Julian McKinlay King University of Wollongong Globalisation, governance and State-sponsored terror: The case of Indonesia
Rethinking Peace, Conflict and Governance Conference, University of New England, 12-14 February 2020 I pay tribute to the late Professor Peter King (CPACS) and late Dr John Otto Ondawame, former OPM freedom fighter, academic (CPACS), and OPM International Spokesperson who spent much of their lives fighting for West Papuan freedom Indonesia: 7,000 km island chain occupying former Dutch East Indies Territories, and the (former) territories of Netherlands New Guinea incorporating over 3,000 language groups PART ONE
THE BIRTH OF STATE FASCISM WITH THE ARRIVAL OF JAPAN 1941: The Japanese line of advance in Dutch East Indies, Portuguese Timor, and Netherlands New Guinea 1941: The Japanese arrival in Dutch East Indies was welcomed by Sukarno (Tropenmuseum) Sukarno worked as principal ‘Collaborator’ for the Japanese during WWII extorting resources / labour from the island archipelago 1953: Sukarno visiting Emperor Hirohito
1944: The Japanese Imperial Army trained a Javanese paramilitary force in with the ideology of Fascism in preparation for the Allied invasion A total of 1.5 million auxiliary paramilitary (C.L.M. Penders, 2002) Japanese Imperial Army members defect, create, & lead the ‘Black Fan’ terrorist group (Times Herald, 15 September 1945) Japanese recounts role fighting to free Indonesi a
SIDOMULYO VILLAGE, Indonesia — Rahmat Shigeru Ono enjoyed his dinner of fried noodles, mixed sauteed vegetables and a spicy boiled egg.
For most of his life he has eaten Indonesian dishes and he’s used to it, except that it must be accompanied by an “umeboshi” (pickled plum).
“Papi always wants to eat this,” his youngest daughter said while putting some umeboshi on his plate, referring to Ono by the name his family and neighbors call him.
“I miss Japanese food sometimes,” he said at his modest house in the village of Sidomulyo, near the 9 September 2009 hilly resort town of Batu in East Java Province. Umeboshi, at least, can cure his longing for Japanese foJapod. anese recounts role fighting to free Indonesi a Ono, whose Indonesian name is Rahmat, is one of the estimated 1,000 Japanese soldiers who deserted and stayed behind in the Dutch East Indies, mostly on the islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali,Jap afteran esethe Japanese reco sunurrenderedts role to thefighting Allied forces to on free Aug. 15, Indone 1945. si a They fought alongside rebels fighting for an independent state of Indonesia against the returning SIDOMULYO VILLAGE, Indonesia — Rahmat Shigeru Ono enjoyed his dinner of fried noodles, Dutch. After the war, some of the Japanese never returned home. mixed sauteed vegetables and a spicy boiled egg. “Some stayed by choice, either because they already had local girlfriends or wives, and just tried to sForurvive most and of other his life reas heons,” has said eaten Eiichi Indonesian Hayashi, who dishes wrot ande “Zanryuu he’s used Nihon-hei to it, except no Shinjitsu” that it m(“Tushet be SIDOMULYO VILLAGE, Indonesia — Rahmat Shigeru Ono enjoyed his dinner of fried noodles, Traccompaniedue Story of a Japanese by an “umeboshi” Soldier Who (pickled Stayed Behind”), plum). a book telling Ono’s story. mixed sauteed vegetables and a spicy boiled egg. M“Papiany of always them also wan fetsar toed eat being this,” co urhist-m yoaruntialedges tor daughter tried as war said criminals while p ifut theyting let some their umeboshi on his whereaboutsFor most of behis know life hen. has eaten Indonesian dishes and he’s used to it, except that it must be plate, referrin1,000g to Ono – 3,000 by theJapanese name hisImperial family Army and neidefectorsghbors lead call Indonesia’shim. accompanied by an “umeboshi” (pickled plum). “They heard rumors that soon after boSpecialarding Guerrillathe ship r etForcesurning to Japan, they would be thrown into the“I miss sea,” Japanesesaid Hayashi, food who sometimes,” visited Ono hemore said than at his80 times modest for his ho bouseok in. the village of Sidomulyo, near the “Papihilly r esalwaysort town wan ofts Batu to eat in this,” East hisJava yo Province.ungest daughter Umeboshi, said at while least, p canutting cur somee his longing umeboshi for Japaneseon his plfoate,od. referring to Ono by the name his family and neighbors call him.
“IO nomiss, whose Japanese Indonesian food sometimes,” name is Rahmat, he said is at one his of modest the estimated house in 1,000 the villageJapanese of Sidomsoldiersul yo,who near the hillydeser rtedesor andt town stayed of Batu behind in East in the Java D utProvince.ch East Indies, Umeboshi, mostl aty onleas thet, can islands cure of his Sum longingatra, Java for Japanese and foBali,od. after the Japanese surrendered to the Allied forces on Aug. 15, 1945.
OThenoy, whosefought Indonesianalongside rebels name fi ghis Rahmat,ting for an is independentone of the estimated state of Indonesia 1,000 Japanese against soldiers the ret whourning desDuterch.ted After and the sta wyedar, behindsome of in the the Japanese Dutch East never Indies, returned mos home.tly on the islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali, after the Japanese surrendered to the Allied forces on Aug. 15, 1945. “Some stayed by choice, either because they already had local girlfriends or wives, and just tried to Tsurhevivey fought and other alongs reideasons,” rebels said figh Eiichiting forHayashi, an independent who wrote s “Zanryuutate of Indonesia Nihon-hei against no Shinjitsu” the returning (“The DTrutuech. St orAftery of the a Japanese war, some Soldier of the Who Japanese Stayed never Behind”), returned a book home. telling Ono’s story.
“SomeMany of s tathemyed byalso choice, feared either being beca courust-me artheytialed alre orad tryie hadd as local war girlfriendscriminals if or they wiv letes ,their and just tried to swhereaboutsurvive and other be know reasn.ons,” said Eiichi Hayashi, who wrote “Zanryuu Nihon-hei no Shinjitsu” (“The True Story of a Japanese Soldier Who Stayed Behind”), a book telling Ono’s story. “They heard rumors that soon after boarding the ship returning to Japan, they would be thrown into Mthean sea,”y of themsaid Hayashi, also fear whoed being visited co Onourt-m moreartialed than or 80 tr timesied as for war his criminals book. if they let their whereabouts be known.
“They heard rumors that soon after boarding the ship returning to Japan, they would be thrown into the sea,” said Hayashi, who visited Ono more than 80 times for his book. 1945: Following Japanese rule, Sukarno shifts ideology from ‘democratic – centralism’ to Fascism to create the Indonesian ‘Fuhrerstaat’ (Bernhard Dahm, 1966) 26 November 1946: The signing of the Linggadjatti Agreement between Dutch and Javanese leadership Republic of Indonesia consisted of Java, Sumatra, and Madura. All other Territories were entitled to self-determination 17 January 1948: The signing of the UN Security Council brokered Renville Agreement aboard USS Renville in Djakarta Bay The Renville Agreement demarcation lines (RI in red). All other Territories were entitled to self-determination and excluded Netherlands New Guinea 2 November 1949: Signing the UNSC brokered Hague Agreement. It included the other States / Territories of the Dutch East Indies and not Netherlands New Guinea Hague Agreement granted sovereignty to the “Republic of the United States of Indonesia” and under ‘Transitional Measures’ allows all 15 autonomous states self-determination UN resolution 491: The ‘Republic of Indonesia’ is admitted into the United Nations in violation of the Hague Agreement which stipulates ‘The Republic of the United States of Indonesia’. The 15 NSG Territories were denied self-determination. UN resolution 448: The “full independence” of the Republic of Indonesia excluding West (Netherlands) New Guinea 1961: ‘Netherlands New Guinea’ was listed as a Non-Self-Governing Territory (UN Doc ST/TRI/SER.A/19)
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Volume 6 Issue 2 2018 Published in February 2019, Gold Coast, Australia by the Griffith Journal of Law& Human Dignity ISSN: 2203-3114 WEST PAPUA EXPOSED: AN ABANDONED NON-SELF-GOVERNING OR
TRUST TERRITORY*
** *** JULIAN MCKINLAY KING WITH ANDREW JOHNSON
This paper examines the shift in legal status that should have occurred, Current legal status of West Papua: An abandoned Non-Self-Governing under the United Nations (‘UN’) Charter, with the transfer of West Papua or Trust Territory from the Netherlands to the United Nations in 1962 via the ‘Indonesia and Netherlands Agreement (with annex) concerning West New Guinea (West Irian)’. It advances that this agreement must be a Trusteeship Agreement shifting West Papua’s legal status from a Non-Self-Governing Territory of the Netherlands to a Trust Territory of the United Nations. As such, the United Nations via the Trusteeship Council was, and remains, responsible to ensure the West Papuan people attain self-government or independence as required under Article 76(b) of the Charter. The argument is based upon Chapters XI, XII, and XIII of the UN Charter governing decolonisation and is further supported by admissions contained in now-declassified secret American, Australian, and United Nations documents from the period. A legal path to assist the people of West Papua to attain their rightful independence is also advanced utilising the Rules of Procedure of the Trusteeship Council where any UN Member can add an agenda item, and inhabitants from the Territory or other parties can present petitions, to draw the Council’s attention to a breach of the International Trusteeship System. This will allow the Trusteeship Council to seek an advisory opinion
* This paper is based on the presentation, ‘West Papua: The Geopolitical Context and Legal Recourse’, delivered by Julian McKinlay King at ‘Beyond the Pacific: West Papua on the World Stage’, West Papua Project, University of Sydney (online), 1 September 2017
The UN Secretariat committed at least 19 covert breaches of international law From 1958 to 1962 Indonesian military made numerous ‘invasions’ into West Papua 1963: At the onset of Indonesian administration, anyone found opposing Indonesia was arrested, murdered, or disappeared Reuters report, 2 June 1969 Department of State, Frank Gailbraith, ‘The Nature of the Opposition’ 9 July 1969 Secret US Department of State report by Frank Gailbraith, ‘The Nature of the Opposition’ (9 July 1969) Some examples of terror …
Indonesia’s 753 Battalion sweeping in the Freeport area in 1974 following OPM activity killed a local Amungme villager Kibak Nagalolan.
