11. No one wants to take on the Indonesian army, which is widely accused of orchestrating the militias. 12. One attacker was killed, and he turned out to be the son of an East Timorese serving with the Indonesian army. 13. Others in East Timor have directly linked the Indonesian army to the gangs. 14. The Indonesian army and its East Timorese supporters are in effect making their last stand there, he said. 15. The Indonesian army in East Timor? 16. The Indonesian army denies any connection to the militias. 17. The Indonesian army has angrily denied suggestions that it is behind the disappearances, and it has vowed to punish any soldier involved. 18. The most recent restrictions, which basically outlaw contact with the Indonesian army, are at the heart of the debate in Washington. 19. The U.N. believes that the Indonesian army, as well as locally raised militias, have been involved in the violence. 20. Their land was brutally occupied by the Indonesian army for years, and then ransacked and burned by Indonesian-backed militias less than two years ago. |