Apparently what was put down was less a riot than a political gathering and lo and behold there were deaths.
Six people shot dead by police who simply fired live ammunition into a crowd of 2,000 people. This brings back stark memories of the gentle Indonesian government and its handling of East Timor.
Oh well, I guess Indonesia now will be included in Hilary Clinto's hit lists of countries to which she needs to have been and to have seen.
Herein lies a good lesson for David Farrar and all those others who ceaslessly attack the Fijian regime of Commodore Bainimarama. The Indonesian government is DEMOCRATICALLY elected.
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Adolf are you feeling okay? You seem as offensive as always but I have actually found myself agreeing with you two posts in a row now. A rare occurrence.
Indonesia is untouchable and all rather too mysterious for little 'ol NZ.
On the bright side, NZ can send a cricket team to play in Mugabe's Zimbabwe and lo! there's never a Minto to be seen.
Its Islam - there is no tolerance of anything that may rock the boat. Democracy is just a label like Nike on cheap Chinese shirts. It may not be the real thing.
Where are the usual critics of "imperialist colonialism".This is a clear example.
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