“Nagalolan was hung up and his head cut off; his blood was collected in a bucket and the massed crowd ordered to drink it.
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Military operations are a major factor, but there are other contributing factors, such as colonial settlersWest called Papua: transmigrasi. The Ty arrheive every genoc week in theidir thoeusands, in Nduga facilitated by the autconthoritiesin to occupyues traditional lands and marginalise Papuan owners. Other contributing factors include poor health and less education. The people have demanded Rex Rumakiek, February 20, 2019 imIssueprovement 1210 // We in stthe Papuase areas but instead the government has put infrastructure, including road construction, as its priority to mainly benefit its military operations and colonial settlements. The word genocide is simple enough to understand, whether in Nazi Germany, Rwanda, Bosnia, PermanentPol Pot’s Cambod militaryia or operat in Westions Papua. have been Indonesia’s legacy in West Papua for years and are the reason why the international media is banned from the territory. Direct requests for fact finding The stories and intent are the same, a policy to annihilate the people considered the enemy of missions by the Pacific Islands Forum and the Melanesian Spearhead Group have been flatly those in authority. Describing the horrifying methods used in these countries to eliminate people denied for this very reason. by state-sponsored activity is mind-boggling. West Papua: The genocide in Nduga TCallshe genoc for Indonesidal activitieia to send of t huhe mancolon riaiglht governments violations of by Indones the Uniait edaga Natinstio thens peopleHuman of R Westights PapuaCouncil iscontand ben maignjoin tor in tuesheternat levelio ofnal sub agencjugatieiosn suc andh aswil Amnestyl take tim Internate to achieiovenal, max theim Redum effect Cross, but World will produce Council of tChehu samerches, result, Franc tishecan obl Internatiterationio ofnal the and Papuan othe rs,people. including governments, have all been ignored. Rex Rumakiek, February 20, 2019 IsMeanwhilesue 1210 // We hust manPapua right abuses continue to be more devastating than ever, with the use of The program is called Operasi Tumpas or Operation Annihilation. Spearheaded by the military, it Tche wordmical genoc weapons.ide is simple enough to understand, whether in Nazi Germany, Rwanda, Bosnia, isPol an Pot operat’s Cambodionia ofor intotal West obl Papua.iteration of not only the people but also the resources that sustain their exCriistencemes as Indonesia a social unit. Inwants the long hidden run these methods will alter or destroy the social The stories and intent are the same, a policy to annihilate the people considered the enemy of infrastructures that maintain the existence of the people. those in authority. Describing the horrifying methods used in these countries to eliminate people byIt isstate well-sponsored establ actisheivitdy istha mint dthe-bogglre inisg. an undeclared war of resistance against Indonesian occupying The current military operations in Nduga District in the Highlands of West Papua (West New forces. GuThein genocea)id isal yet activitie anots ofhe trhe “ tumpascolonial government” because of t heIndonesre haiave aga beeninst t hemany people dur of Westing t Papuahe past 57 years. is benign to the level of subjugation and will take time to achieve maximum effect but will produce tThehe same ind result,iscrimin the oblateiterat useio nof of c the Papuanmical people.weapons dropped from helicopter gunships against fleeing Infrastructure decimated Villagers of the Nduga region in the Highlands of West Papua indicates the intensity of the war. The program is called Operasi Tumpas or Operation Annihilation. Spearheaded by the military, it isT hean operatcolonioian lof army total obl isit useratiniogn ofthe notse only banned the people weapons but also tinhe desperatresources thaiotn susta to terrorin theirise the Papuans and Whenever an area is declared a DORexM Rumakeik (an area, Greenof milit Leftary Weekly operat 2019ion) no one, not even family existence as a social unit. In the long run these methods will alter or destroy the social membersreduce res andistance. churc Thehes tactare allowedics are well to enter rehe tarsed.he area If to the del resiveristance human doesitar ianotn asscreateistance. an in Itc isident the infrastructures that maintain the existence of the people. strarmyictly w offill producelimits to oneinternat as aio pretextnal contact. to launch a major operation. The current military operations in Nduga District in the Highlands of West Papua (West New TGuSuheinch eapeople )pretexts is yet anothave hahe rgrownve “tumpas included, used” because to f irt thisstly,here cycle ha theve been ofdeat m manyilith ofary dur so operatin-cgalled the pastio “ns.c 57ivilia Tyears.hanst is”. w Ithy is wwellhenever-known it ha thappenst the TNI the whole population abandons their villages to the safety of the cold mountains and the jungle. Inf(Indonesrastruiactun Natre decimatedional Armed Forces) has long been involved in businesses in West Papua. This is Tparthey of move their w strategyith full knowledge to monitor tha andt w hedefeatn it is the safe OPM to return (West t hePapuare wil Independencel be nothing left Movement for them to). returnWhenever to. an T areaheir is hodeclaredmes, ac DOhuMrc he(ans, area sc hoof mols,ilitary clinic operats, ioinnclud) no one,ing notcrops even and fam ilany imals will have been membersDressin andg as chu civiliarches arens allowedis part to of enter the tirhe concealed area to deliver strategy humanitar toia nsecure assistance. success. It is destroyed. While in hiding, exposed to the elements, many of their members, especially the young strictly off limits to international contact. andSecondly, the old, the w ilpeoplel die from in t heexposure Nduga and area malnutr are opposedition. to the decision by Indonesian President Joko The people have grown used to this cycle of military operations. That is why whenever it happens tWheid whoodole populat to grantion abandons a perm itthe toir vail lagesTNI to contractor the safety of ttohe bucoldil mountad the Transins and tPapuahe jungle. Highway. The highway will Trunhey tmovehroug withh fullNduga knowledge Distr thaictt w —he na itstrong is safe toho returnld of t hethere wTPNill be (Wnothinestg Papuanleft for the mL ibtoeration Army). return to. Their homes, churches, schools, clinics, including crops and animals will have been destroyed. While in hiding, exposed to the elements, many of their members, especially the young and the old, will die from exposure and malnutrition. !41
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FEAHoTURED TOPICS:w mining and the military created an IN DEPTH: NIGERIA HEADLINES BY EMAIL AFRICA ASIAHIV MIDDLE EAST POPULAR epidemic ARTICLES OPINION in Indonesia’s Papua The HIV epidemic has fed into theories that the Indonesian governmentSusan Schulman is trying to wipe out the indigenous population. GainingSusan Schulman rare access is a freelance into journalist a basedregion in L ondon severely restricted to journalists, IRIN Special Report exposes how a rampant sex trade and inadequate HIV treatments are How mining and“P theapuans militar believey created HIV an wasfuelling intentionally a health crisisintroduced into Papua by HIV epidemic Indonesiansin Indonesia’ sin P apuaorder to kill us,” one Papuan confided to IRIN. “And Martina Wanago was sick. In fact, she was sure she would die . She Gaining rare access into a region severely restricted to journalists, IRIN thathad contractedthe government HIV, which has reached intentionally epidemic proportions here leaves the disease to spread exposes how a rampant sex trade and inadequate HIV treatments are fuelling ina healthIndonesia crisis’s remote and restive province of Papua. And like widelymany of those without infected, she taking didn ’t know serious what was wrong measures with her. to overcome the problem.”
“All I could do was just wait for God to call me ,” Wanago said, TheIt closingis in perhapste hern eyestional as firelight an spread flickunderstandableered on o herf HI faceV in bya traditional Indonesia conclusion in Wes givent Pa thatpua governmentis a deliberate roundhouseac in tK ambeleto bring, a remote abou artisanalt mining its desvillage trdeepuc intion and an act of genocide cloud-shrouded mountains. KAMBELE/INDONESIA, 21 policiesKAMBELE/INDONESIA, have reduced 21 them to a minority in their homeland, and
November 2016 securityBut it wasNovember here forces, in this unlik2016 continueely spot, that she foundto arrest, salvation. Or abuse, and sometimes kill those rather, she found treatment – at the Waa Waa Hospital in the whonearby speak community ofout. Banti. Despite those pressures, Papuan activists
continueThe hospital was to built campaign by Freeport McMoR foran, one independence of the world’s . largest mining companies, based in Phoenix, Arizona. It is one of very few positive developments that the industry has brought to indigenous Papuans. “Under international law and practice, we have a right to self- In fact, Papua’s resource wealth is intimately connected to its determination,tortuous past half-century”, which one has toldincluded IRIN, a foiled attempt on conditionat of anonymity. “It is our independence followed by an armed rebellion in which Indonesian land.security” forces have killed tens of thousands of indigenous people.
A more recent consequence of mining and militarisation is the HIV Wepidemicanago in P apua.has According turned to a 2013 to study activism conducted by too, although it’s of a dif erent kind Indonesia’s health ministry, the epidemic had an infection rate that – isshe 20 times’s thedrawing national average on, and her 88 percent own of those experience infected to encourage people to were unaware that they had contracted the virus. use condoms.
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Military sweeping operations across the Nduga highlands region over past months, 50,000 people displaced, many children and elderly dead from exposure. Exposure and malnutrition killing hundreds following military attacks on villages Indonesia election: Paramilitary gangs choose their candidates ahead of presidential poll By Indonesia correspondent David Lipson Posted Fri 12 Apr 2019, 3:08am
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They also put on displays of strength and bravery for the public, including slashing at their own necks and tonguesThere are dozens of preman groups across the Indonesian archipelago, each conducting regular military-style with machetes and setting off string necklaces made of firecrackers. parades and bootcamp training sessions.
