Habibie and the 1999 Scheme to Carve Up East Timor
A February telegram shows the Indonesian military and diplomats fighting to keep a slice of East Timor, a plan kept from the public while the region burned.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Indonesia
40 US Officials and the 1999 Plan for an East Timor Exodus
Kept secret for years, an interagency summary shows the U.S. preparing for the collapse of East Timor two days before its independence vote, mapping the route for refugees fleeing to West Timor.
By Desmond Okafor ·
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 ·
Christopher Smith and the Secret Military Veto for Political Prisoners
A confidential telegram from 1998 shows a US congressman demanding the release of East Timorese rebel Xanana Gusmao while the Indonesian government admits it has no power over its own army.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Phyllis Oakley Warned Massive Sweep Could Cause Significant Deaths
Pro-independence activists risked significant deaths or disappearances in a projected massive sweep by the Indonesian military, potentially operating without Jakarta's acquiescence.
By Harlan Pryce ·