61.   Indonesian claims the East Timorese people decided two decades ago that they prefer to be under Indonesian rule, and that it would be wrong to reopen the issue.

62.   Indonesian troops are fighting a small band of East Timorese rebels opposed to Indonesian rule.

63.   Independence activists have been battling Indonesian rule ever since.

64.   Indonesia regards Gusmao as a criminal, saying he has committed violent acts in his fight against Indonesian rule in East Timor.

65.   Indonesian rule over the half-island East Timor is not recognized by the United Nations, which still considers Portugal the administering power.

66.   It was the fourth straight day of demonstrations in East Timor by groups that either support Indonesian rule or want greater independence.

67.   Last year, East Timor voted to break free of Indonesian rule.

68.   Militiamen have vowed to kill Westerners, whom they accuse of helping East Timor in its efforts to break free of Indonesian rule.

69.   Much of Aceh was quiet Monday because of a one-week transportation strike called by rebel leaders in protest against Indonesian rule.

70.   Nor did Suharto mention the Nobel Peace prize to Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and former guerrilla leader Jose Ramos-Horta, leading critics of Indonesian rule.