When we talk about genocides, we mostly talk about the Rwandan, Cambodian, or Bosnian genocide. But the case of Timor-Leste is lost and forgotten. One of the horrific crimes of the 20th century happened in Timor-Leste by the dictator Suharto and the Indonesian occupation of the small island country of Timor-Leste. Buried in the Cold War archives, the East Timor Massacre's blood-soaked chapter rarely makes it to global headlines. This is a tragic tale of colonial hangovers, military occupation, and shameless complicity by Western powers. A Colonial Legacy: From Portugal to Indonesia — The island of Timor was divided into two parts in the 16th century. Portugal took the eastern part, while the Dutch took the western part. After Indonesia gained independence from the Netherlands in 1949, the western part became a part of Indonesia, while the eastern part remained a neglected Portuguese colony till 1975. East Timor declared its independence on November 28, 1975, but it didn’t la...