UK and Indonesian Defense Secretaries On Same Page

“If, and only if, these conditions [‘a manageable level of threat from insurgents’] are met and if things in Iraq continue to progress as they are, there will be significantly fewer British forces there by next year.”

John Reid, British defense secretary.

“Officer: Exiting Troops May Face Conflict,” AP, 2/08/06.

“We want to decide the scope, the pace and the speed of change in Papua.”

Juwono Sudarsono, Indonesian defence minister.

Shawn Donnan, “Issue of Papua presents diplomatic headache for Canberra,” London Financial Times, 2/09/06.