Freeport and human rights

After following the progress of the Timika case which involved killings, disappearance, intimidation and harassment allegedly by the military in the concessionary area of Freeport Indonesia in Irian Jaya, I wonder why there has been no single comment from the U.S. government regarding the human rights violations in that case.

The U.S. government has expressed its concerns on the many human rights violations in Indonesia, but why does it keep silent on the Freeport case? Do I have to assume that it is because of the huge investment of the U.S. multinational company, Freeport- McMoran in the project? Does economic interests come above human rights and democracy that the U.S. government always calls for?

I do not want to think that there is a double standard on the part of the U.S.. Can somebody from the U.S. Embassy here explain?

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