http://www.globaldashboard.org/2009/01/05/obama_intelligence_dennis_blair/ Global risks and how to respond to them, edited by Alex Evans and David Steven Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.globaldashboard.org/2009/01/05/obama_intelligence_dennis_blair/comment-page-1/#comment-7280 Jen Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:45:36 +0000 http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=3563#comment-7280 Blair is no defender of freedom and human rights - he supported Indonesian General Wiranto and the Indonesian military that raped, mulitilated and massacred more than a thousand civilians in Timor in 1999. And to make matters worse, he lied to or willfully misled the US Congress in testimony given before the Senate Armed Services Committee. He is a stain on the Obama Administration. Blair is no defender of freedom and human rights – he supported Indonesian General Wiranto and the Indonesian military that raped, mulitilated and massacred more than a thousand civilians in Timor in 1999. And to make matters worse, he lied to or willfully misled the US Congress in testimony given before the Senate Armed Services Committee. He is a stain on the Obama Administration.

]]> http://www.globaldashboard.org/2009/01/05/obama_intelligence_dennis_blair/comment-page-1/#comment-7246 John Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:32:10 +0000 http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=3563#comment-7246 When Blair had real authority as Pacific commander, he seemed more business-as-usual than reform promoter. Take his quite sordid record when it comes to East Timor and Indonesia. As militia and Indonesian military violence was escalating in 1999 Blair went to Indonesia. Instead of delivering a strong message that the Indonesian military should back off and respect human rights, he offered understanding and further U.S. military assistance. The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) describes this http://etan.org/news/2008/12blair.htm When Blair had real authority as Pacific commander, he seemed more business-as-usual than reform promoter. Take his quite sordid record when it comes to East Timor and Indonesia. As militia and Indonesian military violence was escalating in 1999 Blair went to Indonesia. Instead of delivering a strong message that the Indonesian military should back off and respect human rights, he offered understanding and further U.S. military assistance. The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) describes this http://etan.org/news/2008/12blair.htm

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