The announcement by East Timor’s prime minister, Xanana Gusmao, that his country will begin military to military links with Indonesia has caused widespread surprise.
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Removing Reinado from the East Timor picture
The shooting of East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta yesterday may prove to be a blessing in disguise, writes Damien Kingsbury, because Alfredo Reinado is now out of the picture.
More questions than answers in East Timor
If you’d heard that East Timor president Jose Ramos Horta had been shot, you’d immediately suspect the hand of rebel leader Alfredo Reinado. Ipso facto. But there’s muddying of the waters in the press and across blogs today, writes Jane Nethercote.
