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From his seat aboard a U.S. Sierra helicopter, Airman Mike Stewart looks down on a cruel artifact from the tsunami. Surveying the ruins of Meulaboh in Aceh province, his chopper passes over an intact tower clock that hasn't moved since the earthquake struck. Stewart and his crew are on one of their six daily runs to deliver supplies to some of Indonesia's most remote villages--all part of Operation Unified Assistance, the largest U.S. military operation in Asia since Vietnam and the backbone of the global campaign to fend off hunger and disease among tsunami survivors. For combat...
...Americans are hopeful that the scenes of sailors distributing water and food from the backs of helicopters will offset the more familiar images of soldiers breaking down doors in Baghdad. Most of all, the military wants to soften hearts and minds in Indonesia, the country hardest hit by the tsunami and the world's largest Muslim nation. "This is a great opportunity to show everyone that the military isn't only about war," says Lieut. Marcus Hinckley, the Marine officer in charge of air-traffic control at Meulaboh. "It's a chance to show that we aren't against Muslims...
...three weeks into the tsunami-relief operation, the U.S. is realizing the limits of its good intentions. The sight of American boots and hardware on Indonesian soil has fueled nationalist fears and stirred suspicions about the U.S. Indonesian newspapers reported last week that a text message was being forwarded around the country that reads, "After Iraq, will Indonesia be the next U.S. target?" Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced that foreign troops had a March deadline to cease relief operations. In response, the Pentagon called off plans to base Marines inside the country. The Indonesians also lashed out at Virginia...
...COVERED First-time novelist Susan Barker's book on salarymen and geisha in Osaka, Tsunami Nights, was all the rage at Frankfurt's book show in 2003; post-disaster, publisher Doubleday picked a new moniker: Sayonara...
...MAKING A NEW PLEA While advertisers remain sensitive to the plight of the tsunami victims, travelers are being encouraged to come back to stricken destinations; officials are calling tourist dollars a direct form of aid. The Sri Lanka Tourist Board's new slogan reads, IF YOU WANT TO SAVE US, COME AND VISIT...