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...There is a lot of pent-up anger in people, and now it is blowing," says Endy Bayuni, managing editor of the Jakarta Post newspaper. "Now it is revenge time." It was the very symbols of the country's new wealth that became the targets of last week's rioting: shopping malls were looted and torched, car dealerships were destroyed, the new toll road from the airport was commandeered by lawless mobs who threatened to set fire to cars that did not hand over cash on demand. "I have never done anything like this before," said Sali, a 27-year...
However, the military is the only body that will be able to pressure Suharto to step down--just as it is the only force that can restore order on the streets and stop the country from self-destructing. "Right now, they have a very tough decision to make," says Bayuni. "If they continue supporting Suharto, will the country break apart? Or if they pull out their support, will it save the country?" For three decades Suharto has practiced divide and rule, carefully inspiring personal loyalty from his generals while cultivating conflicts between them so that none would emerge to challenge...
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