Abstract
This is a slightly edited unofficial transcript of the statement made by Allan Nairn at hearings on the Humanitarian Crisis in East Timor, held before the International Operations and Human Rights Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on International Relations on 30 September 1999, in Washington, D.C. Following Nairn's statement are excerpts from the discussion with committee members. Material in brackets and footnotes has been added by the editors. Thanks to David Bourchier for assistance in identifying Indonesian military officers. […] signifies omitted portions of the testimony. The text of this testimony was transcribed from an audio tape. At two points noted in the text names were indecipherable.