RAMOS Horta, 56, moves like a pendulum, swinging from one side to the other. Years ago, when East Timor was still fighting for its freedom, he lobbied hard to get international support to break away from Indonesia. As a result, at the time, he became one of the Indonesian governments main political enemy.

But after East Timor became independent Hortawho is of mixed Portuguese and Timor Leste parentageand who now holds the job as Foreign Minister