De plyndrende bander, der stadig bevæger sig gennem Østtimor, hæren, der stadig er til stede dér, vil nemlig ikke kunne holdes i skak af FN-tropper på 6.000-8.000 mand.
For the marauding gangs, which are still roaming through East Timor and the army, which still has a presence there, cannot be kept in check by a six or eight thousand strong UN force.