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TIME: What happens if Suharto refuses to cooperate? Does he have the IMF over a barrel...
...Suharto never forgot his formative values, even as he rose in the ranks of the army and came to rule in the aftermath of the deadly coup. "He was conditioned by this village," says Notosuwito, a half brother of the President's and village chief of neighboring Argomulyo since 1969. Sitting at his desk signing forms and smoking clove-scented cigarettes, Notosuwito explains that he himself has 50 retainers. They work for him, and in return he makes sure they are fed, that their daughters marry well, that they have money if they are sick. "It is similar with Suharto...
...people"? That is the crux of Indonesia's tragedy: Suharto is determined to remain President for as long as it takes to solve Indonesia's economic crisis, but he refuses to acknowledge that his family, with its tentacles deep into the nation's business interests, is part of the problem. "None of the economists around him dare to tell him the truth," says Mochtar Buchori, a newspaper columnist in Jakarta. "None have the courage to tell him, 'No, you are wrong...
...Suharto's kinglike grip on power mesmerizes all his subjects, and so far no one has dared to openly challenge him. But as he nervously surrounds himself with family and cronies, the living is getting dangerous once again...
Camdessus: No. We have never hesitated to interrupt our financing when a country doesn't fulfill its commitment. Of course, we will have to do that with Suharto if--but I hope this will not be the case--he ignores his signature and his pledges. I have no leeway on this. There are conditions established by an executive board representing the entire world...