Picture a Dry Riverbed: Dangerous Days

The time: 1999. The location: The mountainous district of Ermera, East Timor. The Participants: Locals from the various Timorese factions; Indonesian Police and Military; International Electoral Observers; United Nations personnel, paid staff, international volunteers, locally employed staff, three Military Liaison Officers and twenty five Police Officers from 8 nations. The task: To organise and conduct a vote, known as the Popular Consultation, on East Timor remaining as part of Indonesia or b