Jakarta denies foreign troop curb - Democratic Underground

MaineDem

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Sun Jan-16-05 10:10 AM
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Jakarta denies foreign troop curb

Indonesia has denied saying that foreign troops involved in the tsunami relief operation must leave the country within three months of the disaster.

Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said 26 March was not a deadline for foreign military personnel, but a benchmark.

He said that by that date, Indonesian authorities aimed to be able to take over most of the relief effort.

The minister was speaking after talks on Sunday with visiting US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4178635.stm

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Redstone

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Sun Jan-16-05 10:30 AM
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1. Aha. That explains it.

"The minister was speaking after talks on Sunday with visiting US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz"

So how many F-16s and helicopters is the Indonesian government going to get for changing their tune? I bet quite a few.

And how many bases in Indonesia do we get out of the deal? How many "friendly" ports for our Navy? I bet we do, but they'll never be publicized.

I smell the largest, smelliest rat I've smelled in a long damn time.

Redstone

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stray cat

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Sun Jan-16-05 11:47 AM
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2. Is Bush lying to get out of helping any more?

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