Word: indonesia
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...time by Marxist Premier Vasco Gonçalves, they encouraged formation of a pro-Communist Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin), which finally seized control and began butchering members of opposing political factions. Suddenly, East Timor became a minor source of international tension. Indonesia, which holds adjoining West Timor, professed horror at the thought of a Communist toehold. In turn, that renewed neighboring Australia's suspicion of Indonesia's expansionist ambitions in the region...
Compared with past meetings of the 13-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, last week's session on Indonesia's storied tropical island of Bali was relatively pacific. But disagreement ran deep. After two days of trying to determine whether or not to end the nine-month freeze on world oil prices, the ministers were unable to reach a decision, which in the case of prices requires the unanimous support of member oil-producing nations. As a result, the price of crude oil will remain at its present levels, but for how long is by no means certain...
...later date. In the absence of agreements on individual commodities, they argued, the Common Fund would needlessly divert development money from worthy projects. But the Group of 77 refused to budge. "We have been trying the com-modity-by-commodity approach for so many years," complained Widjojo Nitisastro, Indonesia's Minister of State for Economic, Financial and Industrial Affairs. "We must have the Common Fund as a catalyst...
...calls "healing of memories." She works not only with her fellow Protestants but with Roman Catholics as well; 5,000 of them attended one of her healing sessions in Atlantic City last October. She also conducted spiritual workshops in 75 other U.S. cities last year, as well as in Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan and England...
...book is rich in historical detail, psychological insight, and another added element which might be called technique--How to do things. The "hero" of Passage of Arms is a shipment of guns originating with communist Chinese guerillas and followed through several countries en route to anti-communist terrorists in Indonesia. You learn how to run guns. I also learned (from The Levanter) how to build a bomb...