Posted on 01/05/2017 1:35:01 AM PST by naturalman1975
INDONESIA has backed down on its threat to suspend all military ties with Australia, according to reports.
Cabinet minister Wiranto issued a statement this evening explaining that the suspension will only apply to language classes at Special Forces facilities, the ABC reported.
It’s a stunning reversal from comments made only 24 hours earlier that Indoensia would suspend all military activity and co-operation with Australia after one of its special forces officers was offended by a poster and training materials at a Perth army base which were insensitive to Indonesia’s position on West Papua — a nation which has long-sought independence.
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Glad to see some 3rd world nations are beginning to learn their place.
Papua was a rolling stone.
interesting. West Papua was conquered by Indonesia from the Dutch under a fig leaf of “decolonization.” Without asking the Papuans, who were, and still are, much less enthusiastic about Indonesian dominance.
Indonesia waged war on Australia. Australia was destroyed. This was in a story by a 1960s science-fiction author, I don’t remember who it was, maybe Azimov or Heinlein.
Trying to mimic China with a China style tantrum.
With Trump, expect many more 3rd worlders to suddenly remember their proper place.
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