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His chief rival is Guests Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces Links military commander and the former son-in- Transcript law of Indonesia’s longtime dictator Suharto. It is a rematch of the 2014 election that Jokowi won by almost 6 percentage points. Investigative journalist Allan Nairn has just uncoveredRELATED shocking plans made Indonesianby Prabowo for if Presidenthe wins the Joko Widodo, who is presidency. According to minutesbetter of a campaign known strategy as “Jokowi,” is up for re- sessionTopics obtained by Nairn, Prabowo has made plans to stage mass arrests of political opponentselection and his current on Wednesday. allies. Nairn His chief rival is reportsGuests Prabowo also wants to restore Indonesia’s Army to the role it played in the U.S.-backed15 April SuhartoPrabowo dictatorship2019: Subianto, whichGeneral a former Probowo special forces planed to restore Indonesia’s Army to lastedLinks from 1967 to 1998. Indonesiamilitary is the world’s commander largest and the former son-in- Muslim nationU.S. and the– third-largestbacked democracy dictatorship. in the world He was subsequently appointed Minister of Defense. behindTranscript India and the United States.law We ofspeak Indonesia’s with Allan Nairn longtime in dictator Indonesia. Suharto. It is a rematch of the 2014 Transcript This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its 4nal form.election that Jokowi won by almost 6 percentage points. Investigative journalist Allan Nairn has just AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I’m Amy Goodman, as weuncovered turn to Indonesia shocking ahead of Wednesday’s plans made national by presidential Prabowo for if he wins the elections. Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim nation, third- largestpresidency. democracy Accordingin the world behind to minutesIndia and the of United a campaign strategy States.session Indonesian obtained President by Joko Nairn, Widodo, Prabowo better known has as made plans to stage “Jokowi,” is up re-election Wednesday. His chief rival, Prabowo mass arrests of political opponents and his current allies. Nairn reports Prabowo also wants to restore Indonesia’s Army to the role it played in the U.S.-backed Suharto dictatorship which lasted from 1967 to 1998. Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim nation and the third-largest democracy in the world behind India and the United States. We speak with Allan Nairn in Indonesia.
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ASIANFebruaryThe HUMANAsian 6, 2018 RIGHTHumanS CO RighMMISSItsON Commission - URGENT APPEALS (AHRC PROGRAMME) has received the followingFebru aryinfo 6,rma 2018tion. It comes from the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), a prominent national human rights organization. It is regarding ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME ------the case of torture to death of Mr. Isak Dewayekua (23), an indigenousINDON Papuan.ESIA: Three Army armyPersonnel personnel Tortured oIndigenouf Yonif 755/Yalets Papuan Man to Death illegally arrested and detained Isak and tortured him to death in Kimaam, Merauke Regency, Papua Province. The army ISSUES: Torture, fabricated case, fair trial, Rule of Law, indigenous people, remedy personnel forced Isak’s family to accept monetary compensation and sign a letter which demanded that the family drop Uthrgente case. Appeal CaCurrense: AHRCtly,-U ACthe-0 09Inves-2018tigation is still being conducted by the Mi------litary Police of Merauke Regency. Later, the case Febwasruary tr 6,ans 2018ferred to the higher Military Police Institution in Military Regional Office (Pomdam) XVII/ Cendrawasih from Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-009-2018 Dear Friends, ------December 29, 2017. INDONFebruaryESIA: 6, 2018Army Personnel Tortured Indigenous Papuan Man to Death The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the following information. It comes from the Commission CASE NARRATIVE: I------SSUES: Torture, fabricated case, fair trial, Rule of Law, indigenous people, remedy for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), a prominent national human rights organization. It is regarding INDONESIA: Army Personnel Tortured Indigenous Papuan Man to Death the case of torture to death of Mr. Isak Dewayekua (23), an indigenous Papuan. 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Awa freriend that sl theeping.ree army The three army men forcibly woke him up and beat about his head and body. foundpersonnel Isak’s hadfriend a rrisleeping.ved, Isak The ra thnre toe armythe ga merdnen. forcibl Hey wawoske then him upch aandsed beat by aboutthe army his head personnel. and body. In the evening at 05.00 pm, Isak came to his sister’s house. His sister asked why the army personnel of Yonif 755/ Yalet were looking for him? Isak merely shook his head in reply. At 07.00 pm, Isak and his friend informally discussed the situation in front of his sister’s house. They agreed http://www.humanrights.asia/news/urgent- appeals/AHRC- UAC- 009- 2018#.Wnlm5o12SBo.facebook Page 1 of 6 that Isak would sleep in his sister’s house and his friend in Isak’s house. At 09.00 pm the Militaryhttp :ca//wmeww .bahuckma ntor igIsak’shts.as houia/nseew sand/urgent- appeals/AHRC- UAC- 009- 2018#.Wnlm5o12SBo.facebook Page 1 of 6 found Isak’s friend sleeping. The three army men forcibly woke him up and beat about his head and body.
http://www.humanrights.asia/news/urgent- appeals/AHRC- UAC- 009- 2018#.Wnlm5o12SBo.facebook Page 1 of 6 General Ryacudu admission of an Indonesian military dictatorship (Peter King, 2004) Stephen Hill headed UNESCO in Indonesia
“… the military has had a long standing policy of penetration right down to street or kampung (village) level in security and community involvement. Where I lived in Jakarta, for example, the street where I resided was monitored and managed by an ex-military non- commissioned officer who reported to his former military masters … This practice was universal.”
(Captives for Freedom) My experience:
• US owned Indo Muro Kencaca had 2 TNI Generals on the Board for “logistical” purposes • Dayak communities massacred in Borneo to make way for mining and logging • Military hunting & exporting tigers in Sumatra • Extortion of mining companies • Mass murder of people who oppose government policies (Bali) • Sumbawa mass murder of demonstrators circa 1997 PART TWO
BREACHES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW & ALLEGED GENOCIDE 1948 UN Genocide Convention
Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control
A paper prepared for the Indonesia Human Rights Network
By the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic Yale Law School
Elizabeth Brundige IndonesianWinter King Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Priyneha Vahali StephenApplication Vladeck of the Law of Genocide to the Xiang Yuan History of Indonesian Control
April 2004
A paper prepared for the Indonesia Human Rights Network
By the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic Yale Law School
Elizabeth Brundige Winter King Priyneha Vahali Stephen Vladeck Xiang Yuan
April 2004
Round Table Forum 27
2005 Similar report from CPACS, University of Sydney
GRIFFITH JOURNAL OF LAW & HUMAN DIGNITY
Editor-in-Chief Kelli Lemass
Managing Editors Jessica Armao Daniel Marcantelli
IT Administrator & Editor Troy Maloney
Editors
Ryan Anderson Mignote Hannaford Adele Anthony Beau Hanson Mark Brady Jonathan Kwok Tasnova Chowdhury Felicia Lal Brianna Edwards Michelle St.Ange Simone Gray Josephine Vernon Michelle Gunawan Danielle Warren
Consulting & Executive Editor Dr Allan Ardill
Volume 1(2) 2013
Published in September 2013, Gold Coast, Australia by the Griffith Journal of Law & Human Dignity
ISSN: 2203-3114
A SLOW-MOTION GENOCIDE: INDONESIAN RULE IN WEST PAPUA
∗ DR JIM ELMSLIE AND DR CAMELLIA WEBB-GANNON
This paper examines and extends the debate on genocide in West Papua.
Referring to the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention, examples of genocidal acts are listed: killings, causing serious bodily and mental 2013 paper details Indonesia’s acts as genocide as definite ‘intent’ harm, the deliberate infliction of conditions of life calculated to cause the
destruction of a group, and the forcible removal of children to another group. Whereas previous examinations of the issue have failed to prove intent on the part of the Indonesian Government – a necessary pre- requisite under the Convention – this article finds that such intent exists. The authors show that West Papua has suffered a military occupation since 1962-63 under which the West Papuan people have been treated as the enemy by the Indonesian armed forces. Explicit and implicit government policy has been consistently directed towards countering and eliminating Papuan attempts to create an independent state for their nation or enjoy political freedom on a par with other Indonesians. In this tightly controlled situation genocidal acts have been undertaken as government policy, effectively thwarting the Papuan nationalists in the era when information emerging from the province(s) could be tightly controlled. In this internet age, however, this is no longer possible, as evidence of both genocidal acts and government ‘intent’ is emerging. This augurs poorly for Indonesia and the region as the little known, but deeply entrenched, conflict in West Papua seeps into global consciousness as a ‘slow-motion’ Pacific genocide.
∗ Jim Elmslie is a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University and founding co-convener of CPAC’S West Papua Project. His doctorate from Sydney University, Irian Jaya Under the Gun: Indonesian economic development versus West Papuan nationalism, was published by the University of Hawaii Press. Camellia Webb-Gannon is a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney. She is the coordinator of the Centre’s West Papua Project, and completed a PhD titled Birds of a Feather: Conflict and Unity within West Papua’s Independence Movement in 2011.
