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...same troops who led the carnage in East Timor. The situation is so bad in Aceh that ExxonMobil, whose local plant produces one-third of the country's gas exports, temporarily pulled out of the region. And things are only going to worsen: last week Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid ordered additional troops to the North Sumatran province...
Today the people of Aceh are in a similar situation. They haven't been offered a chance to vote on their fate, but Wahid has an even weaker grip on the nation than Habibie did. Last year Wahid promised a political autonomy and economic package for Aceh. But under pressure from the military, nationalists and Vice President Megawati, Wahid last week issued a Presidential Instruction calling for local officials to reinstate public services and destroy separatist movements using any means necessary...
...INDONESIA Censure President Abdurrahman Wahid appeared before Indonesia's parliament to answer a censure motion over financial scandals involving $6.1 million. "I don't accept the memorandum [of censure]," he said. "This answer is important to maintain dignity over these baseless allegations." But opposition leaders warned that the response was unlikely to save him from moves toward impeachment, which could come in August...
...That attitude is producing a backlash at home. Students, enraged by Wahid's absence during the slaughter of the Madurese, have called for him to fly straight back from Saudi Arabia to Kalimantan. Otherwise, they've taunted, don't come back at all. Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri made a conspicuous visit to the site of the massacres at Sampit...
...Losers WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Busted! Pipes found in the Bard's home reveal traces of cocaine. Doobie, or not doobie? ALAIN DUCASSE We thought the tuna melt was fine. Michelin guide dethrones French gastronomic king ABDURRAHMAN WAHID Indonesian Prez goes on pilgrimage while Borneo burns. Too tragic for a quip Verbatim...