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'''Indonesia''' is a country made up of Islands in South East [[Asia]].
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"For 14 years, Indonesia had one of the freest parliamentary democracy in the world.<ref>''Death of A Nation'', [[John Pilger]] 56 min.</ref>
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==Colony==
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The country was raided by Muslim traders and Europeans, most notably the [[Portugese]], [[French]], [[Dutch]] and [[British]] in the middle ages or "[[1000s]]" before a bloody civil war saw the [[Japanese]] and later on the Americans freeing the 10000s of islands during [[World War 2]] and the [[Cold War]]. The [[CIA]] soon wanted to "remove" their independent leaders shortly after.<ref>https://www.wikiwand.com/en/CIA_activities_in_Indonesia</ref><ref>https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Dutch_East_Indies#History</ref><ref>https://www.wikiwand.com/en/History_of_Indonesia#Colonial_era</ref>
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==Independence War==
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[[Image:Rawagede.jpg|left|thumbnail|The [[Dutch Army]] executed 400 young men in the town of Rawagede, another [[war crime]] - some as young as 15 year old - as they couldn't find any soldiers.<ref>http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/1006/Silan-et-al-v-The-Netherlands/</ref>.]]
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[[Image:Raymond Westerling.jpg|right|thumbnail|Captain Raymond Westerling - assassinated 400 Indonesians personally and started a coup after the Dutch had ended the civil war and decolonized Indonesia. The CIA attempted [[Indonesia/1965 coup d'état attempt|a similar coup]] 10 years later as they had suspicion [[President Sukarno]] was leaning towards becoming a "commie<ref>https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79-00927A004600100002-1.pdf</ref>". Westerling was named as a planner of a coup to take Prime-Minister [[Joop den Uyl]] hostage a decade later as well.]]
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The Dutch committed [[war crimes]] after they tried to reclaim control of the Dutch East-Indies,  in [[1945]], sometimes in cooperation with the British<ref>https://maxfromthewharf.com/on-which-majestys-secret-service/</ref>. Many files in the Dutch national archive are still secret, more than seventy years later<ref>https://maxfromthewharf.com/indonesiacalling-2/</ref>.
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==Suharto's dictatorship==
 
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While [[Denis Healey]] was [[Secretary of State for Defence]], the [[UK]] [[Ministry of Defence]] supported the violent overthrow of [[Ahmed Sukarno]] and the emergence of a military regime in [[Indonesia]]:
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While [[Denis Healey]] was [[Secretary of State for Defence]], the [[UK]] [[Ministry of Defence]] supported the violent overthrow of [[Ahmed Sukarno]] and the emergence of a military regime in Indonesia:
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{{QB|In early October 1965, a group of army officers in Indonesia led by [[Suharto]] took advantage of political instability to launch a terror campaign against the powerful [[Indonesian Communist party]] (PKI). Much of the killing was carried out by Islamist-led mobs promoted by the military to counter communist and democratic forces. Within a few months, nearly a million people lay dead, while Suharto removed President Ahmed Sukarno and emerged as ruler of a brutal regime that lasted until 1998. <ref>[[Mark Curtis]], ‘[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2005/oct/06/iraq.iraq Covert support of violence will return to haunt us]’, ''[[The Guardian]]'', 6 October 2005</ref>}}
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{{QB|In early October 1965, a group of army officers in Indonesia led by [[Suharto]] took advantage of political instability to launch a terror campaign against the influential [[Indonesian Communist party]] (PKI). Much of the killing was carried out by Islamist-led mobs promoted by the military to counter communist and democratic forces. Within a few months, nearly a million people lay dead, while Suharto removed President Ahmed Sukarno and emerged as ruler of a brutal regime that lasted until 1998. <ref>[[Mark Curtis]], ‘[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2005/oct/06/iraq.iraq Covert support of violence will return to haunt us]’, ''[[The Guardian]]'', 6 October 2005</ref>}}
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==Bali bombings==
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On 12 October 2002, two bombs were detonated in a tourist area in Bali. 202 people were killed, mostly tourists from [[Australia]] or [[Europe]]. In 2005, the former [[President of Indonesia]], [[Abdurrahman Wahid]] stated that "the orders to do this or that came from within our armed forces not from the fundamentalist people", i.e. that he believed the bombing was a [[false flag]] attack. Asked who he thought planted the second bomb, he replied "Maybe the police... or the armed  forces."<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Possible-police-role-in-2002-Bali-attack/2005/10/12/1128796591857.html</ref>
 
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Group.png Indonesia  
(Country) Sourcewatch WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Capital cityJakarta
LocationAsia, South East Asia
LeaderPresident of Indonesia
TypeUnited Nations Members.svg nation state
Interest ofBernhard Dahm, Netherlands/Deep state, Zeke Solomon, The Sinking of the SS San Flaviano
Member ofAPEC, ASEAN, G-20, Global Counter Terrorism Forum, UN
Subpage•Indonesia/1965 coup d'état
•Indonesia/Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy
A large nation in South East Asia

Indonesia is a country made up of Islands in South East Asia.

