Because in Samantha Powers’ eyes The US can only ever be guilty by Benign or malign neglect, not active complicity.
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Would US pushback have created a better outcome?
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Yes. They provided diplomatic cover, pressured the UN to ignore it, then helped Indonesia to occupy West Papua and do *another* genocide.
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I’m trying to figure out what would have happened in the case with US push back.
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Impossible to say. They were certainly key in Indonesia getting away with it, right up to today though.
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They could've not done this http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41651047 …pic.twitter.com/gBDZL5ivDw
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That's the least of what they did. They provided logistical & diplomatic support, & predicted genocide beforehand.. http://grimeandreason.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/betrayal-of-west-papua-and-ongoing.html …
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Interesting. Yeah, America was pretty hands on in East Timor too. https://theintercept.com/2016/02/12/henry-kissingers-war-crimes-are-central-to-the-divide-between-hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders/ …pic.twitter.com/ZR4xB19Ap7
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The tenaciouness with which the Dutch tried to hold on to West New Guinea is a good window into the petty greed underlying all of this...
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Because she's a typical American hypocrite?
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There's a very good reason why dictatorial regimes are called "Banana Republics"https://twitter.com/chasemadar/status/920730205588787201 …
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Hate it when my hellish LinkedIn is literally populated with every ghoul that orchestrated a genocide.
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