Leaving East Timor

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East Timorese children watch curiously as 400 Indonesian soldiers leave the port of Dili. Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975, sparking international outrage. This troop pullout is little more than a gesture of goodwill: 1,000 will leave the former Portuguese colony, but 11,000 will remain. CHARLES DHARAPAK/AP