X-Message-Number: 12380 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: completely irrelevant to cryonics or immortality Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 12:04:05 +1000 (EST) Hi! Right here is Australia there is considerable attention to the current situation in East Timor. Recently, under the UN, elections were held there to determine if the people of East Timor wanted to remain part of Indonesia or become independent. The election showed 5:1 support for independence. HOWEVER, both the army and a militia responded to this election by killing as many supporters of independence as they could, and trucking those they did not kill to unknown locations. The capital, Dili, is now totally under the control of the militia and the army, with even the UN compounds under seige. I'm interested in 1) are these events reported at all on US television or in US newspapers? 2) if reported, what are people saying? Replies can come directly to me; unfortunately, Cryonet is presently the only place available to me where I can ask this question. And yes, in the great sweep of history, East Timor is hardly a large element, and its people are few. No strategic interest of the US is involved. I'm just asking this question because I'd like to know. Best and long long life to all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=12380