Classification, 1st Stage Genocide began December 1975. As Indonesia used its fight against communism as an excuse to invade the suspected communist East Timor.(source 2)
The only way they were symbolized was being called communist. Symbolization The only way they were symbolized was being called communist. Symbolization The third stage of genocide in east timor which is dehumanization occurred when the Indonesian government expected the East Timorese of being communist and they were slaughtered and called rats. Dehumanization They would strike fear into the eyes of the East Timorese by lining innocents and gunning them down one by one. (source 4)
Organization People associated with the FRETILIN ( the revolutionary front of independent East Timor) or suspected of being members were killed. Sixty thousand timorese were killed in the first three months in hopes of killing Fretilin members. (source 3) Polarization Motives are that the timorese were suspected of being communist. Often they were not identified but indiscriminately slaughtered. (source 7) Identification Genocidal massacres of men and at least one of women were happening following the Indonesian invasion in 1975. (source 4) People were also starved to death or died by disease. At the start of the occupation FRETILIN radio sent a broadcast saying The Indonesian forces are killing indiscriminately. Women and children are being shot in the streets. We are all going to be killed. This is an appeal for international help. Please do something to stop this invasion. and The soldiers who landed started killing everyone they could find. There were many dead bodies in the streets all we could see were the soldiers killing, killing, killing. (source 7) Extermination The U.S. media has tried to blur the clear connection of the U.S.s involvement since 90% of weapons were supplied by the U.S. along with Indonesian soldiers trained by the U.S. military. Denial Sources http://www.greens.org/s-r/14/14-16.html source 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14952883 source 2 www.easttimorgovernment.c om/history.htm source 3 http://www.gendercide.org/case_timor.html source 4 http://www.globalissues.org/article/92/crisis-in-east-timor Source 5 https://pages.psdr3.org/groups/mrscoleswiki/revisions/5bb43/26/ source 6 http://espressostalinist.com/genocide/indonesia-east-timor/ source 7 Summary It is important to remember these atrocities that has happened to the Timorese, of the population was killed and thousands of others fled to escape death.