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The subject of East Timor: Going to where the Silence is.`

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Critique of `Going to Where the Silence Is

Introduction

It was a well-known fact that following World War II , the United States and the Soviet Union (now Russia , were the remaining two superpowers in the world . Each virtually represented a political belief or ideology - the U .S . represented democracy while the Soviet Union represented communism . However , while the U .S . enjoyed their freedom , it also committed actions that contradicted its main ideology of democracy

As the U .S . fortified its

alliances around the world in its quest to outdo the Soviet Union , it also augmented its military resources and foreign ties by sending aid to its allies . One of the country 's well-known allies during that time is in Indonesia , which launched a U .S .-backed invasion of East Timor in 1975 . Thousands of Timorese died during the occupation which spanned five U .S . presidencies - Gerald Ford , Jimmy Carter , Ronald Reagan , George H .W . Bush , and Bill Clinton

Basically , while East Timor remains is a freedom , the Indonesian invasion that was heavily supported by the United States was widely considered as one of the most brutal acts of genocide and was also viewed as conflicting with America 's foreign policies and main ideology which is democracy . In this regard , this will aim to closely scrutinize the Indonesian occupation of East Timor through the article Going to Where the Silence Is ' which was a highly-detailed account of the said occupation...

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