142 From 1963-66 Indonesian military made numerous ‘invasions’ into Malaya In summary
• The invasion by the Japanese Imperial Army led to the birth of Fascism in Indonesia • 1.5 million Javanese paramilitary were trained and armed by the Japanese and indoctrinated into Fascism • Sukarno embraced Fascism due to its “efficiency” • 1,000 – 3,000 military commandoes deserted the Japanese Imperial Army to create and lead the Black Fan Terrorist organisation which subsequently became the Indonesian Armed Forces • Indonesia breached the Linggadjatti, Renville, and Hague agreements preventing self- determination for 15 Territories (among others) • Indonesia entered the UN as the ‘Republic of Indonesia’ not ‘The Republic of the United States of Indonesia’ in breach of the Hague Agreement for which the UN was responsible • Indonesia commenced intrusions into NSGTs Netherlands West Papua and British Malaya and even thought to take The Philippines in earlier times • Indonesia is allegedly committing genocide in West Papua PART THREE
THE PUPPETMASTERS
Excerpt from the report ‘Dutch-Indonesian Dispute over West New Guinea’ to the US President, 7 April 1961 – a ‘façade’ to turn West Papua over to Indonesia Australian Secret Dispatch External Affairs, Netherlands New Guinea, 24 January 1962 Australian External Affairs, Netherlands New Guinea, 24 January 1962: Netherlands PM Luns’ request to Australia’s Attorney General Sir Garfield Barwick to intervene in American trusteeship proposal for Netherlands New Guinea Just while we’re here…
Sir Garfield Barwick: Chief Justice of Australia, Minister for External Affairs, Attorney General under PM Menzies, and later a judge with International Court of Justice ‘Top Secret’ CIA Bulletin, 9 July 1962 CIA Bulletin 2 July 1962: United Nations Secretary-General U Thant in secret discussions with General Sukarno reassuring him that the Netherlands is willing to postpone a plebiscite until after Indonesia takes control in breach of Article 100 of the Charter
State Department, 9 June 1969, Telegram 3614 from Jakarta • Act of Free Choice unfolding like a Greek Tragedy, the conclusion preordained
• Loss of West Papua would give impetus to fissiparous tendencies in other parts of Indonesia where anti-Java feelings run strong 1998: Secret archives reveal the US preferred a military dictator to the emergence of democracy in Indonesia Starving children, Laga, East Timor, circa 1978, a direct result of genocide perpetrated by Indonesia. An estimated 300,000 people died during Indonesian occupation President Kennedy supplied weapons to Sukarno for use against the people of the Dutch East Indies President Nixon supplied weapons for the genocide in East Timor and West Papua President Reagan supplied weapons to Suharto 1998: President Clinton supplied weapons to Suharto in full knowledge of genocide in West Papua Allan Nairn: Trumps Indonesian business partners support ISIS
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Tthey'hd speeak totg hroimro butp hue'hd jpusty l,au gviknh. doewon, taske Dne otanch a memonbti l8e8 p, hreocenei vebys t htrae inpionlgice, su, idpepnlietifies asn Ddetachment 88 officers, who are often embedded w"His wiayt ofh fight ingo backt whas bey doinrg i nteurviewns anid tpres,ss and dead Papuans lying on the ground, including pictures of teenagers tied up with ropes. Bueconxtferenceets, nit wtasish genvetele. re op eisra gtioronawl suinpgp oertvi fdroemn tcehe Authstera sqlianu aFedd eisra iln Povolicelve. d in torture and extra-judicial killings as part of efforts by Indonesian w"Peoiptle hsay heo hadt wheapeonsr an du so onn biut I s,was o ftean atn his dhouse d andead Papuans lying on the ground, including pictures of teenagers tied up with ropes. I never saw a pistol and nor did my friends." aThuet hABCorit'sie Hsa tydo ecrun Coshop ethr aen sed Lpisaa raMatinst w moent veundmeerconvet irn in W Weest PaPapupau tao .meet with many who say an Australian BuTht eth eABCre is g'sro wHinagyd eviedne nCceo othpe esqr uaand dis Linivosalve Mad ini nto rtwueren at nudn edxterarco-judveiciarl kiinll inWgse asts pPaart pouf eaff otorts me by Iendt owneitsiha nmany who say an Australian Government-funded anti-terrorist team is waging a bloody campaign against activists. AnaGutodhd veow riwittnrniietenssseme etosse scrun satshs-fy u sa Dtnheeydt a seeDchdpeme ataarannchttist i8-tme 8moe wrronveats me ri8astmo8n wtt nienag a sWthm aest mo seis Pacu wnprigaut yagt h.fionerce gse sa cut hbalrito tooyp defoynrcee cad firesmp t hona tici govinpli aeanngse aaditn tfirehste Paa octnpui vicianstvi Nls.iaatniosn aal t the Papuan National OConon Junggrenreess 1ss l4aT, st lpah oOstepctu AOolabFrcte iPrno.d bewepere.nrdee cnceon letaadceter Mad koby T a7b.u3n0i waans dg uonnuetldi dnoewdn thas eheir fle indv froomlv epomliceen otn wa qithuie tD steretaetc inhment 88 - read here. the PapuTanh Reca AepFaitPda lw .there cIonndtaocnteeds biya n7. 3G0 oanvde oruntlminedn tht'sei rr einsvpolovenmseen tto wi thth Dee 7ta.c3h0m cenotv 8e8 r-a regaed here. . TOo nPa JupuanRnee a a1ctd4i vith, steps oI nlipkeduo nlMraers Yiiaennidmo Geo,p vAueenrstndrameleinance'st' ssu rlepspapodrtoe nasrn edMa totra thkoinein g7T .af3o0br ucDonevtia ewchraagmese nheregt u8n8. nise gda lldinogw. n as he fled from police on a quiet street in To Papuan activists like Mr Yeimo, Australia's support and training for Detachment 88 is galling. Tthee me Pan pwuhao nki lcaledp Mrita Tla.buni, was was deputy chairman of the National Committee for West Papua (KNPB), were "You give money for Indonesia to kill people in West Papua - you are the perpetrators of violence in West Papua," he allegedly part of Detachment 88. saT"Yhieod .uABC give's H moaydnene yC ofoopr eIrn adnodn Leisasia Ma toin ki wlel npte uonpdelerco inve Wr ine stW ePast Papupau a- tyoo meu aetre w ithh ema pneyrp wheotra satyo rsan oAuf stviraolieance in West Papua," he TThhee ABCmen' sw Hhoa ydkilelend C Mroo Tpaebr uannid, wLaisas wMaasi nd ewpeuntty uchndaeirmarcoven or fi nth We eNsta tPaionpaul aC toommi metetet ew iftohr maWensty wPahpou saa y(KN anPB), Aust wraelreian TGsaraoveiidne.rndme in nfot-freunnsidecs,d ainnttei-tlleigrroeAusnricest gtetraatmhalia’se irisn wga, gsu itrnrvegaining ai llbalonoced ya canodmpf l aDewai gennta faogchmenrceainmest anctt biviyt st o88s.ffici aisls f rom the US, the UK and G"[Tohvee] Aurnstmeralinatn-f Guonvedrnedme annt tain-tde Amerroriristca nt egaovemrn isme wnat, gthienyg a rea bactlooorsd oyf vicaolmpencea ing Wn eastg Paainpusta .activists. Aualstleragleiad, ltyhe p uanrtit woafs D estetaabchlishmeed in tt h8e8 w.ake of the Bali bombings and has played a crucial role in Indonesia's On June 14, popular independence leadecomplicir Mako Tabuntyi w ains g ugenocidenned down as he fled from police on a quiet street in co"Be"[Tucahnteeu]r-tse Aue trrohsteriyrasm finli ade nftfho eGrtm,s.o vetherny metrainn tth aemnd a nAmed therin cawitnh gthoeve gurnn tmeheyn kit,ll tpheeoypl ea, reth eayct kioll rsus olikef vi aonlimaencels." in West Papua. OtTheran PaJuinpenudaen i n1ca 4fpo,i trepalo.npsiucs,lar iinndteelpligeenndceen cega tlheearidnegr ,Ma sukorve Tilalabnuceni wanads lgauwn neendfo drceowmen anst bhye oflefficid farolsm fro pmoli cethe o Un S,a qthueie Ut stK reanedt in They are ruthless, often killing suspects, and their anti-terrorism mandate is now creeping into other areas like policing tMrT"BeAuhhe eT stacamePabrauunnp lseiwi'uash a, dot neht kiha ecatlelhye dhufinp aMrnistdi at sp Tltw.ahabaerkeum,sni d,e wttsthhaesea a ywbt taletirasshn tdiioneenp d tuoh tfyie nt hchm eth aAuaierman stdwra nta hloikeaef ntnh G oewo fN veitahhtrni eotmehn Baaeln Cgtl,uoi w mminbit ohth mbdtteiepyeloi nkifmaogrl ls Wtps eaeinstno Ja pdPal kaehp,aurt tash (KNerapyilsia kiPB),nyegll codu ws nae celre icrukerns acinaimal rols.le" in Indonesia's Wabeostut Pathep ukiallnin seg wpiathra Itnistdos.nesia on August 7. acolleugendtley r-tparte rroof Driesmtach meeffnot rt8s.8. The men who killed Mr Tabuni, was was deputy chairman of the National Committee for West Papua (KNPB), were IAnTMrnra Ddi n eTtehceadeb mbiFune nfedoire'res ra2 n0dlsi 1eGcs,0ao, tveD hine rnthteamealchlisge nmespnt cesanat ys rkeg8a8 itt h kidies lri lteahndskege ,mi suadlti trveIanendntiol tlPaniaoennsicep uao a atfnon t dhaco