Jakarta used brute force to hold onto East Timor and failed. Colombian journalists aren't the only ones who face moral dilemmas.
Foreign correspondents confront similar challenges, too.
The scientist's son accused Tim of putting his father's life in danger. Once it became public that the scientist was making money on the project, he would be targeted by guerrillas. To intimidate Tim, the son had him investigated by the Colombian federal police. Tim didn't back off. Two weeks after the story appeared, the scientist was kidnapped.