Comments on: Gunfight at the President’s Corral http://dili-gence.wombathole.com/?p=404 Random observations from an English speaking foreigner in Dili, Timor-Leste Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lev Lafayette http://dili-gence.wombathole.com/?p=404&cpage=1#comment-3262 Lev Lafayette Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:09:35 +0000 http://wombathole.com/dili-gence/?p=404#comment-3262 Whilst it has been a few years since I've been in Ramos-Horta's residence, I remember it well. Well enough to be annoyed at the Herald Sun for getting the location totally wrong. If you see the guy after his recovery tell him that the former sysadmin for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation sends his best wishes. Hare dalan di'ak. Whilst it has been a few years since I’ve been in Ramos-Horta’s residence, I remember it well.

Well enough to be annoyed at the Herald Sun for getting the location totally wrong.

If you see the guy after his recovery tell him that the former sysadmin for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation sends his best wishes.

Hare dalan di’ak.

]]> By: Hopeful http://dili-gence.wombathole.com/?p=404&cpage=1#comment-3261 Hopeful Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:58:50 +0000 http://wombathole.com/dili-gence/?p=404#comment-3261 Amen! Amen!

]]> By: Magvi http://dili-gence.wombathole.com/?p=404&cpage=1#comment-3246 Magvi Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:40:56 +0000 http://wombathole.com/dili-gence/?p=404#comment-3246 Dear All Let us pray for the good health of the President Jose Ramos Horta May God Blessm him Dear All

Let us pray for the good health of the President Jose Ramos Horta May God Blessm him

]]> By: freddy Gamage http://dili-gence.wombathole.com/?p=404&cpage=1#comment-3245 freddy Gamage Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:40:54 +0000 http://wombathole.com/dili-gence/?p=404#comment-3245 TY, for the information, i just had the chance to visit your blog.I m strong Supporter to the East Timoreese struggle since 1994. since then we had Demo in every year In sri Lanka, infront of the Indonesian Embassy. I m visited several time to ET,including the last Election. I will follow your blog today onwards,Good luck Take care Freddy Gamage TY, for the information, i just had the chance to visit your blog.I m strong Supporter to the East Timoreese struggle since 1994.
since then we had Demo in every year In sri Lanka, infront of the Indonesian Embassy.
I m visited several time to ET,including the last Election.

I will follow your blog today onwards,Good luck Take care

Freddy Gamage

]]> By: R http://dili-gence.wombathole.com/?p=404&cpage=1#comment-3236 R Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:31:34 +0000 http://wombathole.com/dili-gence/?p=404#comment-3236 Will you post an update this morning? How does martial law look and feel, if indeed that bit of info was fact? Any talk of international phone service being down? Thank you for your updates and insight on the situation. I couldn't view the map; what format? Take care. Will you post an update this morning? How does martial law look and feel, if indeed that bit of info was fact? Any talk of international phone service being down?

Thank you for your updates and insight on the situation. I couldn’t view the map; what format?

Take care.

]]> By: Gilberto Scofield Jr. http://dili-gence.wombathole.com/?p=404&cpage=1#comment-3227 Gilberto Scofield Jr. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:48:56 +0000 http://wombathole.com/dili-gence/?p=404#comment-3227 Dear, the president was shot this morning and it seems the prime-minister Gusmão managed to escape from an attack from Alfredo Reinado, who is supposed to be shot by the president's guards. Do you have any information on this? How is the situation in Dili? Dear, the president was shot this morning and it seems the prime-minister Gusmão managed to escape from an attack from Alfredo Reinado, who is supposed to be shot by the president’s guards. Do you have any information on this? How is the situation in Dili?

]]> By: Squatter http://dili-gence.wombathole.com/?p=404&cpage=1#comment-3226 Squatter Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:45:54 +0000 http://wombathole.com/dili-gence/?p=404#comment-3226 I made the mistake of reading the ABC web site and read the reader comments. Unfortunately, several errors of fact. There were 2 comments that I think need comment. One that Australia lead the UN presence - wrong ! The other that the OZ/NZ military ought to be embarrassed by this morning's event. The OZ/NZ military were invited by the Timorese government and do not do things without consultation. They were asked once to get Major Alfredo but failed. After that, the Timorese government have elected to go for consultation. On many occasions, they have known just where Alfredo is but I am not aware that they have been given the specific instruction to apprehend him since that failure. The OZ/NZ military do not do static security of Timorese government officials or buildings. If any of that is deemed necessary, it is the UN police who do that. For months, the Timorese military have looked after the President and the President's close protection security is all Timorese (as it was last Thursday morning). It has been the Timorese preference to move to doing as much of these day-to-day things as possible, leaving the OZ/NZ military as a reaction force and by their very presence, a stabilising influence. I made the mistake of reading the ABC web site and read the reader comments. Unfortunately, several errors of fact.

There were 2 comments that I think need comment. One that Australia lead the UN presence – wrong ! The other that the OZ/NZ military ought to be embarrassed by this morning’s event.

The OZ/NZ military were invited by the Timorese government and do not do things without consultation. They were asked once to get Major Alfredo but failed. After that, the Timorese government have elected to go for consultation. On many occasions, they have known just where Alfredo is but I am not aware that they have been given the specific instruction to apprehend him since that failure.

The OZ/NZ military do not do static security of Timorese government officials or buildings. If any of that is deemed necessary, it is the UN police who do that. For months, the Timorese military have looked after the President and the President’s close protection security is all Timorese (as it was last Thursday morning). It has been the Timorese preference to move to doing as much of these day-to-day things as possible, leaving the OZ/NZ military as a reaction force and by their very presence, a stabilising influence.

]]> By: Squatter http://dili-gence.wombathole.com/?p=404&cpage=1#comment-3225 Squatter Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:23:42 +0000 http://wombathole.com/dili-gence/?p=404#comment-3225 It looks like I have to cancel a few around town movements this morning. I am affixed to Radio Australia who I note are mostly reporting from OZ. The Radio OZ reporter here seems to be confused about localities but is picking up a bit better now. Except for the bit about OZ/NZ soldiers being on the street "which is unusual". This is cobblers. It is quite a common sight but I expect there to be a few more on the streets now. For the record, the President goes on his morning walk with his Timorese security people. I think his house may have UN police in attendance but there is no OZ/NZ military day-to-day static presence. The OZ/NZ soldiers do not do "static security" except on their own barracks/bases etc. To put some background to this, a group of petitioners did come into Dili with government approval last week. Explosions were reported on Wednesday evening near where the petitioners had set up camp (I heard this but it was distant and it could have been anything) and on Thursday at the OZ military HQ. Not too much was made of this locally. Like many expats (but not all) I am sitting quietly this morning waiting for some clarity around the situation. And what happens next. It looks like I have to cancel a few around town movements this morning. I am affixed to Radio Australia who I note are mostly reporting from OZ. The Radio OZ reporter here seems to be confused about localities but is picking up a bit better now. Except for the bit about OZ/NZ soldiers being on the street “which is unusual”. This is cobblers. It is quite a common sight but I expect there to be a few more on the streets now.

For the record, the President goes on his morning walk with his Timorese security people. I think his house may have UN police in attendance but there is no OZ/NZ military day-to-day static presence. The OZ/NZ soldiers do not do “static security” except on their own barracks/bases etc.

To put some background to this, a group of petitioners did come into Dili with government approval last week. Explosions were reported on Wednesday evening near where the petitioners had set up camp (I heard this but it was distant and it could have been anything) and on Thursday at the OZ military HQ. Not too much was made of this locally.

Like many expats (but not all) I am sitting quietly this morning waiting for some clarity around the situation. And what happens next.

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