National Catholic Reporter, October 11th, 1996
Belo may be assassinated as was El Salvador's Archbishop Oscar Romero, because of speaking out, this time against the Indonesian oppression of the East Timorese. There is little global response; even Pope John Paul II has not fully supported the cause. Belo should receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1975 the Indonesian army invaded the former Portuguese colony of East Timor, claiming it had been invited in by Timorese leaders. Since then, the story--when it does get out from the isolated island--has been one of military occupation, political repression, bloodshed and distant cries for help (sto...
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