The Blair Church Massacre, Continued. A Chronology of the Timor Killings.

allannairn.com by Allan Nairn | Jan. 9, 2009 (Special Report)

Though Blair was instructed to tell the killers -- the armed forces of Indonesia -- to stop, he chose not to do so. He did the opposite. He offered them support and US aid, instead, and the killings intensified. They culminated with the torching of the Bishop's house (plus executions), a church massacre of perhaps 200, in Suai, a slaughter at the Catholic diocesan office, the rapes and assassinations of clergy, the burning of perhaps 80% of Timor's ... Full Story »

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Nairn, an award winning journalist, presents details of Dennis Blair going against command authority to encourage slaughters and atrocities by Indonesian military strongmen. This is extremely timely as bottom-up democracy as advocated by Obama still has the opportunity to stop him from the mistake of nominating Blair for intelligence chief.

I wrote my senators, commented on change.gov , and signed the ETAN online petition to request opposing Blair. Blair's actions in Indonesia are the antithesis of human values and the rule of law.

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