ctelan iwvidAu ustectn stKe fionrarceqllyuli imeaKwriensn aG til nibk.otyove ohfuficirnmamealns rifnrogth,m tws t haitebh uU sedS,ips tlahonemad U kiKtl slain nignds Jain karta raising concerns atAuaThlbelhest opegrauroyetl iviadathn,l recetyeh e pkiruo uafl nlPatrtiinht glwpoe uafwss,a sD. iethest o taIafnbtchledishonmene kide silinli antt h g8oe 8 nsuw. aAukesp goeuf ctstths,e 7 Ba .alni bdo mbtheinirg sa anntdi-t heasrro plariyesmd a ma crucinadl arotlee iins Inndoowne sicrea'seping into other areas like policing coWuenstter-t Paerropriusman e seffortps.aratists. TMrFAnora reKwdiin gtaneh ldeiAfk fwFianaeirs sfdo aeMire ralennailst dsiGeercs,ro Bofvero bmirn nC tmehaeerrl l Fisangreteys esan Pahceyse pd ugoitaea isMost h naeovesketri knmenogdnw, t I suni(Of dthPM),rveoen reei plsialoa avirtn sotce olae renco ta tirunnddee,u plbctaeunwt dihn eeqn nsaceufioriys gercero hseu i pmenh awtosit nhsph tua ob makereyco non wrdf ficiriit hog fhaitslss afrobumse tsh aen UdS, kil ltihnegs U inK and aInttdaockinensiga min colitaurynt earpnda rtci, viMaliartnys, N aantda lDegeatawcha,me abnout t8 t8h ep uissublicae.lly claimed responsibility. AuTthheesty p ararorelvi iruan,th cetlhess, eo fu oPanfteitnp w ukialli.sng e sustspabectlishs, aend tihne itr haent iw-tearrokerism of mathned aBate lisi bnoowmb creienpginsg ainntod o hthaers a prelasye liked pao lcruicingcial role in Indonesia's WIne stD Paecepumban seerp a2ra0t1ist0s., Detachment 88 killed militant Papuan activist Kelly Kwalik. co"Weulnl wtee r-tthienkrro theri smbest ewfafyo ortf s.clarifying the situation is for an inquiry. We've never hesitated to raise human rights 'iIFssuGentleno Dreescei ginmbn t hAfe eway'r ft2aw0iors1 0Pa ,Mi Dpuenatainstch pemeror viBonnt ce8b8s C kiaalnledrrd w samie'liyslt acon hnt tPaein udpeuo ateons da onct oiitvi,t" st knh eKe osawllyid iKw.f thaelik. reports are true, but he says he has spoken with his TInhdeoyn easirea nru cothluenss,terp oaftrte,n Ma kilrtliyn gN asutasplegeactws,a, aanbdo utht ethire aissunti-tee. rrorism mandate is now creeping into other areas like policing BuMrt KNAuKwstBP'raalsiak cu' sw rrereaspnst o alne sealed eiasr, d liVtetilctre ofcoror mfYmeoimo rtth t,oe sa t hFyere uinnedlie kePape OnpdPM,eunace KNMo leBPaved eisrsme n ionn nt-vihte (Oo dleivinPM),dt eadn da niandst videaoandlge epnroutrsuu isn eredseg aipo pneo.nlitdicaenl ce group with a record of WsoMrle uKwtstioa nPal.ik wpausa an le seadepr afroramt itsthes. Free Papua Movement (OPM), a violent independence group with a record of Mr"Wat tYaeelckiilmo wne sag t hysmiin hkliis tt aphryeeo pbalen sthda vewcia viliytlt iloea fnf acls,itha arithfnayidt nt hDge etwhtoaerlch dsi retmeuaallytni ocatn 8re i8ss apfoburob uatl intcah ienilrlq ypu licligryha.t. imeWe'dve re nspeveonr sihebsiilittayt.ed to raise human rights attacking military and civilians, and Detachment 88 publically claimed responsibility. "Maissukoe sw ains ath geo otwd oma Pan. pIf usoamen poronevi wnaces asn garyn,d Ma wkoe'l lw coounldtnin't uaen swtoe dr o it," he said. I"Tnh De ewceorldmb is beerh i2nd0 1In0do, nDesieata nchowme, it menta 8ns8 t hkielyl eadll comimplitroamintse Pa wpithu Iandno anectsiiavi tost ki Kell Wlelyst KwPapaualink. people," he them," he said. said. 'BuGentlet Austra way'lia's response is little comfort to the independence leaders in the divided and dangerous region. "Eve'Gentlen if people way'were angry, if he was being questioned by the police, And he knows that he too is now in the firing line. MrtBuMrhety' KNKwYde spBP'imoaelaiskk cusa tworre ysahisnm t h a lbeis ual etdp heaeerd,o' dVep ijctrule stof rorh lYaameuveigmo ht h.l,ie tsat leFy refuaneiltihke Pa t OhapPM,tu tah KN eMo wBPove rlisd men orenn-viatl loy(Ole canPM),t arends i anastb eoviauodt lptehunrsueti rie npsd liaeg phpotel.itnicadel nce group with a record of "TsoBuhluet iotKNhnre. eBP' dayss acufterrer Mankot l eTabduenri ,w Vasict kiollerd Y bey iImondo,n esasiay, tuhenyl iseken tO a PM,text me KNssaBPge tios me no, nth-viey osaleidn tto amend th iant st'afeteard pursues a political a"Httisa wckiayn ogf figmihltintag ryba ckan wda sci bviy ldiaonins,g i natenrvid eDwes taanchd pmeressnt 88 publically claimed responsibility. Masokolu tTiaobnu.ni's dead, you'll be next'." co"Ma"Tnhfkoere wwnaocesrl s,ad giitos wo badse ma hgeinn.dt lIe f I.sondmeonoensie wa anso awng, ryit, meMakoan wso tuhldeny't anllsw coempr romise with Indonesia to kill West Papuan people," he tsaheim,d." he said. "Mako was a good man. If someone was angry, Mako wouldn't answer "PeStatementsople say he ha fromd weap othens a nAd ustralianso on but I w aFederals often at h iPs holiceouse a nandd Indonesian Embassy 'I"EveAnt Gentlenheedvem,n h ri fesa "p ehknwoe pao l sae pw way'iwstsie dotrelh. a aantnd gh nryeo, r ti fod hiode imyws an sfori beweni ndings. q"thuest firiionnegd bliyn eth.e police, below:they'd speak to him but he'd just laugh. Bu"Tht eKN threBP'e sd acuysrre aftnetr leMaadkoer ,T aVbictunoir w Yaesimo kille, dsa byy uInndliokene OsiPM,a, th eKNy seBPnt ias tneoxtn me-viossalengte a tnod me inst, tehaedy sapuirsud toe mes a tphoalti t'iacaftelr "H"Eveis Hwoanwy i ofm f pufigechhot ipmngloe bn aweckye d rewoae sas bnthyg edry oAi,nF giPf inphtreorvi vwiedawes sa anbnnedui anplregly ss qfour eDstetaiocnhemde nbt y8 8t h–e e ipthoelri cethr,ough training or other socoMathnelufkoey'treido nT ncespa.bs,eu inat iwk'sa t sod ge heanidmtl,e .yobuut' lhl ebe'd njuestxt' .l"augh. measures? "Ma"Peopkole sawya hse a h agdo woeda pmaonsn a.n dIf soso omen buot nI wea ws oafste na antg hryis ,h oMauseko an dwouldn't answer I"H neives rw saawy ao pf istfigolh atnind gno br adickd my w farisen bds.y "doing interviews and press tScoheThetatementsnm,fe "AFPre hnece doessas,id i .tnot w froma provides gen t thelae .regular Australian and ongoing annualFederal funding P allocationolice andto Detachment Indonesian 88 or Embassy the Indonesian National Police (INP). "Evebelow:n if people were angry, if he was being questioned by the police, "PeAnyop allocationsle say he weha dod w makeapeo tons the an INPd so are o nsolely but Iintended was of ttoen increase at his h theou secapacity and for counter they'd speak to him but he'd just laugh. I nterrorismeveHorw sa m purposes.wu cah p mistoonl eayn dd oneosr thdide myAFP f ripernodvs.id"e annually for Detachment 88 – either through training or other measures? "HBetweenis way o 2010f figh andting 2012, back in w supportas by dofo Detachmenting intervie 88ws counter and pre terrorismss efforts, the AFP has gifted assets including motor vehicles, office and telecommunication supplies and computer equipment. coThenfe revaluence ofs, theseit wa sassets gent lise .$314,500. Exactly, what training does the AFP provide Detachment 88? "PeTheople AFP say doeshe ha dnot w eprovideapons a an dregular so on b andut I wongoingas often annualat his h fundingouse an dallocation to Detachment 88 or I nTheeve AFPr sa wprovides a pist ocapacityl and n buildingor did my assistance friends. in" support of the Indonesian National Police (INP), includingthe Indonesian Detachment National 88. Police (INP). Any allocations we do make to the INP are solely intended to increase the capacity for counter terrorism purposes. Between 2010 and 2012, in support of Detachment 88 counter terrorism efforts, the AFP has gifted assets including motor vehicles, office and telecommunication supplies and computer equipment. The value of these assets is $314,500. Exactly, what training does the AFP provide Detachment 88? The AFP provides capacity building assistance in support of the Indonesian National Police (INP), including Detachment 88. Indonesian Military Receives 24 F- 16 Fighter Jets From the US | Jakarta Globe 1/3/18, 9(55 am
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MOST POPULAR Indonesian Military Receives 24 F-16 Fighter Jets From the US The Indonesian Military (TNI) accepted delivery of 24 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets on Wednesday as part of a grant from the United States. (Photo courtesy of TNI)
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Jakarta. The Indonesian Military, or TNI, accepted delivery of 24 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets on Wednesday (28/02) as part of a grant from the United States.
