Long Reads: Michael Vann on Indonesia's Killing Fields (Part 2)
Jacobin Radio
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The Indinesian Invasion of East Timor
In 19 94, the australian journalist john pilger travelled under cover to east timor and recorded a documentary called death of a nation. He discussed the sale of british pido jets to indanesia that were being used in east temor. The invasion was almost immediately genicidal. Some 200 thousand people died here. That's a third of the population, or proportionately more than were killed in cambodia under pal pot. They were killed resisting the invasion. They were murdered without reason. And they starved. This segment includes a breathtakingly candid interview with conservative politician on clerk Alan clark.
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