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POLITICAL PROFILE Visit www.indonesia-pusaka.com for updated information       CNN Analysis: Showdown in Jakarta  CNN:  The long road to impeachment MSNBC: Sources of instability  CNN: Conditions set for power change MSNBC: Political issues MSNBC: Sources of instability CNN: Indonesians may murder forWahid  FEER: Waiting for Gus Dur BBC: Political feuding harming stability  CNN: Shadows over Indonesia CNN: The price of Madurese ambition CNN: Inside the head of the headhunter  CNN: Violence plagues Wahid  CNN: Borneo bloodbath from 2 sides NEWSWEEK: Indonesia's island fever TIME Photo Essay: Borneo Backlash Washington Post: Rampage tied to grievance TIME: Borneo in flames-Where is GUS? FEER: Gain through pain BBC Analysis: Behind the violence THE TIMES: What should government do? CNN: Kalimantan's Agony  BBC - Borneo tolerance plea CNN: Borneo terror in pictures CNN - Shadows over Indonesia CNN - The failure of transmigration CNN - Why ethnic slaughter struck BBC - Beheading: A Dayak ritual  NEWSWEEK: Borneo Hunting heads   TIME: The darkest season   NEWSWEEK: Birth of a messy state TIME: Killing field BBC: Political feuding harming stability TIME: Will political shadow kill Wahid?  BBC Analysis: Behind the violence TIME: Bloodbath in Borneo  BBC : Indonesia fragile archipleago  NEWSWEEK: Indonesia's island fever CNN: Instability in Indonesia       Wahid resignation "out of the question"  BBC: Wahid ignores censure Wahid headed for impeachment  BBC: Wahid in crisis talks Parties move to back censure  Parliament eyes censure of Wahid BBC: Wahid threatens parliament  Wahid warns of nationwide rebellion Suicide squads flood Jakarta   Militia crackdown Ginandjar Kartasasmita detained  Possible presidential ouster stirs cauldron Media warns of more turmoil  Threat of violence rises  Minister backtracks on Wahid resignation  Hostile parliament seeks impeachment Wahid dismisses Forestry minister Mob threatens Wahid critic Wahid supporters turn out in force  Muslim chief warns of mayhem Wahid supporters threaten to kill rival   Street protests continue  Political protests mount   FEER: Students-Divided we fall Massive protests demanding resignation  Shadows over Indonesia Protesters demand Wahid resignation  Wahid rejects calls for resignation   FEER - Possible forces for change  FEER: Banking- On dangerous ground  TIME: Borneo in flames-Where is GUS?  NEWSWEEK: Indonesia's island fever Wahid holds firm as Megawati tours  Gus Dur rejects calls for resignation Borneo massacre witnesses BBC Analysis: Behind the violence Army warns against ousting Wahid Borneo tolerance plea Muhammadiyah backs Megawati  Megawati visits strife-torn Borneo  Bracing for more dangerous living Wahid living dangerously CNN - Shadows over Indonesia  TIME: Will political shadow kill Wahid? TIME: War talk in Jakarta  Warning of possible coup  Kalimantan burns  Violence spreads to Borneo capital World Bank warning  Wahid supporters resume protests Asiaweek: Battle of Jakarta  Tension, violence and economic gloom Angry protests in Indonesia  Violence erupts in Jakarta demo  Rally against Wahid Protesters face tear gas  Pressure mounts on Wahid  Students demanding Golkar dissolution FEER: A minefield called Jakarta   Mengejar KKN  Wahid's woes: Going nowhere   President urged to delegate power Wahid supporters take to the street  Thousands rally in Jakarta A loud message for parliament  Reconciliation urged Wahid promises change Wahid hits out at critics  VP indirectly attacks President  Wahid pleads for patience Wahid attacks critics  VP indirectly attacks President Wahid seeks to calm protests  Wahid to seek calm in East Java  President dodges trial Justice minister quit Wahid to visit troubled East Java FEER: From chaos to despair  Rival offices attacked   Violence grows  Supporters demand death for opponents Opposition offices targeted Surabaya police and protesters clash  Bloody uprising warning  Justice Minister fired Time Interview with Amien Rais Golkar office torched  Time: Bad Omens Miltary will not topple Wahid  Wahid supporters rampage Wahid loyalists riot Why Megawati let Wahid fight alone Wahid wins breathers  Wahid gets breathing space VP opposes early impeachment session   Wahid supporters warn of bloodshed Observers focus on Megawati   Mobs attack party offices  SMH - Wahid nears the end  Rally to support Wahid MPR chief urges Wahid's surrender  Wahid supporters rampage in Java  Anti Suharto/Golkar rampage Indonesian leaders back Wahid Censure vote - Anger wit leadership The Christmas bombings  Government vows to fight corruption  Students demand clean-up Wahid's fate may rest with Megawati Indonesian President on the ropesI  