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Kissinger lied about East Timor by Russ Kick - November 27, 2002 [Disinfo Editor's Note: To remind everyone of just one reason why Kissinger's appointment to head the 9/11 probe is such a cruel, hideous joke, we're posting this excerpt from Appendix A of Everything You Know Is Wrong. It presents the smoking-gun memo that proves Kissinger and Ford greenlighted Indonesia's genocidal invasion of East Timor, something that Kissinger has always denied.] It’s long been suspected that then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and President Gerald Ford gave Indonesia the go-ahead to invade the newly-free country of East Timor in December 1975, an act which resulted in the slaughter of 200,000 Timorese (a higher percentage of the population than died during the Nazi Holocaust). Specifically, the two were said to have greenlighted the plan during their trip to Indonesia earlier that December. Kissinger, naturally, has denied such allegations. At a press conference in 1995, he said: “Timor was never discussed with us when we were in Indonesia.” He did allow that as he and Ford were literally boarding the plane out of Jakarta, they were told that Indonesia was about to take over East Timor. But now the National Security Archive has uncovered the smoking gun that proves this is false. The memo of the meeting of Kissinger, Ford, Indonesian President Suharto, and others previously has been released in heavily censored form. It certainly gave the impression that the US approved of the upcoming invasion, but the best “naughty bits” were blackened out. Now we can look at the entire memo, and it is a revelation. Upset that Timor is holding free elections under a leftist government, Suharto claims he needs to act in order to keep “peace and order” in the region: “These are some of the considerations we are now contemplating. We want your understanding if we deem it necessary to take rapid or drastic action.” To which Ford replies: “We will understand and will not press you on the issue. We understand the problem you have and the intentions you have.” Kissinger, ever the politician, is not concerned about the attack itself but about how it will appear. It would be illegal for Indonesia to use its US-supplied weapons to beat down other countries, but if it could somehow be spun as a self-defense move, that’s permissible. Kissinger croaks: “You appreciate that the use of US-made arms could create problems.” Ford interjects: “We could have technical and legal problems. You are familiar, Mr. President, with the problems we had on Cyprus although this situation is different.” Kissinger continues: “It depends on how we construe it; whether it is in self-defense or is a foreign operation. It is important that whatever you do succeeds quickly. We would be able to influence the reaction in America if whatever happens happens after we return. This way there would be less chance of people talking in an unauthorized way. The President will be back on Monday at 2:00 PM Jakarta time. We understand your problem and the need to move quickly but I am only saying that it would be better if it were done after we returned.” Ford: “It would be more authoritative if we can do it in person.” Kissinger: “Whatever you do however, we wil [sic] try to handle in the best way possible.” Ford: “We recognize that you have a time factor. We have merely expresed [sic] our view from our particular point of view.” Kissinger: “If you have made plans we will do our best to keep everyone quiet until the president returns home.” Then Kissinger spills the final bean. As if there were any doubt that they had been talking about an incursion, Kissinger directly asks: “Do you anticipate a long guerrilla war there?” Suharto replies, “There will probably be a small guerrilla war.” <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. 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