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daeron

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10. Obama has lifted the restriction
Sun Sep 2, 2012, 04:36 AM
Sep 2012

on selling arms to countries including Indonesia.

Obama on his visit to Indonesia even called it a country of tolerance and democracy. Meanwhile the Indonesian authorities continue to hunt and jail Papuans who fly their nations flag or talk at rallies about the promise the Kennedy administration and Indonesia made in the New York Agreement that West Papua would be allowed to vote

Here is an example of an Amnesty International alert

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