Megawati may hold key  Thousands rally behind Wahid Finding accepted that President lied  Rally in support of Wahid  Wahid says will not resign Wahid will not step down Parliament acts against Wahid  Steps towards presidential impeachment  Parliament votes to censure Wahid  Wahid says has VP support Demanding Wahid's resignation  President denies scandals Hints of graft by President  As in Manila, so in Jakarta? Wahid accused of role in scandal Defense minister warns of army takeover   Siap hadapi situasi terburuk Increasing pressure Police fire tear gas Political challenge  Wahid firm as students police clash Student protests turn violent Foreign journalists banned from hot spots  Students storm parliament Prabowo denies bombing  Military making a comeback  Wahid offers MP's olive branch  Gus Dur tuduh Amien Rais dkk Jakarta braces for showdown  High Noon for Wahid Wahid - We are making progress  Megawati warns against violence Flavoring spices up Indonesia tensions Indonesia bombings in pictures  Islam groups criticized on seasoning FEER: Chaos rebuffed Church facing new challenges Islam's new face in Indonesia Analysis: Fear of spiralling violence Jakarta starts devolving power  Wahid pledges to serve term till 2004   US criminal history in Indonesia  Political and sectarian violence  Wahid describes bombing as political Asian democracies put to the test Vows to fight insurgency New regional group proposed Jakarta-Canberra talks planned  Indonesia Making enemies  Targeting America  US report on religious freedom Witch hunt suspects arrested  Blasts rock Jakarta Protesters vandalise parliament Parliamentary team to call on Wahid   Military insists it is neutral US Embassy Statement 11/07/00 Suharto son demands safety guarantee  US embassy reopens 11/07/00 Military wages battle of wills Targeting America  SE Asia shaken by rise of strict Islam  US hopes embassy can re-open  US Embassy to re-open 11/07/00 Military wooing Megawati  US hopes embassy can re-open US envoy is focus of critics  Wahid - US backs me Wahid tries to heal US rift US Embassy closure extended again  Indonesia a "Piracy Hotspot"   US Indonesia friction threatens fire  Wahid: US still supports administration  US Ambassador on way to US Political crises reflect growing pains  Rising anti-U.S. feelings  Wahid: Democracy on track Extended Embassy closure critized Xenophobia on the rise  US Embassy extends closure US defends envoy  US statement on Indonesia US relations strained   US Embassy still closed US braces for trouble  US Embassy still closed (10/30/00) Growing anti-US sentiment US relations turn sour Govt reacts to radical Muslim threat The West in danger Australia firm of West Irian policy  Americans told to leave country US Embasy: Officials hurt relations US Embassy disappointed Borneo ethnic clashed subside Muslims order hotels to bar Americans Time running out for Wahid?   BBC: Americans ordered to leave Anti US protests in Jakarta  Threat closes US Embassy US Press Release on Spy charges US accuses Defense Minister Militia leader set free US denies spy charges US not threatening an embargo  Parliament vetoed Wahid Australia visit AS sesalkan pernyataan Amien Rais Suharto family to be held accountable   Amien Rais tentang embargo AS  Dunia internasional khawatir  Anti-Western sentiment?  The triumph of leadership Death toll rising in Wamena  The Atambua tragedy  Korban kerusuhan Wamena Militia Chief arrest  Timor militia leader arrested No pardon for Tommy Suharto Pondering the Law, Suharto's Fate  Off the Hook?  Learning from Chile Tommy ignores arrest summons No reconciliation without justice Tommy ignores summons  Suharto's New Order  Gestapu commemoration Aceh - A Bloody Truce Suharto unfit to stand trial BBC - The case against Suharto Violence after trial thrown out Timor weapons crackdown Suharto case dismissed Timor militia refuse to disarm Kronologi penangkapan kasus BEJ Alwi Shihab to brief UN   Moluccans break into Swiss embassy Risking wrath of Security Council Investigation in military involvement US demands West Timor disarmament Arms crackdown "pathetic" Security tightened for Suharto trial Elite soldiers held in bombing UN troops kill militia man 25 held in bombing plots Soldiers planted JSX bomb Dozens arrested over bombings  2 Kopassus soldiers arrested Penangkapan pengebom US Embassy & Sarinah were targeted  JSX Bombing arrests 2 Military among arrested 25 Arrested In JSX bombing   JSX bombing arrests Scuffle after Megawati's Atambua visit Woolcott: E Timor policy right for the time  Jakarta must make good on promise  Military seems to be winning  US & Australian Embassies targeted General claims threat to Irian Jaya Australia,US reject W Irian charge  Escape from Timor  Dozens arrested in JSX bombing  Interview Defense Minister Mahmudin Defense Minister under fire  Just how ill is Suharto  Oil shock 25 Arrested in JSX bombing Militiamen demand return of weapons Wahid goes to war Defense Minister sees conspiracies  Indonesia resists US pressure  Indonesia struggles with transition US critized Howard's letter to Habibie Bomb probe backfires Democracy & Economic Reform  Roth on Indonesia A second chance for democracy  Indonesia, it's president and the future   Stratfor Special Reports  The waning power of the President  1999: What is next for Indonesia?  