They want anything except Indonesia. The ex-governor's elder brother points to the numerous confirmed and continuing cases of killing, torture, rape and robbery by soldiers. All repressive means must be swept away. Troops can go in as easily as they sail out. And they are not the only problem.
Intelligence agents blanket the province.
In recent years the military has also used bands of hoodlums to do the dirty work of harassing pro-Independence people. The local military does not admit to such tactics. Even if he is sincere, he may not be successful. Spies and special forces have their own command lines straight to Jakarta. Some activists in Dili, echoing colleagues in Aceh and Irian Jaya, worry that one goal of the military may be to increase tension in order to justify continued intervention.