The people of East Timor need the opportunity to develop their young nation. However, to do so they need help from the outside world. It will take many years for the East Timorese to rise from the ashes of anger and revenge.
In the weeks following the U.N.-sponsored elections in August 1999, militiamen, backed by Indonesian police and military, inflicted mayhem throughout East Timor, burning and pillaging homes, running wild on city streets and murdering at will. According to ...