Reports of disobeying orders
According to journalist Alan Nairn, Blair disobeyed orders from civilians in the Clinton Administration during the 1999 East Timorese crisis during his tenure as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Command. Amid growing international concern over violence against the independence movement in Indonesian-occupied East Timor, Blair was ordered to meet with General Wiranto, the commander of the Indonesian military, and to tell him to shut down the pro-Indonesia militia. According to Nairn, two days after the Liquiçá Church Massacre, Blair failed to deliver this message; instead he presented Wiranto with an offer of military assistance and a personal invitation to be Blair's guest in Hawaii.[5] Consequently, Wiranto’s "forces increased the Timor killings".[6]
There's no need for the president to probe the actions and deeds of previous administrations, when there's plenty of stuff on his plate and in his own administration to probe.
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1 comment:
Janet
I remember during George W Bush offered Bill Clinton a position if he wanted one as a laison to East Timor. Why is it always at the center of a discussion but little is known of it and it isn't in the news that much but it is always a big deal to our Government WHY?
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=george+w+bush+offered+bill+clinton+ambassador+to+east+timor&ei=UTF-8&fr=moz2
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