Colony

The country was raided by Muslim traders and Europeans, most notably the Portugese, French, Dutch and British in the middle ages or "1000s" before a bloody civil war saw the Japanese and later on the Americans freeing the 10000s of islands during World War 2 and the Cold War. The CIA soon wanted to "remove" their independent leaders shortly after.[1][2][3]

Independence War

The Dutch Army executed 400 young men in the town of Rawagede, another war crime - some as young as 15 year old - as they couldn't find any soldiers.[4].
Captain Raymond Westerling - assassinated 400 Indonesians personally and started a coup after the Dutch had ended the civil war and decolonized Indonesia. The CIA attempted a similar coup 10 years later as they had suspicion President Sukarno was leaning towards becoming a "commie[5]". Westerling was named as a planner of a coup to take Prime-Minister Joop den Uyl hostage a decade later as well.

The Dutch committed war crimes after they tried to reclaim control of the Dutch East-Indies, in 1945, sometimes in cooperation with the British[6]. Many files in the Dutch national archive are still secret, more than seventy years later[7].

Suharto's dictatorship

While Denis Healey was Secretary of State for Defence, the UK Ministry of Defence supported the violent overthrow of Ahmed Sukarno and the emergence of a military regime in Indonesia:

In early October 1965, a group of army officers in Indonesia led by Suharto took advantage of political instability to launch a terror campaign against the influential Indonesian Communist party (PKI). Much of the killing was carried out by Islamist-led mobs promoted by the military to counter communist and democratic forces. Within a few months, nearly a million people lay dead, while Suharto removed President Ahmed Sukarno and emerged as ruler of a brutal regime that lasted until 1998. [8]


Bali bombings

Full article: 2002 Bali bombings
2002 Bali bombing.jpg

On 12 October 2002, two bombs were detonated in a tourist area in Bali. 202 people were killed, mostly tourists from Australia or Europe. In 2005, the former President of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid stated that "the orders to do this or that came from within our armed forces not from the fundamentalist people", i.e. that he believed the bombing was a false flag attack. Asked who he thought planted the second bomb, he replied "Maybe the police... or the armed forces."[9]

 

An event carried out

EventLocationDescription
Evacuation from AfghanistanAfghanistanThe evacuation of foreigners from Afghanistan, one of the largest airlifts in history

 

Related Quotations

PageQuoteAuthorDate
Document:Slaughter in Indonesia 1965-66“It is only the economic chaos of Indonesia which prevents that country from offering great potential opportunities to British exporters. If there is going to be a deal in Indonesia, as I hope one day there may be, I think we ought to take an active part and try to secure a slice of the cake ourselves.”Michael Stewart
Netherlands/Deep state“The Netherlands has a long history with cocaine. In the early 1900s, the Dutch East India Company – having exploited and enslaved millions of people – began growing coca in its colonies in Indonesia. There was even a cocaine factory in Amsterdam, which supplied marching powder to all sides in World War One. When international treaties finally put a halt to the Dutch’s rampant coke dealing, Rotterdam emerged as a key import site for the illicit trade of the drug from South America.”Vice News2020

 

Events

EventDescription
2002 Bali bombingsTwo bombs in Bali that killed 202 people, blamed on Al-Qaeda
Bandung ConferenceImportant conference for the global south; participants soon became prime targets for US foreign policy
Indonesia/1965 coup d'état

 

Groups Headquartered Here

GroupStartDescription
Bandung Institute of Technology1920Top choice among Indonesia's high school students in 2006
Bank Indonesia
Lippo GroupA multi billion conglomerate that Mark Lombardi wrote about.

 

Citizens of Indonesia on Wikispooks

TitleBornDiedDescription
Anies Baswedan7 May 1969WEF YGL who locked down Jakarta as governor
Mari Elka Pangestu23 October 1956Selected WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/1999 when she was an Indonesian minister. From 2020 World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships
James Riady1957Indonesian billionaire businessman with long-standing ties to the Clintons.
Prabowo Subianto17 October 1951A CIA assessment pointed him out as "the type of officer who could rise to national leadership"
Suharto8 June 192127 January 2008

 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bandung Conference19551955IndonesiaImportant conference for the global south; participants soon became prime targets for US foreign policy

 

Related Documents

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Covert War in Indonesia 1957-58book extract12 February 2007Mark Curtis
Document:Slaughter in Indonesia 1965-66book extract12 February 2007Mark Curtis
Document:Indonesia 1957-58book extract2003William Blum
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References

  1. ↑ https://www.wikiwand.com/en/CIA_activities_in_Indonesia
  2. ↑ https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Dutch_East_Indies#History
  3. ↑ https://www.wikiwand.com/en/History_of_Indonesia#Colonial_era
  4. ↑ http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/1006/Silan-et-al-v-The-Netherlands/
  5. ↑ https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79-00927A004600100002-1.pdf
  6. ↑ https://maxfromthewharf.com/on-which-majestys-secret-service/
  7. ↑ https://maxfromthewharf.com/indonesiacalling-2/
  8. ↑ Mark Curtis, ‘Covert support of violence will return to haunt us’, The Guardian, 6 October 2005
  9. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Possible-police-role-in-2002-Bali-attack/2005/10/12/1128796591857.html
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