Indonesia must understand that there is an international price to pay for their continuing occupation. Since last July. when Congress passed this amendment. there have been several developments in East Timormost of them quite discouraging. some quite violent. and some hopeful. The tension in East Timor has been intensifying for the past yearinfluenced in part by the ongoing power struggles in Jakarta. the increased resentment of the presence of Indonesian military officers and vigilante groups. and the immigrant settlers brought in by Indonesia to consolidate their occupation of the island. The Indonesians have had some bizarre responses. For instance. last summer. they went to great lengths to pressure their ASEAN partners to prevent private conferences on East Timor to take place in the Philippines.
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