Atambua
Paying for the Militias
Monday, September 25, 2000
After the killings of three UN workers in West Timor’s Atambua town, Indonesia is now facing a serious threat of international economic sanctions. But disarming the militias alone may not solve the problem.
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Major General Kiki Syahnakri looks very tired. As regional military commander for Bali and islands all the way to West Timor, he has a tough job. He is supposed to ensure that the pro-Indonesia militias in West Timor are disarmed, even though they were previously trained and armed by the Indonesian armed forces themselves.
"I will not hesitate to resign if I fail to disarm them," he said.
Kiki may lose his job if he fails, but then the wh
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