"Despite the prolonged arms embargo imposed by the United States on Indonesia," for the Indonesian military's serious human rights violations, other military assistance continues. Six U.S. Pacific Command members led a three-day discussion on "how to present information [3] and news to the press" to 30 information officers from the Indonesian Army, Navy and Air Force. "The officers shared experiences in dealing with the media," reported the Jakarta Post. The U.S. Army Pacific Command's public affairs chief "hailed the Indonesian military program to embed journalists [4] during the operation to crush rebels in Aceh [5]." He said, "We did the same in Iraq."