Is oil thicker than blood?
Subtitle: a study of oil companies' interests and western complicity in Indonesia's annexation of East Timor
By: George J. Aditjondro.
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Commack, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade -- East Timor; East Timor -- Politics and government
Description: Knowledge about Timor's abundant offshore and onshore oil and gas reserves was the main economic rationale for Indonesia's annexation of East Timor - and the Western nations' tacit approval of this gross violation of human rights. This book outlines Timor's oil history and its underlying role in the present Timor conflict and the U.S. oil interests in this conflict.

In conclusion, the social and environmental impact of those oil and gas exploration and production activities and its implications for an independent East Timor nation-state are discussed followed by some recommendations for action.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [107]-115) and index.