Papua: Indonesia's silent war - 29 May 2008

Indonesia's eastern-most province of Papua is rich in natural resources, but its people remain the poorest in the country.

For decades Papua was the scene of a low-level independence struggle, but years after the fighting ended, tens of thousands of Indonesian soldiers remain deployed in the province.

Al Jazeera correspondent Step Vaessen reports from a region where many residents still live in a state of fear.

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[unromances]

this is propaganda, i dont like it ... where human rights when US attack afganistan and iraq, where human rights when aborigines in australia! look at yourself before judge others

[izzetmuttaqin]

indonesia is a country with firm idealism, it never ask any help from any commonwealth countries, indnsia stand on their own feet. we have our own national factory of weapons, missiles, and aeroplanes, and right now, we are still producing those things. and islampest? islam is not a name of any ill, i guess u haven't read history, europe was getting stronger just after stealing from africans and asian's land, islam is the source of unlimited power, lets see whats gonna hppen in several centuries

[sofyans1234]

Indonesian army is helping and protecting Freeport of USA. The Indonesian police and Indonesia army in Papua were being hired by Freeport of USA. The tribal war is still going on between tribes in Papua, The Indonesian army is trying to keep peace and security in Papua; and then the Christian reporter from ALJAZEERAH try to blame Indonesia

[siLaNGkAtAciNta]

adakah malaysia dan indonesia tidak tahu,bahawa ada anasir luar seperti yahudi sedang menjadi kan anda2 semua sebagai kambing hitam mereka...lihat bumi islam di luar negara sana...mereka di jajah di negara sendiri...sepatutnya kita bersatu untuk bersedia kepada kemungkinan suatu hari kelak...tiada yg akan kekal di dunia ini....sedar lah wahai umat nabi muhammad...kita semua sudah terleka oleh emosi...jangan terlupa satu negara islam yg besar jatuh dulu kerana siapa..kerana rakyatnya juga!!!

[soneldesmadre]

@sheikh7000 iya di malay bnyk pelacur dari indo,wanita malay kan ga ada yg bagus,mekinya bau dan laki2nya cabul malas cuma bisa birahi otaknya ga ada.dasar pelarian sumatra,anak haram sih makanya diusir dari sumatra

[MegaContented]

Darusman has been appointed an expert on human rights by Banki Moon.

Iriyan Jaya people can talk about his record

[megatown]

ISLAM PEST has got a firm grip over this once so beautyful land, and has made from its people BASTARDS WORSE THAN ANIMALS. ...as usual with ISLAM PEST. The only alternative to the current government would be an even more totalitary islamic state.

5TO[12] for those enemies of the mankind, the followers of the pedophile barbarian and its helpers and supporters but also for those who believe all those horrors out there wouldnt concern them.

Ogmios- biblical Spirit of Truth 17.04.11

[beroZOEL]

hati-hati perpecahan adalah program Zionist. bukan kah islam(Nabi Muhammad Saw) mengajarkan agar kita selalu sholat berjamaah dalam artian kita harus bersatu maka Allah akan menjanjikan kemenangan untuk kita

[yudieka123]

@caylon31 are you sure?? pussy talk too much....

[caylon31]

@froland47 also there tanks and raydar and war ships are way out off date, but they do have the new Russian jets but most off them are faulty and still using outdated missiles on them, indonesia have about 2000 scud missles the old version with most off them faulty as well, to compare to Australian 200,000 scud missiles already in stock the new version. so yea your right Indonesia would not have the guts to fight Australia