Word: mcgirk
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...Milestones By JAMES B. McGIRK...
...Milestones By JAMES B. McGIRK...
...McGirk: Indonesia's parliament is to decide next week whether to convene a special session to impeach President Wahid, and they're almost certain to go ahead. That special session is likely to go ahead in July or August. Until then, Wahid will be doing everything in his power to win support from other parties. His own party controls only 10 percent of the seats, and he won the presidency with support from other parties who wanted to keep out Megawati, who won the most votes in the election. But his prospects of winning the support necessary to stay...
...McGirk: Everybody that I've spoken to, which includes senior military officers, opposition politicians, and even members of her own cabinet are saying that she may have overreacted - that it was not necessary to call this "state of rebellion" and begin rounding up and arresting opposition politicians and generals. Today (Wednesday) the government issued more arrest warrants for some of the major opposition politicians, including Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, even though some have challenged the constitutionality of these arbitrary arrests...
...McGirk: It's a pretty amazing spectacle. President Arroyo has declared a "state of rebellion," which is just short of declaring martial law - which she couldn?t do without congressional approval. But she?s gone ahead and arrested several opposition senators, and two active serving generals...