| By Zapata from #Socialism |
Right now the Canadian, US, and Australian governments,
among others, are paving the way for an armed peacekeeping force to enter and
"stabilize" East Timor. Most people are convinced that this is a genuine effort
to save the lives of the East Timorese against a brutal genocidal regime. However, upon
deeper inspection, this can be seen for what it really is: An imperialist attempt to
secure their interests under the guise of peace and democracy.
The powers who plan to intervene in Indonesia care absolutley
nothing about the East Timorese, nor the Indonesian people. In fact, they have been
complicit in the murder of Indonesians for quite some time. In 1965, the U.S. supported
the rise to power of a military regime that killed one million people in Indonesia. In
1975, the Western Imperialists supported Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor, and the
subsequent genocide unleashed there. The US even went as far to advise the Indonesian
regime on how best to carry out the invasion. Even when the Indonesian government was in
the process of murdering one third of the population of East Timor, these governments
said nothing, nor did they impose sanctions, in fact many responded with military aid to
Indonesia. So are we now to expect that these countries - who have quite literally put
the gun in the hand of the Indonesian butchers – are now going to save these people?
By carrying out their violent rampage through the army and the
militias supported by the army, Indonesia, led by B.J. Habibie, is sending a brutal
message to the many peoples and nationalities of the country: resistance will be met with
violence. Is it wrong to suggest that the military is out of control, and therefore must
be placed under control by western powers. Their actions have been in the works for some
time, ever since it was announced that there would be a referendum in East Timor on
sovereignty. Australia has known about these plans, and is highly probable that the US
and Canada have known about them as well.
The imperialists are now executing a phase of their well planned
"shadow game". Now that the Indonesian government has completed their goals
and are ready to withdraw, the imperialists are moving in to secure the area and
prevent further unrest. The fact is, Indonesia is very weak right now. Anti-government
protests are rocking the state. The imperialists are in a postion to spend a great deal to
defend the rotten state of Indonesia because it is an important ally in South East Asia,
and serves as a crucial labour pool to their industry. This intervention gives them the
oppurtunity they need to secure and stabilize all of Indonesia for their interests.
We cannot depend on the UN to represent the people of the world,
it represents only the governments of the world. Worse, the most crucial aspects of the UN
are handled by the biggest western imperialist powers. When we see the UN, we must read
the imperialists.
The actions of the UN have nothing to do with peace, but they do
have everything to do with continuing the opression and exploitation of the East Timorese
and the Indonesian people. |
