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>Dear Editor, >I am all for defending the freedom of speech by >journalists or anybody by that matter. However, before >we all jump up and down about the arrest of Julian >King in East Timor, let me tell you something. I am >not surprise that he has ammunition in his home. I >have met Julian King a number of times and have spoke >to many others, who spoke of intimidation, physical >and verbal threats by him. He and a group of former >resistance fighters, in particularly, a man by the >name of David Smith, are known among the East Timorese >people and many foreign NGO workers as thugs. They >took things from CNRT and kept them for themselves. >Including a van that is currently parked outside David >Smith's house in Balide. Perhaps, you need to do more >homework, before jumping into conclusion. Julian King >may be a freelance journalist, but it does not take >away the fact that he is also a thug. i am not a fan >of Mari Alkatiri, but Julian King is certainly not the >hero journalist, he is a nuisance to East Timor, and I >personally think it is better for him to leave us >along.

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