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http://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesian- military- receives- 24- f- 16- fighter- jets- from- the- us/ Page 1 of 4 Indonesian military trains on Australian soil for first time !32 Indonesian military trains on Australian soil for first time Isincend Timoron crisisesian military trains on Australian soil for first time sinceby defence reporter Andrew Greene Timor crisis Updated Fri 23 Sep 2016, 8:34pm bsincey defence re pTimororter Andrew G recrisisene Updated Fri 23 Sep 2016, 8:34pm by defence reporter Andrew Greene Updated Fri 23 Sep 2016, 8:34pm
PHOTO: The AFP abandoned a war crimes investigation against the TNI two years ago. (Corporal Beau Smith)
Members of Indonesia's army have wrapped up a comprehensive RELATED STORY: Indonesian, Australian warships joint training exercise in Australia, signalling an improvement in train together for Exercise Cassowary relations between the two militaries since the East Timor crisis two RELATED STORY: 'Jakarta doesn't like it': West Papua decades ago. flag mural in Darwin remains intact
MAP: Darwin 0800 For the past two weeks, Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) soldiers have worked alongside 1st Brigade soldiers in Darwin as part of Exercise Wirra Jaya, which defence says was the first time an Indonesian sub-unit had trained on Australian soil since 1995.
Relations between the two nations collapsed four years later when the Australian-led INTERFET taskforce deployed to East Timor ahead of the territory's push for independence from Indonesia.
Two years ago the Australian Federal Police (AFP) abandoned a war crimes investigation into the TNI's killing of five Australian journalists at Balibo in East Timor in 1975.
Colonel Steve D'Arcy from the Army's 1st Brigade said the relationship between both armies continued to strengthen.
"We've worked t ogether for a l ong time and every year, every time we do something like this, that relationship continues t o st rengthen and buil d, and it is a very st rong relationship and it onl y gets bet ter," he said .
"Our relationship with Indonesia is vitally important and to underpin that, operations or exercises like this are really important to developing those individual, team and also commander-to-commander relationships," he added.
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MAP: MADarwP:i nD 0a8rw00in 0800 For tthee ppaastst twtwoo w weeeeks,ks, T eTnetnatraara N aNsiaosinoanl aInl dInodneosineasi (TaN (TI) NsoI)l dsoielrsdi ehrsave have workedd aalloonnggsisiddee 1 1stst Bri Brigagdaed eso soldiledrsie rsin iDna Drwairwn ains apsa rtp aortf Exe of Exercisercise Wirra JaJayaya,, wwhhichich d deefefencence sa saysys w awsa tsh eth firste first time time an aInnd Ionndeosinaensi suanb -usunbit-u hnaidt htraadin etrad ionne dAu ostn raAuliastnra soliial nsi nsoceil 1si9n9ce5. 1995. Relations between the two nations collapsed four years later when the Australian-led INTERFET taskforce deployed Relations between the two nations collapsed four years later when the Australian-led INTERFET taskforce deployed to East Timor ahead of the territory's push for independence from Indonesia. to East Timor ahead of the territory's push for independence from Indonesia. Two years ago the Australian Federal Police (AFP) abandoned a war crimes investigation into the TNI's killing of five Two years ago the Australian Federal Police (AFP) abandoned a war crimes investigation into the TNI's killing of five Australian journalists at Balibo in East Timor in 1975. Australian journalists at Balibo in East Timor in 1975. Colonel Steve D'Arcy from the Army's 1st Brigade said the relationship between both armies continued to strengthen. Colonel Steve D'Arcy from the Army's 1st Brigade said the relationship between both armies continued to strengthen. "We've worked toget her for a long time and every year, every t ime we do something lik"Wee'v t hise w, tork hated rel tationshipoget her f continuesor a long timet o st randengthen ever yand year buil, evder, andy time it is wa ev erdoy stsomethingrong like this, that relationshiprelationship continues and it onlt o sty getrengthen s better and," he builsaidd. , and it is a very st rong relationship and it onl y gets bet ter," he said. "Our relationship with Indonesia is vitally important and to underpin that, operations or exercises like this are really "Oimpuor rtreanlatt tion dsheveipl owpiitnhg I nthdoosene isindai viisd viuatal, lltye aimpm aonrtda anltso a ncod mmato unnddeerpr-tion-co thammat, opnedraert ireonlast iorn shexeiprcis,"se hes alidkede tdh.is are really important to developing those individual, team and also commander-to-commander relationships," he added. Britain sells weapons to Indonesia after 13 year hiatus
British arms companies are to begin selling weapons and defence systems to Indonesia for tBheritain f sirellss tw etaimponse t oin Ind 1on3es iay eafaterr s13, yueanr hiadeturs plans to be discussed by David Cameron today.
British arms companies are to begin selling weapons and defence systems to Indonesia for the first time in 13 years, under plans to be discussed by David Cameron today.
BBritritaainin s seellllss wweaappoonnss t oto I nIdnodnoenseias iaaft aerft 1e3r y1e3a ry ehiaart uhias tus !34 BPrirBitmer isitMinishisteh r aD arvirmd mCasmes roccno oinspmectps aa gnunaierdie osf sh oa naoruer a ett tho et Preob siebdgeenintiagl Pa inslaece ls linine Jalkaglinrt aw Phogeto a:w Stpefeoanan Ropsus soaeaun/PdAs daenfden dceef seynscteem ssy stote Imndso tnoe sIiand fornesia for Bther fitirsta timine in s 1e3 ylelasrs , wundeera plpanos ton bse d istcous sIedn bdy Daovnid eCasmiaeron atofdatye. r 13 year hiatus theBy Row firenas Mta stonim, Polietic ainl Corre 1s3ponde yntears, under plans to be discussed by David Cameron today. 10:50AM BST 11 Apr 2012
BTher Priitme Misinishter a rriavedr inm Jakartsa t odacy oto “mfly thep flag”a forn Briietish goodss a wirth aen e nttouraoge ofbegin selling weapons and defence systems to Indonesia for representatives from businesses including several defence companies such as BAE Systems.
tSpeheaking onf tirhe runwstay ats heim was greeete din by a m i1lita3ry pa raydee, Mar Carmesron, s aiud hen wasd viseitingr plans to be discussed by David Cameron today. Indonesia because it "will be a top 10 economy and these are huge opportunities for British business".
"I think we need to recognise that so much of the power in the world is going to be to the south and to the east and we need to rebuild those relationships," he said.
Britain was once Indonesia’s biggest military supplier, during and after the Suharto dictatorship ended in 1998. However, Britain stopped selling it fighter jets 13 years ago, as the country was accused of Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Pribombimeng i tsMi ownn cistitizeensr usDingavi Bridti sCh-maamede plroanens i ni nEaspst Teimctor sin 1999,a g uanda rdaga ion ifn hAcoenh ion u2003.r at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta
But the Prime Minister said that it was right to make British military equipment available to Indonesia By Rowena Mason, Political Correspondent
10:50AM BST 11 Apr 2012
The Prime Minister arrived in Jakarta today to “fly the flag” for British goods with an entourage of representatives from businesses including several defence companies such as BAE Systems. Prime Minister David Cameron inspects a guard of honour at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Speaking on the runway as he was greeted by a military parade, Mr Cameron said he was visiting By Rowena Mason, Political Correspondent Prime Minister David Cameron inspects a guard of honour at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Indone10:50AM BSsiaT 1be1 Acpra 2012use it "will be a top 10 economy and these are huge opportunities for British business".
By Rowena Mason, Political Correspondent "TIhe thi Pnkrim ew Mei ninesteGovernmenedr atrrio veredc ogniin Jakasert at hatstodat whosyo t om “fluc ysupply hthe of fl atheg” forpow weapons Brietris hin goods the ww orltoith ad nIndonesia iesnt goiourangge tofo be are to the south and to 10:trehe50Apre eMsae BSsntt aTat ind1ve1 As w prfrom e2012 ne busedi netos sreesbui inclludid tnghos secomplicieve reral adetifeonsncehi ctpsom in,"pa henigenocidee ss saucid.h as BAE Systems.
TBriheSpe Ptaarikiimnng ew onMa sitni heoncs runwtere aIndonerriay veas dhe isn wi aJaa’sska gre birteggeat etdoda byst y ma tmoil ii“ltiflataryyry t hepasupplra fldeag”,i eM rfor,r Caduri Brimengtronish a sgoodsndaid aheft werai tsth hevi asn iSt ienguhantourartoge di coftatorship ended Indonesia because it "will be a top 10 economy and these are huge opportunities for British business". reipren 1998.sentat iHveows fromeve rbus, Briinetasisne ss tincoppeludidng se slelivengra ilt de fifeghtnceer cjometspa 13ni yees asucrs ha go,as BA asE t heSys ctountems.ry was accused of "I think we need to recognise that so much of the power in the world is going to be to the south and to Sbompeakibingng on i ttshe ow runwn caityi zaesns he uswaings gre Brietetids h-mby a amdeili tplaryane pasra inde E, Masrt CaTimmoreron in s 1999,aid he wandas viagasitinng in Aceh in 2003. the east and we need to rebuild those relationships," he said. Indonesia because it "will be a top 10 economy and these are huge opportunities for British business". ButBrita tihen w Pasri oncmee IndoneMinisstiear’s sbiaggeid tshat mti liitt awrya ssuppl rightier, tdurio mnga keand Bri aftetri stheh mSuhailitrtaory di ectquiatorspmhipe entnde advailable to Indonesia "I itnhi 1998.nk w He owneeved tro, Bri rectaogniin stsoppee thad ts esloli ngmuc it hfi ghtof ether je powts 13 eyer ianrs t ahego, w aorls thed i csount goingry w toa sbe ac ctous tehed of south and to thebom eabist ngand its w owe nne ceitdiz teons re usbuiingl dBri thostish-me realdeat iplonsanehisps in," E ahest Tsaimid.or in 1999, and again in Aceh in 2003.
