41.   The Indonesian military has a long and intense attachment to East Timor, where thousands of its men have died and others have made their careers.

42.   The Indonesian military denies supporing the pro-Jakarta militias, but top officials and local military commanders have held numerous rallies alongside militia leaders.

43.   The Indonesian military has been accused of fomenting militia violence against the separatists.

44.   The Indonesian military has been accused of serious human rights abuses in quashing the rebels.

45.   The Indonesian military has been condemned around the world for its role in the violence in East Timor.

46.   The Indonesian military is known to raid jungle towns and villages, plundering and burning homes, to discourage residents from aiding rebels.

47.   The militias are linked to the Indonesian military.

48.   The Indonesian military is widely perceived among ordinary people here as corrupt.

49.   The militias that have laid waste to much of the city with the backing of the Indonesian military are either disappearing or blending into the population.

50.   The Pentagon once had longstanding ties with the Indonesian military, dating back to the early days of the Cold War.