East Timor News

“Attending, as I did, the funerals of these two brave Australian soldiers, one was filled with a mixture of emotions”

TWO Australian Federal Police crime scene officers with forensic expertise have joined the investigation in East Timor into the shooting death of the 19-year-old soldier Ashley Baker. via The Sydney Morning Herald

Queensland's coroner will investigate the death of an Australian soldier in East Timor. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Balkans: The Kosovo Countdown With Russia's veto impeding the possibility for recognition of independence by the Security Council, Kosovo is striving for a unilateral declaration of independence after Dec. via World Press Review

“Timorese law is very clear. Children under 17 cannot travel abroad without parental consent or without being properly accompanied”

Authorities have stopped a woman from leaving East Timor with 23 children from an orphanage run by an Australian, after a UN agency raised serious concerns. via The Age

“Our priority is to ensure the family is receiving the support and care they need”

MYSTERY surrounds the death of an Australian soldier found shot in a barracks in East Timor. via The Age

“The thoughts of all members of 2RAR are with the Baker family at this difficult time.”

The Australian Defence Force has released the name of the soldier who died in East Timor on Monday. via The West Australian

“The soldier's next of kin have been informed and our priority is to ensure the family is receiving the support and care they need”

Soldiers leave an Air Force plane in May 2006. An Australian soldier has been found dead with a gunshot wound in a barracks area in Dili in East Timor . via Wilson's Almanac

“He was annoyed that he had been pretty heavily leant on not to say anything that might give away the secret information that he had”

Former Whitlam era foreign minister Don Willesee believed the Balibo Five were murdered by Indonesian soldiers. via The Sydney Morning Herald

“The soldier's next of kin have been informed and our priority is to ensure the family is receiving the support and care they need.”

AN Australian soldier serving in East Timor has been found dead in his Dili barracks with a gunshot wound. via News.com.au

“They don't rent from the community. They don't drink our water, they bring their own. They bring their own beer, cigarettes and food ... So what's the benefit for East Timor economically? Nothing!”

East Timor: 'We don't want Australian troops' Tony Iltis 2 November 2007 In 1975, when Indonesia invaded East Timor, beginning a 24-year occupation that cost over 200,000 Timorese lives , Australia's support ... via Green Left Weekly

“And (the colouring books and crayons) are good for the children. "Over there they come up to you with fresh fruit all day and with a smile, so it would be good to be able to give them something other than a shake of the hand in return.”

Donors Frank Miller and Liberal candidate for Bruce Angela Randall hand East Timor veteran Michael Malady and Dandenong RSL welfare committee chairman John Filmer the boxes of goods that will be sent to Aussie ... via South Morang, Mill Park, Bundoora Star

' Victimized communities agree that the act of seeking intergroup forgiveness is key in facilitating the process of reconciliation. via Huliq.com

“Our duties included everything a policeman can possibly do, from breaking up domestic disturbances to chasing and arresting armed criminals”

UNITED NATIONS : With the world facing new security threats, the United Nations is planning for an unprecedented expansion of its police missions. via International Herald Tribune

Captain Andrew Paljakka, an explosives expert with the army, took his own life after a tour of duty in Afghanistan. via The Age

“We are now discussing the substance of the report so I can't say if we have made a decision on whether or not gross human rights violations were committed at the time. If we fail to reach a consensus then we will vote”

Members of the Indonesia-Timor Leste Commission for Truth and Friendship may decide by vote if gross violations of human rights occurred before and after the 1999 referendum in East Timor if they fail to reach ... via The Jakarta Post

“First, the absence of data reported to WHO from sub-Saharan African countries and second, the mixed quality cause-of-death reporting from Europe, Asia, and Latin America. In particular, not all developed countries seem to have high quality data.”

The need for reliable national statistics for births, deaths, and causes of death has never been greater-but countries and developmental partners have not recognised this as a priority. via MediLexicon

A peace-loving Quaker is not the first person you'd expect to see on the front lines of supporting the troops. via Lubbock Avalanche

Posted on 10/25/2007 11:36:15 PM PDT by naturalman1975 It is with great sadness that the Department of Defence announces the death of Sergeant Matthew Locke, serving with Special Air Service Regiment in Oruzgan ... via Free Republic

“There was no evidence of such actions. So why do these allegations keep cropping up?”

The former martial law commander in East Timor has acknowledged the existence of military-trained armed civilians in the former Indonesian province, but said they were legally justified "civilian defense ... via The Jakarta Post

“The ISF has said many times before, if anyone has a concern about ISF operations, please tell them to the ISF and the ISF will immediately investigate”

Claims that Australian soldiers in East Timor used rifle butts to repeatedly bash three Timorese civilians have been rejected by Defence. via Ararat.yourguide.com.au