[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Military Ties to Indonesia Resume Too Soon for Some
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Military Ties to Indonesia Resume Too Soon for Some
By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 23, 2005; Page A07
Acting swiftly with new congressional authority, the Bush administration said
yesterday that it has restored military ties with Indonesia, formally ending
the last of the restrictions imposed after violence in East Timor in 1999.
The Bush administration has taken a number of steps this year to reward
Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, for its cooperation in the
battle against Islamic extremists. The United States resumed military training
in February and sales of "nonlethal" equipment in May. President Bush also
issued a statement with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in May
that "normal military relations would be in the interest of both countries."
But lawmakers and congressional aides said yesterday they were surprised the
State Department eliminated the remaining restrictions barely a week after
Congress approved an appropriations bill that gave Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice the authority to waive them. One Senate staff member said
lawmakers had anticipated a six-to-nine-month deliberative process, during
which the administration would use the possibility of a waiver as leverage to
extract concessions from Indonesia.
The State Department cited the "national security interests" of the United
States as the reason for waiver, noting that Indonesia plays a strategic role
in Southeast Asia and is a "voice of moderation in the Islamic world."
"This is an abuse of discretion and an affront to the Congress," said Sen.
Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), the author of legislation tying military aid to human
rights conditions. "To waive on national security grounds a law that seeks
justice for crimes against humanity -- without even obtaining the Indonesian
government's assurance that it will address these concerns -- makes a mockery
of the process and sends a terrible message. The Indonesians will see it as a
clean bill of health."
The restrictions, which affect foreign military financing and sales of lethal
items, are largely symbolic; Indonesia currently receives $1 million in
military financing for its navy and appears to have no plans to obtain lethal
items. State Department officials stressed that the decision does not trigger
new assistance and the quality and quantity of any sales will be guided by
Indonesia's willingness to address rights concerns.
Human rights experts and congressional aides said the Indian Ocean tsunami,
which devastated Indonesia's Aceh region, had helped lessen objections to
restoring military ties. Other factors included the government's peace pact
with Aceh rebels, counterterrorism cooperation and the fact that the FBI has
received renewed cooperation in investigating an ambush in Timika, in Papua,
where two Americans were killed.
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