By: Basa Brawijaya *)
Papua Barat, CIDISS – Asymmetric warfare are conducted by foreigners against Indonesia. Since the independence of Indonesia, has many divisive efforts to Indonesia. The reason is none other than natural resources (SDA) our country is very abundant in the earth’s equator. SDA appeal to each state especially super power state. While the SDA is not exposed on the entire surface of the earth. Therefore, various means and efforts were made to control the natural resources of nature even in the territory of another state. In this regard, Indonesia has become their target. Countries that recently became independent, has society made up of various ethnic groups, races, religions and cultures. The diversity into their weapon to divide the country through issues of SARA.
After the break happens, the SDA will be easily overwhelmed. But unfortunately such authorization does not necessarily give a good impact to local people. Establishment of a new country into a tool of foreign control of natural resources and enjoy themselves. The new state which has the SDA even more poor and destitute. Economic communities do not get better, shackled poverty to crime to rise due to the necessities of life are not met.
Some separatis effort supported by foreigners have been amorphous in Indonesia. Some have been successfully separated by foreigners such as Timor Leste and some is being pursued by foreigners such as the liberation movement in Papua. They used the same, issues namely the human rights issue. The government was accused of inhumane acts to local people. In fact, it is transmitted and raised through the mass media. So there tends to be a very subjective reporting.
The effort of Papua Separation should be viewed comprehensively and critically by the public, especially residents living in Papua Indonesia. Indonesia has had the experience of the release of Timor Leste. At that time, the loss of East Timor is inseparable from the efforts of foreigners to dominate the oil and gas in the area. East Timor may have been free, but small country which has oil and gas resources controlled by Australia. East Timor economy is not so good, in fact there is some group that wants to return Indonesia. [BB]
*) CIDISS Contributor
