US backed Timor invasion of '75

"THE US knew well in advance of and explicitly approved Indonesia's invasion of East Timor in 1975, newly declassified documents say.
Released this week by the independent Washington-based National Security Archive (NSA), the documents showed US officials were aware of the invasion plans nearly a year in advance."

"They adopted a "policy of silence" and even sought to suppress news and discussions on East Timor, including credible reports of Indonesia's massacres of Timorese civilians, according to the documents."

Just a little more American history for those that just don't understand how we could possibly be looked upon by others in the world as "bad guys".

"We" in the American public may just be learning of this, but you can bet those Timorese have known all along who furnished the weapons, and who could've stopped the massacres.

It's incidents like these that create hostile attitudes towards us, and not because of "our freedoms". As the article shows, both Republican and Democratic administrations are guilty. While it's all well and good to heap all the ills of the world onto the back of the current tool we call a President, the real problem must be understood to be the government itself. It's so corrupt and self-important, that it doesn't matter who the figurehead is, it's the whole institution itself. What we need is another revolution. Not for a change in government, but for a re-establishment of the one we're supposed to already have. One not so hypocritical in it's international dealings, where our government speaks of Human Rights and the Dignity of Mankind, all the while aiding and abetting hostile actions throughout the world. One that doesn't speak of Democratic Principals, while subverting those of other nations.

We'd like to think that all the peoples of the world would see us as the kind, generous, helpful people we really are, but when our government consistantly acts against the very principals "We The People" stand for, it's time for a change.