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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:
 
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:
 
{{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>}}
 
{{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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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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Revision as of 11:21, 20 February 2018

Group.png Indonesia   History Commons Sourcewatch WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Capital cityJakarta
LocationAsia
LeaderPresident of Indonesia
Typenation 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
SubpageIndonesia/1965 coup d'état
A large nation in South East Asia


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 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. [1]


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."[2]

 

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, then 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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