The Wire

The media image of Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has never been positive, and with the latest allegations suggesting he organised a secret army to eliminate political opponents, it’s bound to getr worse. But where has this bad reputation come from? Is he really as bad as the media makes him out to be? Bruce Haigh is a former diplomat who worked for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs over two decades and he explains why the Australian Government is so against Alkatiri.