Savagery in West Timor

Indonesia is now facing a wave of protests and indignation from the international community for the recent Atambua massacre in West Timor. Who really killed Olivio Mendoza Moruk?

September 11, 2000

Before being dragged out of his office and brutally murdered by over 2,000 pro-Indonesia militiamen, UNHCR worker Carlos Caceres had time to send an e-mail to his colleague in the Balkans informing him of his dire situation: "We can only wait here like bait in the face of wild animals. These people can kill without a second thought, as easy as squashing a mosquito with your hands."

Last Wednesday, only six hours after sending his last e-mail, Carl

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