East Timor lies between the northwestern tip of Australia and the Indonesian Island of Java. It is one of the more dangerous places in the world. More than 200,000 East Timorese died when Indonesia invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975.
The burgeoning nation has been under United Nations administration since 1999, when the population voted for independence. UN peacekeepers still encounter ambushes from anti-independence militiamen. The former territory is supposed to become fully independent in May. Happy and at home amid this chaos is retired Connecticut State Police Sgt. Billy “Wild Bill” Longo. United Nations Capt. Longo is the commanding officer and community policing officer for his region.
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