The Bloodwood Tree

http://www.etan.org/issues/wpapua/0802wpap.htm#Yudhoyono_
Indonesian President Yudhoyono, in a January 28 eulogy for deceased General Suharto, praised the dictator for the brutal military operation in Papua which killed thousands.
The current president commended Suharto for leading Operation Mandala, the military operation in the early 1960’s that repressed popular opposition among Papuans to their forced annexation by Indonesia. SBY said in […]

http://www.etan.org/issues/wpapua/0802wpap.htm#Book
The January 11 Cenderawasih Pos reported that West Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu announced on January 17 that the province would uphold a newly issued government regulation that bans the use of separatist attributes as regional symbols, a move in line with the province’s status as part of the unitary state of Indonesia. The decision focuses […]

“Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history.
 We reflect on their past mistreatment.
We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who were stolen generations - this blemished chapter in our nation’s history.
The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia’s […]

3) “The whole global warming thing is just a big scare campaign”
People have very definite ideas about what they believe is reasonable based upon their experiences of life so far. You can tell your toddlers that running across the road is dangerous, but convincing them is another thing entirely. Teenagers are bombarded with information about […]