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As an Australian with an interest in West Papua I became involved with human rights advocacy and a decade or two volunteer research into West Papua's history and circumstance. During this time I had to learn about several US corporations and their relations with the US government; and I've had to come to terms with the contradictions between the ambitions of people and some decisions too often made by their corporations and governments.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, June 10, 2013 Bob Carr warns Australians
Senator Bob Carr warns Australians not to question the Indonesian claim of sovereignty of West Papua.
SHARE Friday, October 1, 2010 White House cover-up and Colonization
A succession of US Presidents have given cover and support to brutally repressive and colonialist regimes. This has to stop.