Exorcising ‘Ghosts’
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
President Horta regrets his accusations of Indonesians being involved in the attempt on his life. An important lesson for Indonesia-Timor Leste relations.
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WHEN a neighboring country’s head of state blundered by making accusations at the wrong people, a well-known figure was sent to soothe some ruffled feathers. That person was Xanana Gusmao of Timor Leste, which won its independence in 2002 and today faces a difficult challenge: an assassination attempt on the nation’s president and prime minister.
Indonesia is well aware of the accusations, and came to its own conclusions. People noticed the
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