Facts, time will reveal E. Timor's truth

Facts, time will reveal E. Timor's truth

We are grateful for Malaysia's firm rejection of the recently
planned conference on East Timor in that country, "for the sake
of maintaining good relations" and "because the issue is an
internal affair of Indonesia". Earlier, the president of the
Philippines took an identical stance when NGOs in that country
announced plans to call a similar meeting Nov. 21-24.

Even so, we cannot continue to rely on "ASEAN solidarity" and
"good neighborly relations" in this matter. What we must continue
to do is show the world the real situation in East Timor. Only
facts and time will be able to reveal to the world what actually
is going on in that youngest of Indonesian provinces. Only in
this way can the various campaigns conducted by political
adventurers such as Ramos Horta and his supporters be refuted.

-- Republika, Jakarta