In 1975 Indonesia invaded the small Pacific country of East Timor, writes John Pilger, and then massacred a third of its population to suppress demands for independence. Now unearthed documents show the genocide was supported by Australia so it could grab the oil and gas reserves of the Timor Sea. Despite East Timor's independence, won in 1999, Australia is still stealing its oil and gas revenues worth $5 billion and counting.
… of the 20th century." 'A gleam of light in Asia' This was greeted in the Western press as "a gleam of light in Asia" ( Time ). The BBC's correspondent in South East Asia, Roland Challis, later described the …