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ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS were on the streets in Indonesia this week. The rise of civil unrest was predicted by several sources, including journalist/ analyst Brian Berletic.
Why was trouble inevitable? The leadership of the world’s fourth most populous country has shown signs of independent thinking, as it struggles with economic pressures.
Indonesia recently refused to sign a promise to give US jet bombers blanket permission to use Indonesian airspace in a future war on China.
The Pentagon was not happy.
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THE NED IS ACTIVE
Furthermore, President Prabowo Subianto last year criticized foreign NGOs, claiming to “promote democracy”, for interfering in the politics of sovereign countries and weaponizing human rights.
This was seen as a reference to the infamous US National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a CIA spin-off which has been active in creating street protests in Indonesia.
The NED has been thrown out of Venezuela, Egypt, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Russia and other places for financing, fomenting and training anti-government movements. The resultant civil unrest has often led to loss of life and property, sometimes on a large scale.
The rise of independent thinking in Jakarta means (from the US point of view) that Indonesia may need a little “people power” push to usher in alternative leaders. The appearance of civil unrest is always the first step in the regime change system.
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LIST OF GRIEVANCES
As usual, the protests are said to be based on genuine grievances. The illegal US-Israel attack on Iran caused oil import prices to soar. The Jakarta government maintained some subsidies on fuel to shield citizens and runs a school meal program to ensure children don’t go hungry, but both have been targeted by critics.
The local currency has fallen against the dollar, making it harder for Indonesians to travel abroad—but it has lifted the value of remittances family members overseas send home.
Still, all this is par for the course. US agitators work quietly to build civil unrest on top of local grievances. Civic society in the country is riddled with US infiltrators. Also, US agents are discreetly financing outlets in Indonesia’s media—using the same “democracy and freedom” mantras they used in Hong Kong and scores of other places.
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WEAPONIZING HUMAN RIGHTS
Indonesian President Prabowo has been trying to keep the US appeased (he donated to Donald Trump’s absurd “Board of Peace” for Gaza) but has also tried to maintain the country’s independence from foreign troublemakers.
“We must not be manipulated by any country,” he said on Pancasila Day, last year.
In response, NED, the CIA and related outfits have apparently stepped-up operations. NED is advertising for staff for operations in East Asia.
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HIT PIECE
Brian Berletic, Angelo Guiliano and the present writer were targeted in a hit piece three weeks ago. Jakarta-based Tempo accused us of being Russian or Chinese agents.
Their evidence was that we had falsely indicated that western political groups, like the NED and Internews, were active in the country.
But the Tempo report was funded by a western political group: Internews! The very existence of their report proved we were telling the truth.
Yet our warnings need to be louder. How to get the truth about US interference more widely known?
It’s difficult. Narrative creation is the US’s super-power. It’s clear that that a significant portion of Indonesian media, like Tempo, is serving the US, not Indonesia.
International journalists are no help. Mainstream media such as the BBC and Reuters routinely maintain secret news blackouts on references to western political interference operations, even if their presence is blatant.
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ASIANS NEED TO WISE UP
So Asians have to wise up and fix their own problems.
“Nations need to secure their information space,” Berletic said on X yesterday. “Stop allowing US-based social media platforms and their algorithms to determine what YOUR people see, hear, and ultimately THINK.”
In the long run, the US wants Indonesia’s government to be allied to them or controlled by Washington—as are many places, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
The US is busy in Asia, “politically capturing Asian states along China's periphery - Indonesia being one of them,” Berletic said.
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