Kopassus: Inside Indonesia's Special Forces Ken Conboy
Publisher: Equinox Publishing

6 days ago - Grandson of the founder of the country's main bank, son of an economist who would become Suharto's Minister of the Economy (1967-1998) and would push him into entering the military. While 9 were found alive, 1 was found dead, 13 have never been found and are considered . As usual, shadow puppet politics defied easy understanding and set many rumor mills into action. He built up its elite special forces, Kopassus, to combat insurgency and internal terrorism. Nov 12, 2009 - Due to this action, he was immediately stripped of his Indonesian citizenship, causing him to be imprisoned for a few months on Ellis Island as "an illegal alien". Kopassus: Inside Indonesia's Special Forces (November 16, 2002 ed.). Nov 10, 2010 - Part of that relationship involves the renewed support of Kopassus, which has been denied since the armed forces burned then-Indonesian-occupied East Timor to the ground in 1999, killing more than 1,400 Timorese. About possible attacks in Bali but chose not to issue a warning.”6 Also In the wake of the bombings, the Australian government chose to work with Indonesia's Special Forces the Kopassus, in the so-called “war on terrorism”. Prabowo graduated from the Already respected and feared for being both cruel and intelligent, he was appointed that same year, at thirty-two years old, the Second-in-command of the Indonesian Special Forces, which were later known as Kopassus. Sep 6, 2013 - The conviction of eight Kopassus (Special Forces Command) soldiers is a step towards ending impunity In Indonesia, but also highlights how military courts are not fit to try its own soldiers for human rights violations, Amnesty International said. 3 hours ago - For 24 years, he belonged to the Indonesian military, which loyally followed the president's orders. May 8, 2014 - As former commander of the army special forces (Kopassus), he was implicated in the kidnapping of pro-democracy activists in 1997/98 when the New Order was on its last legs. During this trial, there were reports of pro-Kopassus groups being present inside and outside the tribunal on a daily basis – many witnesses said they were scared to testify. Jun 24, 2013 - Heru Santosa was a sergeant in the Kopassus, the red beret-wearing elite Indonesian Special Forces unit. Jul 22, 2010 - The decision of the Obama Administration to begin "gradual and limited" engagement with the Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus) ignores more than a decade-old, bi-partisan, bi-cameral Congressional consensus opposing Military and police units have repeatedly conducted purportedly anti-rebel "sweep operations" in the remote Central Highlands forcing thousands of villagers into the forests where they suffer lack of food, shelter and access to medical care. A detailed examination of Prabowo's role in East Timor was recently published in Inside Indonesia by Gerry van Klinken: http://www.insideindonesia.org/current-edition/prabowo-and-human-rights.