BriPriButtamei tnhe w PaMiris moncne iMste iIndoneniesrt eDr saasiviida ’tdhas biCt iggeta wmeasst rimroghtilin ttao ryi nm spaskeupple Brictietsirs,h duria m gilingutaary ard ndequi oapmftf ehre ntothe nava oSuuhailarbl arte tot o tdi hIndoneceta Pretorssiahisipd eendentdial Palace in Jakarta Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA in 1998. However, Britain stopped selling it fighter jets 13 years ago, as the country was accused of bombing its own citizens using British-made planes in East Timor in 1999, and again in Aceh in 2003. By Rowena Mason, Political Correspondent But the Prime Minister said that it was right to make British military equipment available to Indonesia 10:50AM BST 11 Apr 2012
The Prime Minister arrived in Jakarta today to “fly the flag” for British goods with an entourage of representatives from businesses including several defence companies such as BAE Systems.
Speaking on the runway as he was greeted by a military parade, Mr Cameron said he was visiting Indonesia because it "will be a top 10 economy and these are huge opportunities for British business".
"I think we need to recognise that so much of the power in the world is going to be to the south and to the east and we need to rebuild those relationships," he said.
Britain was once Indonesia’s biggest military supplier, during and after the Suharto dictatorship ended in 1998. However, Britain stopped selling it fighter jets 13 years ago, as the country was accused of bombing its own citizens using British-made planes in East Timor in 1999, and again in Aceh in 2003.
But the Prime Minister said that it was right to make British military equipment available to Indonesia Germany is complicit in Indonesia’s ongoing genocide in West Papua Commanders who fail to take such measures are criminally responsible for those crimes. But Wiranto has never been brought to account.
Indonesian president Joko Widodo last month appointed him to the powerful position of Co-ordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs. This week, Justice Minister Michael Keenan and Attorney-General George Brandis caught up with him at a conference in Bali, as if none of the atrocities had occurred and there is no such thing as the UN indictment.
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Mr Keenan said he was not going to run a commentary on his ministerial colleagues in other countries.
"I don't think that's particularly helpful," he said.
The fledgling government that was formed in East Timor after the Indonesians left the territory never forwarded Wiranto's indictment to Interpol, meaning he was never put at risk of arrest while travelling abroad.
East Timor's leaders, Xanana Gusmao and Jose Ramos-Horta, apparently took the realistic view that they couldn't risk antagonising their giant neighbour, where anger has simmered for years over losing the UN-sponsored independence vote.
Indonesia sent six warships uninvited to the waters off Dili when East Timor celebrated its independence on May 20, 2002, highlighting the potential fragility of the hard-won freedom of what was then the world's newest nation.
Successive governments in Canberra have largely remained silent on the atrocities committed just over an hour's flight from Australia's shores, despite a large volume of evidence against the Indonesian military and its proxy militia forces.
But if Australia wants to have a reasonably health relationship with Indonesia, unpleasant matters need to be dealt with. 2018: JULIE BISHOP “NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT ASSERTIONS OF GENOCIDE IN WEST PAPUA”, TODAY SHOW, CHANNEL 9 (including their own) most of these reports highlighted real abuses. The ongoing dedication of those supporting human rights in East Timor were then an irritation to be managed, and for a great deal of the period in question, the public profile of East Timor was not high in mainstream coverage. Sir Allan E. Donald, Assistant Under Secretary FCO Asia/Far East, South East Asia (1980-84) and later Ambassador to Indonesia (1984-1988), annotated a 1981 FCO document highlighting the lack of media interest in East Timor. This was no doubt pleasing to the FCO.
(including their own) most of these reports highlighted real abuses. The ongoing dedication of those supporting human rights in East Timor were then an irritation to be managed, and for a great deal of the period in question, the public profile of East Timor was not high in mainstream coverage. Sir Allan E. Donald, Assistant Under Secretary FCO Asia/Far East, South East Asia (1980-84) and later Ambassador to Indonesia (1984-1988), annotated a 1981 FCO document highlighting the lack of media interest in East Timor. This was no doubt pleasing to the FCO.
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The Embed View on Twitter Thirdly, tIUnhdnoeitnee dsiBri aStn amiteilis,shta rya l wo(lnhiglie kew it itcoh mmitAuhstetteraidr lit ahAue, seBri critstameinra, s.Ja Wlpiaiathnno,u Eu t cosurochpu suen, pCptaoertnrp a–daa artnds) oth wers,ere committed to In no page of the many documents examined at the UK National Archives is undermifwnreeeirenly gcoive mmitnh anetdte bqdla tuoan eet xpinst iatsin ondeinagr totiteafsl eEawthiticah sttl hdeisre SuTgiahmordart for respgiriisemet of i —nhte rntuhaemat iopnearplnet raritgorsh otfs in favour of expanding ltgahwree –are tt hcri ee Imevendosnn.e Itsinhadene emisldli,igt athryet coe Ustu.S.ld co naenvendce rU hKarnve (i noseclrri ucooduislnnygt ricoAutniosttenmpra olilavet)e madr atnhinye twa iafnaretde miofli ttahrye East Timorese of aggression against East Timor, let alone a 25-year occupation claiming the diplomattiecs, avitnald w eeapcoon sanolesmi ancd corentilnautoiuoslny psro wvidietdh d iJaplomakaticrt coave. rH fore three we have an example of l—ives o onf ulyp ttoh 2e0 0p,0ro00b melenm, w oomef hno awnd t cho icoldrenn.tinue the relationship with the perpetrators. 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The w"githe hnaoveci ind tehs"e p reoser "ent athbonuitc w clhaet oaccunsirrendg b".e twIte iesn t1e97ll5in agnd t dhuaritn gh 1u9ma99 –n rights advocates wohf eang Ignredossinesionan a aguathinostrit ieEas ostrch Teimostrart,e lde to anelo lnaest acri 2me5-ye agaarin ostccu humapantiiotyn claiming the United Stfdloivelilascuowst ienogssef s, uthpe dtiaon d i2lneo0p 0etnhn,0deg0e 0n Fce wmeC reiOtnfhe, drew onAuodcumeummen st– abnranudtt isnchl itpahilerod, reAu viBrinstd.raelditaa ni,n iBrinfot,irmash Ja antdpioan nth,a tEu waros npoet o, nCly ahnigahldy a and others, American archives. were commiaIt ccuis impratotterta dant ttoho e mp etimexphasi aesenve tdhnaittns th gwe eintreifoerma osccu wtionirrit ahnb ogtu,h t beeuvet Sunthtsa inth gEaaortstve oTrnimo remer wgnatisme – a l—l we tllhe perpetrators of imonfostrme oftedn hoigf hthlye a ccurearaliteie. sT hoisf iEas nostt oTnilmoy dermo – nrestmarateidn ebyd thstee daodcufamestn itnat itohneir great cridwmeeithte hrmisave. nI inna tdtihoen pe treodse i,gn ntt hoabreeou tUth we.hiS.ra tw o occuark.nrredd UbeKtwe (ienn 1cl97u5 adnidn dguri nAug 19st99ra – lia) maintained military ties, vitawl hwene Inadponoesina nsa autlheoristi eas norchd ecostrantetdi nonue olastu slcrimey p agroainvist dhuemadn idtyiplomatic cover for the following the independence referendum – but in the Australian, British and IndonesiAmeanri camin lairchtairyves. w hile it committed these crimes. Without such support – freely given and blatant in its near total ethical disregard for spirit of international law – the Indonesian military could never have seriously contemplated any war of aggression against East Timor, let alone a 25-year occupation claiming the lives of up to 200,000 men, women and children. It is important to emphasise that the information about events in East Timor was most often highly accurate. This is not only demonstrated by the documentation with have in the present about what occurred between 1975 and during 1999 – when Indonesian authorities orchestrated one last crime against humanity following the independence referendum – but in the Australian, British and American archives. 6 December 1975: Secret NOD267 transcript of President Ford & Kissinger meeting with General Suharto immediately prior to the invasion of East Timor (Gerald Ford Library) 1948 Genocide Convention 1948 Genocide Convention Indonesian president with UN Secretary-General, both complicit in genocide UN:
• Failed to uphold the Renville & Hague Agreements protecting the rights of the Territories within the Dutch East Indies • Covertly facilitated the illegal transfer of West Papua to Indonesia via at least 19 breaches of international law • Never put West Papua on the Trusteeship Council • Never passed a resolution recognising the incorporation of West Papua into Indonesia PART THREE
THE BENEFACTORS: THE CASE OF FREEPORT 1961: Rockefeller of Freeport with Kennedy. The Global Elites control US foreign policy
Kissinger also complicit in genocide in West Papua Kissinger’s seamless transition between government and corporate interests:
• US Secretary of State • Freeport Board of Directors (US$500,000 / year) • Accompanied President Ford on the evening prior to Indonesia’s invasion of the Non-Self-Governing Territory of East Timor • Advisor to the Indonesian government
Freeport: The largest gold mine in the world has destroyed the sacred grounds of the Amungme people In summary
• US change in ‘foreign policy’ following Freeport’s visit to the Grasberg deposit in mid 1959 • Mining license granted by Suharto before act of self-determination • Freeport enjoys both Indonesian and US military protection • US & others military equipment ‘grants’ (M16s, F-16s) • Corporate interests govern US foreign policy • Kissinger emulates the seamless transition of personnel between US Government & Corporations • Loss of indigenous lands & sacred sites • Increasing oppression & poverty • Ongoing genocide of West Papuans PART FOUR
THE ALTERNATIVE PARADIGM OF INDIGENOUS ANARCHISM / BIOREGIONAL AUTONOMY Some examples of ‘indigenous anarchism’:
• Melanesian communities – communal ownership of lands, local laws / customs, autonomy, no police • Zapatista agrarian communities, no police • Kurdish Social Ecology communities, no police • West Papua’s decentralised village, regional, and national councils • East Timor’s Governance Committee advancing decentralised autonomy prior to UN derailment • Mondragon Basque collectives, no police ROROARA R MagazineM agazi ne is an independent journal of the radical imagination providing grassroots perspectives from the frontlines of the global struggle for real democracy.
