The Death of a Cynical WPost Editor

consortiumnews.com, May 3, 2010

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/050310.html

By Robert Parry

The death of former Washington Post editorial writer Stephen Rosenfeld at age 77 has prompted the usual praise heaped on any well-respected insider at his passing. But little note has been made of Rosenfeld’s role in steering the Post to the neoconservative harbor where it’s now anchored.

Nor have the eulogies said much about his readiness to defend mass murders when committed in the interests of U.S. foreign policy. Instead, the stories ... read more

Posted on 03:08 AM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, Chinese, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, PKI

Bakrie Sumatera Plantations

Suara No. 1/09, August 2009

by Marianne Klute

Translated into English by biofuelwatch, September 2009

 

Case study: Bakrie and the attack on the village of Sei Kopas

All of the sudden the bulldozers return. They thunder across the fields and tear down whatever stands in their way. Farmers in their fields freeze in shock. Their rice harvest has been destroyed; young fruit trees have been uprooted. They are powerless against the machinery of the company Bakrie Sumatera Plantations and the hundreds ... read more

Posted on 09:49 PM in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Asian crisis, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, land rights, human rights, palm oil, Papua, plantations, Police, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Sumatra, Umwelt, economy and business

(Deutsch) Mast- und Schotbruch
Wie die Flotte der DDR nach Indonesien kam

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Posted on 10:02 AM in History & Overview, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, dictator Suharto, development, Indonesia, human rights, military, New Order, protest action, regional conflicts, debt, arms trade

(Deutsch) “Die Mühen der Ebene”

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Posted on 03:43 PM in 10 Years Reformasi: Democracy, Human Rights and Social Justice in Indonesia, Activities, democracy, Elections & Political Parties, joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Transitional Justice, Events, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, poverty, democracy, dictator Suharto, development, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, Papua, political parties, press freedom, rule of law, reformasi, regional conflicts, religion, security sector, state & nation building, transitional justice, elections, economy and business

(Deutsch) Menschenrechte: Indonesien verpasst seine Chancen

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Posted on 01:17 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, military, East Timor, impunity, criminal prosecution, Tanjung Priok, transitional justice, crimes against humanity, truth commission

(Deutsch) Zehn Jahre Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung in Indonesien: Eine Bilanz der verpassten Chancen

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Posted on 12:25 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: dictator Suharto, Indonesia, judicial system, human rights, military, East Timor, impunity, criminal prosecution, Tanjung Priok, transitional justice, crimes against humanity, truth commission

(Deutsch) Fischen zur Versöhnung

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Posted on 12:54 AM in Aceh, democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, Aceh, decentralization, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, corruption, human rights, religion, special autonomy

(Bahasa Indonesia) Diampunin, Diadilin atow Didamaii

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Posted on 10:00 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, impunity, transitional justice

Nusa Dua’s Burdened Past

Alter-Eco Issue 3 Offsetting Omissions, December 2007

UNFCCC COP-13/MOP-3

Marianne Klute, Watch Indonesia!

What a miraculous place! The beauty and luxury of Bali´s Nusa Dua peninsula has impressed many delegates at the UN Climate Conference. With its five to seven star hotels, flamboyant tropical gardens, and a white beach set on the Indian Ocean, it is one of the most luxurious destinations of the world.

But Nusa Dua has not always been at it is today. Only one generation ... read more

Posted on 05:14 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: poverty, Bali, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, environment and climate, dealing with the past

(Deutsch) Einheit ohne Gemeinsamkeiten

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Posted on 03:58 PM in History & Overview, History & Overview, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, dictator Suharto, history and overview, Indonesia, conflict 1975 - 1999, East Timor, Papua, referendum 1999, regional conflicts, state & nation building, Sukarno, independence