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East Timor Update from Dili
By Bob Boughton, June 2007
From the Australian Socialist website
The parliamentary elections in Timor-Leste on June 30 2007 will determine whether or not the country continues on an independent progressive development path or falls into line behind the dominant conservative powers in the region, especially Australia, the US and Indonesia. If the latter is the outcome, the Australian left will be left to ponder why so many of our country=s so-called progressive commentators got things so wrong.
Almost exactly one year ago I flew into Timor-Leste’s capital Dili in the midst of a violent crisis which had engulfed the country for over a month. read more »