Because now they have equal rights
just a thought..
nicnoto,
I have actually accompanied Indonesians collecting food & clothing for Papuans. I have seen the Indonesian Air Force C35 carrying Highlanders to the coastal towns with their trading goods & take them back to the Highlands. All for free every Thursday. Believe me. australian NGO's are pontificating on the injustices. I'm not by all means saying that all is perfect but a lot of compassion is being dished out up there.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=2295
Foxy,
Don't let yourself get hoodwinked by articles like that. The pages don't even open when you click on the link. I'm not saying saying it is all wrong but please consider what William Blake said, "a truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent"

Dear Individual,

I admit that I don't know all that much about
what's going on in West Papua and you probably
know more about it however, this was one of
the first articles I came across when I did a search
on the web. The references to East Timor made sense
to me, as did the facts about how mining corporations
treat the locals. We know that multinationals have an
impressive record of interference in the affairs of the
host countries, with activities ranging from bribery
of local officials to attempts to overthrow foreign
governments.

The multinationals do offer many useful resources to
the less developed countries. They can encourage
economic growth by importing the necessary capital and
technology, and they create new industries and markets
all over the world. But their motives are purely
selfish - to exploit cheap labour and resources on an
international scale for the benefit of a handful of
stockholders in wealthy countries.

Anyway, I will take your advice
and do far more research - and see what other
websites have to say on the subject.

Dear Foxy,

If you're looking for a pertinent example of the damage multi-nationals can do to the environment and livleihoods of indigenous people, look no further than the Ok Tedi mine disaster in Papua.

Note at the bottom of the list of horrors that the mine's owners point to improved social and economic outcomes for the locals...laughable, really....let us destroy your local environment, but we'll build you a school and a hospital as recompense.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ok_Tedi_environmental_disaster

A colonialist will always claim the victims are too simple to do things for themselves and are being helped by the colonial power; the more outrageous a lie the less likely it will be challenged. And it's outrageous to deny the Indonesian Air Force is in Papua to support the military enforcement of involuntary 'unity'.

Here are some photos http://wpik.org/Src/1961-apx-photos.PDF and reports http://wpik.org/Src/un_report_1961.html http://wpik.org/Src/1960-report.PDF http://wpik.org/Src/1959-report.PDF about what the people of West Papua had fifty years ago before the Indonesian military stripped the infrastructure (even school desks) for cheap sale back in Jakarta. I don't know what happened to the people who were training as nurses and doctors after Indonesia began it's colonial administration.

Individal

I don't doubt you in the slightest, but I was referring to Aboriginals in Australia having equal rights.