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Kopassus: Inside Indonesia's Special Forces by Ken Conboy

Kopassus: Inside Indonesia's Special Forces Ken Conboy ebook
ISBN: 9799589886, 9789799589880
Publisher: Equinox Publishing
Page: 247
Format: pdf

I reached him in Southeast Asia. A good book if you just want to know about the history of the unit. Jan 3, 2006 - One can only boggle at the folly of the Federal Government's decision to resume co-operation with the Indonesian Special Forces unit, Kopassus. The training of the notorious Indonesian military unit known as Kopassus. The special forces unit has been linked to scores of human rights abuses in East Timor, Aceh, Papua and Java since its formation in the 1950s. Jul 23, 2010 - The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) condemns the Obama administration's decision to resume engagement with Indonesia's notorious Kopassus special forces. This unit's atrocious human rights record is one thing; and certainly I is today), Indonesia has certain parallels with Pakistan. Even now it is difficult to avoid the suspicion that if the democratic regime in Jakarta got into serious difficulties the military might yet step in and resume control in the name of “order and stability”. Well, yesterday I reached investigative journalist and activist Allan Nairn about his new investigation into assassinations by US-trained Indonesian army and Kopassus officers. It will lead to more people (suffering) abuses. Apr 7, 2013 - A great example of this is “Kopassus: Inside Indonesia's Special Forces” by Ken Conboy. Aug 21, 2011 - A leaked report from the notorious Indonesian special forces unit Kopassus detailing information about the West Papuan independence movement has drawn attention to Indonesia's brutal occupation of the region. Oct 27, 2011 - Indonesian Special Forces Command (Kopassus) is responsible for the special operations missions including counter-insurgency, anti-terrorism, search & rescue and VIP protection. Mar 21, 2014 - Security forces began to fire shots into the air and reportedly used tear gas on the retreating crowd whilst beating participants, resulting in dozens injured. The report is titled “Anatomy of Papuan Separatists” and is The Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE) was due to transform up to 1.6 million hectares of forest into corporate-run farmland. About possible attacks in Bali but chose not to issue a warning.”6 Also In the wake of the bombings, the Australian government chose to work with Indonesia's Special Forces the Kopassus, in the so-called “war on terrorism”. Jan 21, 2013 - Special Forces were shortened to Kopassus is part of the Main Command (KOTAMA) fighter owned by the Army, Indonesia. Around 300 persons were arrested and According to Human Rights Watch (August 2011), Mr Yaboisembut was already under tight surveillance by Indonesia's Special Forces (Komando Pasukan Khusus, known locally as Kopassus) before the events for which he was arrested took place. Nov 16, 2010 - In July, it was restored, a July 22 East Timor Action Network (ETAN) press release "condemn(ing) the Obama administration's decision to resume engagement with Indonesia's notorious Kopassus special forces," ETAN's National Coordinator, John Miller, saying: "Slipping back into bed with Kopassas is a betrayal of the brutal unit's many victims in Timor-Leste (East Timor), West Papua and throughout Indonesia.