Peter Job
Auteur van A Narrative of Denial : Australia and the Indonesian Violation of East Timor
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This book is essentially a thesis of this position - that Australia was at least negligent and deceptive in their handling of the situation. It is packed full of facts. It is a bit dry, despite the difficult/sad story that it tells. I think that this book has formed the PhD of the author Peter Job. It's well done.
The book ends just at the time the Bob Hawke formed government. I was hoping that the story since then would be included; it does end up with Australian being forced to face up to the facts, to push for the East Timorese to self-determine whether they wanted independence, more struggle, For Australian/Indonesian relations to sour, and some strong action by the Australian military in support of independence. Towards the end money played a role, with Australia using some sneaky tactics when negotiating mining rights in the ocean between Australia and East Timor. For that story the reader will have to go elsewhere.… (meer)