Title: A Not-So-Distant Horror
Subtitle: Mass Violence In East Timor
Description: In his view, much if not all of the horror that plagued East Timor in 1999 and in the 24 preceding years could have been avoided had countries like Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, and especially the United States, not provided Indonesia with valuable political, economic, and military assistance, as well as diplomatic cover.
Subjects: Autonomy and independence movements, Violence, Political atrocities, History, Timor island, Indonesia, history
Places: East Timor, Timor-Leste