In 1975 Indonesia, under the Suharto government, brutally invaded East Timor with the full blessings of the United States of America, who wished to maintain good relations with Indonesia as Vietnam fell down around their ears. The Australian government - in spite of extreme disquiet among the public - were obedient to US interests.
It's an ugly ugly truth.
The Indonesian military committed wholesale atrocities, including the shooting of women and children in the streets.
This is a trailer for a film about the Balibo incident wherein five Australian journalists were murdered:
Related Wikipedia article here. Recommend reading the sections "US views" and "Australian views".
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