democracy Now! interview with Allan Nairn, ETAN National Coordinator John M Miller


As Obama Arrives in Jakarta, Secret Docs Show U.S.-Backed Indonesian Special Forces Unit Targets Papuan Churches, Civilians”

INTERVIEW SUMMARY:

President Obama arrived in Indonesia today on the second stop of a 10-day trip to Asia. It’s Obama’s first state visit to Indonesia after having lived there for four years as a child. Democracy Now! speaks with Jakarta-based investigative journalist and activist Allan Nairn, who has just released secret documents from Kopassus­the feared Indonesian special forces­which has been responsible for human rights abuses since the 1950s. Earlier this year, the Obama administration lifted a 12-year ban on funding the training of Kopassus. While Obama talks about human rights, the documents indicate that Kopassus targets churches and civilians and includes a Kopassus enemies list topped by a local Baptist minister in West Papua. We also speak with John Miller, the National Coordinator of East Timor and Indonesia Action Network.

INTERVIEW LINK:

http :// www.democracynow.org/2010/11/9/as_obama_arrives_in_jakarta_secret

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