News and Analysis: Indonesia

Why no sanctions on the United States?

A long and bloody record of 'crimes against peace'

July 5, 2012

Why are there no sanctions against the U.S.? Why are no U.S. leaders—past or present—currently occupying prison cells or awaiting trial?

Indonesian mass killer and U.S. puppet Suharto dies

Loyal servant of U.S. imperialism

February 5, 2008

Indonesia’s former military dictator Suharto was buried Jan. 28 in a family mausoleum near his hometown. His death marks the end of one of the most barbaric lives in modern history. Strictly following U.

Tan Malaka and Indonesia's freedom struggle

From the January 2007 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine

January 1, 2007

In January 1946, over 140 Indonesian nationalist and workers’ organizations came together to form the Struggle Front (Persatuan Perjuangan). The goal was to fight for complete independence from Dutch colonialism.

The 1965 CIA massacre in Indonesia

A speech from an ANSWER Coalition forum

January 1, 2006

The following are excerpts from a speech delivered on Dec. 6, 2005, at a forum hosted by the ANSWER Coalition—Act Now to Stop War and End Racism—in San Francisco. Santos is a spokesperson for the Alliance for a Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines and a member of the Northern California Steering Committee of International ANSWER.

Imperialism and class struggle in the face of disaster

Tsunami crisis in Asia

February 1, 2005

From the depths of the Indian Ocean, a massive earthquake shattered millions of lives in south Asia on Dec. 26, 2004. The quake triggered a series of lethal waves—tsunamis—which crashed on the shores of nations both near and far from the epicenter.

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