Interesting Interview on Tsunami and Social Justice/Human Rights in Indonesia

On the Democracy Now! website, I came across an interesting interview that points to some of the reprehensible manipulation of this natural disaster that can take place if we advocates of social justice aren't attentive and vigilant. The interview is introducted by the following:

The disaster is killing thousands in Aceh but the Indonesian military has been doing that for years. Now activists fear the Indonesian military will use the disaster as a cover to further the killing of the Acehnese and that the Pentagon may use the disaster as an excuse to restore aid to the Indonesian military which was blocked after the military's massacre in East Timor in 1999.

If we are going to make disaster relief in the wake of the tsunami a social justice issue, then we need to make sure that this relief is administered JUSTLY and that it benefits and supports the lives and dignity of the dispossessed who were the most affected by this tragedy and that it is NOT used to make their suffering even worse. Friends, keep an eye out and watch where your government's disaster relief "aid" is really directed!