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The Daughters Generals

Bush’s cronies are eager to renew ties with Indonesia’s military.

By Frida Berrigan

Things seemed to be looking up for Indonesia in July, when President Abdurrahman Wahid, widely viewed as corrupt and incompetent, finally was voted out of office—and Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri assumed leadership. Megawati, the daughter of Indonesia’s founding father, Sukarno, is seen by many as a clean break from the legacy of General Suharto, who ruled the vast archipelago with an… return to article

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