TIMOR

Pedaços daqui e dali.

News.com.au 10-06-06
...Brigadier Slater...
...All say (the rebel groups), they remain loyal to President Xanana Gusmao and will disarm when he asks.
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ABC NEWS ON LINE
The commander of the Australian-led peacekeeping force in East Timor says he is prepared to disarm and contain rebel soldiers if authorities ask him to do so.
Asked if the peacekeepers were prepared to step in, disarm rebel soldiers and contain them to prevent violence from escalating further, Brigadier Michael Slater said: "We have the military capacity to do that when the time is right"....
..."If anyone acts independently... but does something that doesn't seem acceptable to all parties, then we run the risk of creating more turmoil than what we have already seen."...
...Brig Slater says peacekeepers are engaging the rebels in talks and are in constant communication to prevent violence from rising further.
"We've got people up in the hills in a number of areas," he said.
"We have direct contact with each of [the rebel leaders]."
30-05-06 Aust commander rejects E Timor humanitarian crisis claim
World Vision chief Tim Costello... He also says there is a risk of starvation.
Brigadier Slater... "I cannot agree with anything that I heard Tim Costello say and he and I sat down yesterday and had a lengthy discussion," he told Channel 9. (para esclarecimento?)
28-05-06 Troops will disarm all Timorese: commander
Brigadier Slater says it is not difficult for the troops to persuade militia members to give up their weapons.
"They want to do this, they want to resolve the problems that they've got," he said.
25-05-06 ABC
...Australia withdrew its last troops in June 2005, saying it had left the country in the hands of a "competent" East Timorese force. ...
..Ramos-Horta said ... "One implication of requesting foreign assistance is our own acknowledgement of our inability to lead the people in a wise and efficient manner."
..."My Government has to accept responsibility for failing to address these problems when they arose two, three years ago," he said. ...
...And the East Timorese people, Dr Ramos Horta says, have faith the Government will restore order.
"The message that we've had ... is that these rebels, as they describe them, rebel members or former members of the Defence Force welcome the intervention by Australia or by the international community," Mr Downer said.
"The East Timorese have set up a commission to investigate these grievances and what's happened. (Então mas isto não era já sabido?)
Aust to send troops to E Timor. 24-05-06
Shootings between a group of rebel military policemen led by an Australian-trained major and loyal government troops killed at least one person and wounded six in East Timor on Tuesday
Navy on stand-by for E Timor deployment 12-05-06
Earlier this week, Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said the situation in East Timor remained unstable after riots by rebel soldiers.
Opposition Leader Kim Beazley says it is sensible to send two warships to Australia's north.
"This is our area, it's our back door, it's a difficult back door, it's not getting any easier...