The theft of some weapons from an Indonesian army depot in Wamena, West Papua, three months ago is being used as a pretext by the Indonesian army for a large-scale military action against the Papuan population in the highlands.The burglary in April was carried out by a dozen Papuan members of a pro-Jakarta militia but not without inside help from the Indonesian army. Military authorities have admitted that their own personnel were involved in the burglary and nine soldiers were arrested soon aft…