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AUTHOR Tikva By building a “democracy from below,” the Zapatistas Honig- recognize the leadership of, and carry on a long tradition Parnass of resistance by Indigenous communities in Chiapas.
ROROARA R MagazineM agazi ne is an independent journal of the radical imagination providing grassroots perspectives from the frontlinesOn ofJanuary the global str1, uggle1994, for several real democracy. thousand Indigenous Mayan people, organized as the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), rose up in Chiapas, Mexico’s poorest state, and took the world by surprise. They were members of the 21 or so ethnic groups who occupied the areasROARA R MagazineinM agazi and ne around is an independent the jour nal of the radical imagination providing Lacandon forest near the border with Guatemala. Their weapons were limitedgrassroots to rifles perspectives — and from some the frontlines of the global str uggle for real democracy. of the rebels carried only wooden replicas. They seized government offices and occupied thousands of acres of private land while briefly taking control of the city of San Cristobal de las Casas and six Chiapas towns.
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For their part, the EZLN agreed. Once they achieved the aim of the uprising — making the Indigenous voices heard — they laid down their arms and entered the so-called “peace talks” suggested by the government, while continuing to build the non-hierarchical, “horizontal” political ROARA R MagazineM agazi ne is an independent jour nal of the radical imagination providing and social system of Chiapas. grassroots perspectives from the frontlines of the global struggle for real democracy. AUTONOMY & AUTHORITY April 12, 2019 AUTONOMY & AUTHORITY AUTHOR Subcomandante Marcos elaborated on the aim of the uprising as “breaking the deliberate silencing AUTHOR Byregarding building the Globala “dem Southocracy which from had below,” been unheard, the Zap ignored.”atistas Indeed, “Never again a Mexico Tikva Tikva By building a “democracy from below,” the Zapatistas Honig- recognizewithout us” theis one lea ofdership the slogans of, markingand carry the on ideological a long tradition essence of the EZLN. The Indigenous recognize the leadership of, and carry on a long tradition people in Chiapas were unknown, unimportant and forgotten, left by the waysideHonig- for hunger and Parnass of resistance by Indigenous communities in Chiapas. Parnass of resistance by Indigenous communities in Chiapas. disease to finish them off. This is why the Zapatista uprising of 1994 is often referred to as “a war against oblivion.”
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W hen asked, “Are there lessons you learned from the Cuban Indigenous voices heard — they laid down their arms and entered the so-called “prevolution?”,eace talks” Marcos responded: “Well I don’t know if you can call them lessons, because we did not suggested by the government, while continuing to build the non-hierarchical, “hotakerizon tCubaal” pol iastic aourl “Thisframe oblivion of reference. was never But and westill learnedisn’t an accidental that you one,” can’t says impose Marcos; forms“it is a deliberateof politics product on the of and social system of Chiapas. racism and colonialism, both external and internal, which devalues the life and the suffering of the people because sooner or later you will end up doing the same things you criticize. You criticize a Subcomandante Marcos elaborated on the aim of the uprising as “breaking the detotalitarianliberate silenc isystemng and then offer another totalitarian regime. You can’t impose a political system by regarding the Global South which had been unheard, ignored.” Indeed, “Never agforce.”ain a Mexico without us” is one of the slogans marking the ideological essence of the EZLN. The Indigenous people in Chiapas were unknown, unimportant and forgotten, left by the wayside for hunger and disease to finish them off. This is why the Zapatista uprising of 1994 is often referrPointinged to as “a wtoa rthe essential difference between “the guerrilla movements of the fifties, sixties, and against oblivion.” seventies and those of today,” he emphasizes: “Before, they said: ‘Let’s get rid of this system of government and put in this other kind of system.” We say, ‘No, the political system can’t be the “This oblivion was never and still isn’t an accidental one,” says Marcos; “it is a deliproductberate pro ofdu cat war.’of The war should be only to open up space in the political arena so that the people racism and colonialism, both external and internal, which devalues the life and the suffering of the can really have a choice.”
BECOMING A “COMMUNITY IN ARMS”
Marcos argues rightly that whatever the previous political theories and inclinations of the FLN may have been, the real question is: What was the process that led to the fusion of the newly established EZLN with the Indigenous community? The real issue, then, is their transformation from a guerrilla group to “a community in arms.”
The EZLN soon understood that none of the existing theories and strategies claimed by the different trends of the traditional Marxist guerrilla organizations would apply to the conditions they met in Chiapas. Indeed, the contact of the EZLN with the Indigenous communities led to a kind of conversion of the original group, a process that Marcos describes as follows:
We really suffered a process of re-education, of restyling. As if they had disar med us. As if they had dismantled all we were made up of — Marxism, Leninism, socialism, urban culture, poetr y, “ literature — all that formed par t of us, and things we did not even know we had. They disar med us and then ar med us again, but in a different way. And that was the only way to survive… the work that the guerr illa nucleus of the FLN developed in Chiapas could only mature and become the EZLN through the cosmovision and tradition of resistance of different Indigenous groups. communities to multinational corporations.
All this was part of a radical restructuring of the Mexican economy in order to attract foreign investment and secure the NAFTA trade deal.
The Zapatista communities themselves ordered their army to take action, as a last ditch effort to stave off what seemed like more or less imminent annihilation. As confirmed by Marcos, it was the Indigenous communities who pushed for the insurrection:
ROROARA R MagazineM agazi ne is an independent journalThey of the theradical [Indigenous imagination providingcommunities] told me to star t the war because I was the one in charge of grassroots perspectives from the frontlines of themilitar global str y planning. uggle for real Idemocracy. said that we couldn’t, that we weren’t ready. I said that we needed time, “ because all of our training was for defense, while they now wanted to attack the cities. So I asked them for more time to organize. On January of 1993, they said they would giveRO ARAme R MagazineM one agazi year ne is anto independent jour nal of the radical imagination providing make the ar rangements. ‘If you don’t do it in a year, we’ll do it without you,’grassroots they said. perspectives They from told the frontlines of the global str uggle for real democracy. me that the latest date was December 31,1993. It had to be some-time between Januar y and December. So in 1993 we had to readjust our entirely military system to organize for the offensive.
The decision to take up arms remained almost entirely secret until January 1, 1994. But the three April 12, 2019 ROARA R MagazineM agazi ne is an independent journal of the radical imagination providing years leading up to 1991 had already been used by the community for increased organized resistance. grassroots perspectives from the frontlines of the global struggle for real democracy. In 1991, Mexican Indigenous communities joined the Latin American movement that had Aprillaunched 12, 2019 militant demonstrations to commemorate the 500 years of resistance since the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas.
On March 12 of that year, after a two-week-long march from their jungle hideout, the Zapatista rally drew around 100,000 supporters who filled the city square, where Subcomandante Marcos proclaimed, ”We are here to demand democracy, liberty and justice. The militant demonstrations and ROARA R MagazineM agazi ne is an independent jour nal of the radical imagination providing their harsh repressions continued up through 1992. grassroots perspectives from the frontlines of the global struggle for real democracy. AUTONOMY & AUTHORITY April 12, 2019 AUTONOMY & AUTHORITY AUTHOR In March of that year, the violent repression of a meeting of Indigenous organizations provoked a By building a “democracy from below,” the Zapatistas AUTHOR Tikva six-week-long march by 400 people from Chiapas to Mexico City. In July, a group Tikvaof women from By building a “democracy from below,” the Zapatistas Honig- recognizeEcatepec, on the the lWesterneadership border of, ofand Chiapas, carry staged on a longa sit-in tradition protest in central MexicoHonig- City. On recognize the leadership of, and carry on a long tradition Parnass ofOctober resistance 12, about by 10,000 Indig Indigenousenous communities people marched in Chiapas. through San Cristobal. OtherParnass protests in of resistance by Indigenous communities in Chiapas. Chiapas were broken up by armed gangs. Communal rights were ignored and the movement’s leaders snatched and imprisoned.
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“This oblivion was never and still isn’t an accidental one,” says Marcos; “it is a deliberate product of racism and colonialism, both external and internal, which devalues the life and the suffering of the Kurds establishing decentralised autonomous agrarian communes initiated by the teachings of Canadian Social Ecologist Murray Bookchin
When the Netherlands promoted independence the West Papuan people developed a unique system of decentralised governance emanating from village councils to regional councils, and a national council East Timor 2000 UNTAET
• Committee established to liaise with tribal groups and discuss systems of inclusive representation • Decentralised system recognising local customs, laws, language groups established • No centralised ‘Party System’ • UN Minister for Governance and Elections Peter Galbraith disbanded the Committee & imposed a European centralised system 1970: UN General Assembly resolution 2621 (XXV) reaffirms the rights of colonial peoples to attain complete freedom and independence by all necessary means at their disposal Fascism??
Academics argue endlessly over the definition of Fascism. The case of the US government’s actions over Indonesia, West Papua, and East Timor highlight the mergance of state and corporate power: Fascism CLOSING REMARKS 1. These breaches of international law have resulted in the death of 500,000 people in West Papua and 300,000 in East Timor.
2. Its time to dissolve the “glue” (military) that oppresses the people of the Indonesian archipelago and allow all Territories the right to self-determination in line with international law.
3. Like Fascist Germany, Italy, and Japan, Indonesian war criminals and those Western leaders complicit need to be held to account.
4. The UN must be held to account for its covert role and we must end UN employees impunity from prosecution.
5. Given the plight of our environment with exponential extinction rates, mass inequality, and increasing human rights violations as a consequence of neoliberal globalisation, the emergent paradigm of ‘indigenous anarchism’ offers a far more compassionate, inclusive, and sustainable alternative.