Carrascalão and the 1999 Dili Massacre
Twenty-four people were slaughtered at the home of an independence leader while soldiers provided refreshments to the killers, a betrayal documented in diplomatic cables.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Diplomatic Cables
Jean Stapleton Roy and the 1999 Purge in Dili
Village leaders were being killed to break a sovereignty movement while the UN maintained a diplomatic facade, a reality hidden in a cable sent to the State Department on April 29, 1999.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Beijing Denies American Prisoners a 1955 Release Deadline
American captives were used as diplomatic assets in a semantic game as Beijing secretly refused to set a release deadline during 1955 ambassadorial talks.
By Roy Castellano ·
Nixon eyes French bid to redraw Israeli and Arab borders
North Vietnamese troops edge toward Saigon while diplomats offer lip service, as Nixon tracks French bids to redraw borders and 10 students storm the US embassy in Tokyo.
By Vera Kessler ·