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U.S bans military aid to genocidal regime

U.S. Senate Bans Military Training for Indonesia, Concerned about Lack of Progress in Prosecuting Killers of U.S. Citizens
By ETAN Oct 31, 2003, 01:43


For Immediate Release

U.S. Senate Bans Military Training for Indonesia, Concerned about Lack of Progress in Prosecuting Killers of U.S. Citizens

October 29, 2003 - Expressing strong dissatisfaction with the lack of progress in investigating the killing of two U.S. citizens in Indonesia, the U.S. Senate yesterday agreed unanimously to ban International Military Education and Training (IMET) for Indonesia.

The Senate passed two provisions addressing IMET in the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. One amendment, sponsored by Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO), bans regular IMET. The second, by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), states that any "normalization" of the U.S.-Indonesia military cannot begin until there is "full cooperation" with the FBI in its investigation into the August 31, 2002, ambush which killed three and wounded 11 Americans and Indonesians in Timika, Indonesia, and until those individuals responsible for the murders are brought to justice.

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