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Wahid didn't need a soothsayer to read the rumbles of Merapi: he only had to look as far as Jakarta's parliament for the source of his woes. While thousands of demonstrators?some for Wahid, but most against him?bellowed at one another under a torrential downpour, the scene inside parliament was solidly against the President. His opponents and fairweather political allies censured Wahid last Thursday for his alleged involvement in two corruption scandals, involving a total of more than $6 million. That may seem like small change compared with the billions that vanished from government coffers during...
...Struggle. A populist and daughter of Sukarno, the country's first leader after independence, Megawati, 54, considers Wahid to be a longtime friend. She even whips up breakfast every Wednesday for him. The President insists that Megawati still supports him, but her party certainly does not. Diplomats in Jakarta say that her party satraps are not alone in telling Megawati she must turn against Wahid; the generals also are pledging their loyalty to her if she decides to let her party forge ahead with impeachment proceedings. As Vice President, she would step in to take Wahid's place...
...Indonesia, unlike its neighbors, seems to be going easy on suspected terrorist organizations. Abubakar continues to live his normal life, teaching at the same school where Fathur studied in the 1980s. Last week, Indonesian police called the white-bearded cleric to Jakarta for questioning. After two days of what his lawyer described as "gentle" interrogation, Abubakar was allowed to return home. He denies he preaches terrorism and says he has no links with al-Qaeda, although he told reporters that he "praises the struggle of Osama bin Laden ... in fighting the arrogance of the terrorist United States." His lawyers...
...INDONESIA Taking No Chances Government troops shot and killed the military leader of the separatist movment in Aceh province while police in Jakarta sought to crack down on a militant Muslim group. An army spokesman said Aceh rebel leader Abdullah Syafei, his wife and five others died during a raid on his jungle base on Sumatra Island. In Jakarta, police detained Mujahidin Council leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir for questioning about possible terrorist links...
...Rais, who leads a rival Muslim party that had initially supported Wahid, have made no secret of their ambitions. And all of Indonesia's political factions are well represented in the parliament of the streets, where things can turn ugly pretty quickly. So, as ever, the power struggle in Jakarta may once again be settled as a form of shadow-puppetry - the street protesters providing a restive audience for the outcomes determined behind the screen...