[BlackVeil]

The situation in East Timor is not stable, and there are going to be significant difficulties in the future. The East Timorese leaders were glamorous in exile, but, ironically, are much diminished now that they have power.

[buccaneer81]

I have no idea what you're talking about, but as long as Aussie forces are OK, I like it.

[Brad from Tennessee]

When I was a lot younger I had a friend who was an Army World War II veteran of the Pacific campaigns. I used to get him to tell me war stories. On one of the islands he was on they captured a Japanese soldier who spoke English. My friend asked him who the Japanese feared most, the Army or the Marines. He said the soldier told him: "Neither. The only white people we fear are the Australians."

[FLOutdoorsman]

Reinado and his crew are all former military trained by the Aussies. They actually get along with the guys, however ET has asked Aust. to arrest them.

Reinado wants to change the Gov't because, well they are corrupt.

There is mounting unrest in Dilli and other portions of the land. You basically have the Eastern portion of the area that is the political party [Fretilin] who has the power. They are ALL of Portugese descent and speak and write Portuguese, which is the langage of the laws.

And you have pretty much the Western areas which speak Tetun, the native language.

There is high unemployment and the sense of distrust toward the political elite(Fretilin) and the like. And throw in the Chinese, who are buying up the area and resources and you have a nice problem waiting to happen.

[Jacob Kell]

What rebels are they referring to?