Doug Bereuter: “I would like to comment on two points the gentleman has raised. First, I would ask this question, it is rhetorical, but…”

“I would like to comment on two points the gentleman has raised. First, I would ask this question, it is rhetorical, but if the gentleman has a response to it I think the world would like to know it. What does the gentleman expect the Indonesian Government would do when up to 41, or perhaps more, people were killed by guerrillas when in fact some of them were poll watchers, and others were civilians. What does the gentleman think the response should legitimately be in that situation? Do they try to protect people and bring people to justice or not? The second point I would raise about the allegations that the guerrillas may be or are totally on the payroll of the Indonesian Government, and I refer to those guerrillas that caused the deaths and the tragedy that took place there. I hope the gentleman does not believe that that is the case in all instances, if any. It certainly is not the view of our Government, our State Department, our intelligence agencies and those people that have spoken out on this issue. I just want to raise those two points if the gentleman cares to address them. I certainly do not believe that everybody, if anybody, if any, who killed those people at the polls is on the Indonesian Government payroll.”