http://globalvoicesonline.org/2006/05/26/east-timor-more-violence/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:21:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2006/05/26/east-timor-more-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-267657 Eco-Rama » Blog Archive » East Timor reported by the Lusophone Blogosphere Thu, 07 Sep 2006 06:31:20 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=10954#comment-267657 [...] Seven years after the end of Indonesian rule — becoming the newest world nation in May 2002 — and having gone through what was viewed as a successful nation building and independence process led by the UN, East Timor is once again facing deep unrest. The last weeks since the reported clashes of April 28th have shown escalating violence and by now the Lusophone blogosphere is starting to speculate about the real forces behind the recent events. “It was almost one o’clock. I turned on the radio, increased the volume and prepared myself for the bad news of the day. I was listening to the last music before the news and I stopped the car in front of the beach… I was prepared… Here they come! Timor, clashes between police and army, dead people, cries for help… Australia was already arriving (thanks to the oil exploration contracts)… Portugal is on the way … ENI is also there, entering through GALP. I can’t help thinking that the oil is the real trouble maker, even if this is not the exact case here. That’s what I think.” News - A day after… [...] [...] Seven years after the end of Indonesian rule — becoming the newest world nation in May 2002 — and having gone through what was viewed as a successful nation building and independence process led by the UN, East Timor is once again facing deep unrest. The last weeks since the reported clashes of April 28th have shown escalating violence and by now the Lusophone blogosphere is starting to speculate about the real forces behind the recent events. “It was almost one o’clock. I turned on the radio, increased the volume and prepared myself for the bad news of the day. I was listening to the last music before the news and I stopped the car in front of the beach… I was prepared… Here they come! Timor, clashes between police and army, dead people, cries for help… Australia was already arriving (thanks to the oil exploration contracts)… Portugal is on the way … ENI is also there, entering through GALP. I can’t help thinking that the oil is the real trouble maker, even if this is not the exact case here. That’s what I think.” News – A day after… [...]

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