INDONESIA

  • Democracy Now! January 28, 1999

    East Timor; Caesar Chavez Induction into Labor Hall of Fame |(34 Minutes) East Timor Bowing to international pressure, the Indonesian military has retreated for the first time in 23 years from its hard-line stance on Indonesia’s continued occupation of East Timor. After a prolonged meeting with Prsident B.J. Habibie and his cabinet, Foreign Minister Ali…

  • Democracy Now! January 6, 1999

    U.S. Military Spending; What did Mobil Know? The Killing Fields of Aceh; Y2K and the Progressive Community. Does it Matter? |(14 Minutes) U. S. Military Spending Analysis of President Clinton’s proposal which is the largest peace-time military spending increase since the Reagan era for fiscal year 2000 budget. $110 billion increase has been proposed. Also…

  • Iraqi Official Escapes Assassination Attempt; Crackdowns in Indonesia, East Timor; Shopping with Conscience Labor Campaign

    –Iraqi Official Escapes Assassination Attempt Unidentified gunmen hurled hand grenades at an official representing Saddam Hussein at a religious ceremony. GUEST: Jeremy Scahill, Democracy Now Producer in Baghdad. –Crackdowns in Indonesia, East Timor Thousands of students have taken to the streets today in Dili, the capital of East Timor, to demand an investigation into the…

  • Democracy Now! November 12, 1998

    Progressive LA-Interview with Harold Meyerson; LA Police Watchdog Resigns; East Timor Massacre Anniversary |(14 Minutes) Progressive LA – Interview with Harold Meyerson As the gap between the city’s rich and poor continues to expand, progressives are re-grouping around pressing social issues such as immigration, labor rights and police brutality, and a new and very diverse…

  • Democracy Now! November 13, 1998

    Indonesian Troops Clash with Students; Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams Meets L.A. Chicano Leaders; Labor Takes on Korean Shopkeepers |Indonesian Troops Clash with Students Five people have been killed today in Jakarta. Indonesian security forces opened fire on thousands of protesters, and shot water cannons and tear gas into the crowds. Student activists who marched on…