But Laurentino Soares, aka Moko, is an exceptionally evil character.His childish nickname means “no teeth”, and he began his career as the chief of the village of Cunha. By the beginning of last year, he was in close contact with local commanders of the Indonesian military, who supplied him with automatic weapons. I believe that man has a blood lust, and he has little regard for the people of Oecussi.”
The speaker was Lieutenant Colonel Peter Singh of the Third Royal Australian Regiment, in charge of security in the East Timorese enclave of Oecussi. As far as I’m concerned he is a cynical bandit and a vicious murderer. I believe that man has a blood lust, and he has little regard for the people of Oecussi.”

“The leader of the Succuna militia is a person known as Moko Soares.

“The leader of the Succuna militia is a person known as Moko Soares. As far as I’m concerned he is a cynical bandit and a vicious murderer. The Syrians responded by accusing the Israelis of escalating the fighting in south Lebanon and attacking Lebanese civilians indiscriminately.. Last week, Israel called on the Syrians to rein in the Iranian-backed Hizbollah, and warned that the peace process would suffer if Hizbollah attacks escalated and Syria failed to act. The Israelis said it was a Hizbollah base.The colonel’s death is certain to have an impact on the now stalled Syria-Israel peace talks, and on Mr Barak’s pledge to withdraw troops from south Lebanon by July, with or without a peace deal. And early yesterday, the Israelis, complaining that Hizbollah mortars had fallen on northern Israel, conducted reprisal air raids to the north of the nine-mile deep occupation zone.

According to Lebanese security officials, four women and a child were wounded after Israeli jets fired more than 20 rockets at a house near Kafra village. The weapon, used by both sides, was disguised as a rock which can be detonated by radio beam.The attack came after an escalation in fighting, including bombings by Israeli jets, and the killing last week of an Israeli soldier, the first since August.On Saturday, the SLA killed two Hizbollah guerrillas. But the colonel, who was in charge of the SLA’s Western Brigade, was already considered the de facto commander on the ground.The bombing was Hizbollah’s biggest military success since it assassinated an Israeli general early last year, also with a roadside bomb. He was the second most senior officer in the ragtag militia after its commander Antoine Lahd, 71, whom he was tipped to succeed. His death is likely to hasten the steady collapse in morale of the SLA, which has lost five men this year.