From the “other” NSA:
The “Responsibility” chapter of the East Timor Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation (CAVR) is now available on the web at the National Security Archive through an introductory page or directly here (Warning! PDF file).
The Commission report, entitled “Chega!” (“Enough” in Portuguese), estimates that up to 180,000 East Timorese were killed by Indonesian troops or died of enforced starvation and other causes resulting from the occupation between 1975 and 1999.
The “Responsibility” chapter details the primary role of the Indonesian military and security forces, as well as the supporting roles played by Australia, Portugal, the United States, the United Nations, the United Kingdom, and France.The report (p. 92) finds that “U.S. supplied weaponry was crucial to Indonesia’s capacity to intensify military operations from 1977 in its massive campaigns to destroy the Resistance in which aircraft supplied by the United States played a crucial role.”
Moreover, “U.S. Administration officials refused to admit that the primary reason that East Timorese were dying in their thousands was the security policies of the Indonesian military.” (snip)The CAVR’s final report strongly criticizes the role of the international community in supporting Indonesia’s invasion and occupation of East Timor, and recommends reparations from the governments of Indonesia, the U.S. and United Kingdom and from Western arms manufacturers who played crucial roles in supporting Indonesia’s actions.
More:
A Quarter Century of U.S. Support for Occupation
Democracy Now: “Thirty Years After the Indonesian Invasion of East Timor, Will the U.S. Be Held Accountable for its Role in the Slaughter?”