Analysis: The Crisis in Indonesia  Warga yg tinggal di LN sejak 1965  Dimensions of the 1998 crisis  Perang intern di Semanggi?       National Awareness The 1965 Coup and its Aftermath Early Political Movements 1965 Suharto's rise Sukarno & Nationalist Movement New Order under Suharto Revolution 1945-1950 The New Order Transfer of Sovereignty 1949 docs New Order Birth of the Republic Foreign policy under Suharto Constitution ABRI & New Order Constitutional background Political Parties Recognition of Sovereignity Non-Govt organizations The Sukarno years ASEAN Sukarno United a Nation End of New Order 1950 Unitary State Annus Horribilis CIA and Sukarno Democracy & Identity Politics Sukarno's Foreign Policy Wilson Qrtrly: End of New Order  Non-aligned movement Economic & Political Crisis Guided Democracy Geopolitical profile America's Unseen Hand On the brink of revolution Economic & Political Analysis Ten days that shook Indonesia JFK CIA Indonesia Freeport  A Nation In crisis Edwards McMasters Indonesia after Suharto Back To The Future Suharto resigns Turmoil In Indonesia Suharto Resignation speech NY Times: Crisis in Indonesia Resigns, names successor King of Java Filling power vacuum Financial Empire in peril What comes next? Why Indonesia had to explode His last chapter 1965-Revolution & Counter Revolution Options are few Identity Crisis 1999 Elections Regional grievances Forbes talks with Amien Rais US complicity in East Timor Search for order Canadian complicity Political Agendas Whitlam papers implicate Australia President B.J. Habibie International Arms Trade The Habibie Administration U.K. Arms Trade Wahid wins presidency Australia's secret support 1966 Wahid Megawati 1996 Wake-up call Washington on Wahid Post-Suharto: What role for Islam? Chaos in the islands Role of Islam Post-Suharto Religious strife BBC: Amien Rais and Wahid Raging Inferno Islam moves to center stage WP-Timeline since 1997 Globalisation challenge Suharto-The regional aftershock A nation holding its breath Resource link Looking ahead The Atlantic Report Facing uncertainty Transition analysis Leadership and culture Social cost of the crisis Analysing end of Suharto's Indonesia Fragile Democracy  MSNBC chronology Political gangsters Indonesia-A pariah state? The Russian Road Stern - The Econ and Political Crisis Markets, Morals and Leadership Tinder box or conspiracy? Clash of interests The student movement Fragile democracy Habibie on political development Habibie Cabinet May 22, 1998 What Asian crisis? Crisis Challenge for US Wahid stresses cooperation Politics as impoverished as economy Along ethnic and religious lines In Focus: After Suharto President Suharto and New Order Political climate APEC-Indonesia Australia relations background WW II effect on nationalism Indonesia's discontent 1 Fast Facts Indonesia's discontent 2 Eurasian Political Alliance Indonesia's discontent 3 Australia Report on Crisis Changes in Indonesia Crisis overview Social effects of crisis Politics and Human Rights Indonesian students Prophets speak from the grave Indonesia's King maker Who is behind ethnic violence? Why Indonesia had to explode Political Paralysis E Timor Strategic ramifications Power struggle Political Resources Aceh vs East Timor Human rights in Post Suharto era Is Indonesia disintegrating ? Holbrook visits Indonesia Muslims flexing their muscles Raging inferno WW-II and nationalism Winds of Economic Crisis End of New Order-Analysis Indonesia's future The roots of regional conflicts Real and False Democracy Identity Crisis Fragile Democracy Troubling brewing in Aceh MSNBC:  Jakarta goes it alone Aceh-The winds of rage Separatist passions Aceh campaigns for self-rule Asiaweek: Partners in Sparring Wahid backs Aceh Ballot Will Indonesia fall apart? Troops to leave Aceh Shihab: Economic Foreign Policy Aceh: Stll dreaming of freedom Unity in Diversity Riots reverse Aceh withdrawal The fragile archipelago 18 Killed in Aceh violence Why Indonesia had to explode Thousands flee Aceh Indonesia's many faces Peace Hopes for Aceh Key Players Court to hold Aceh trial Loosening the bonds Aceh - Worse to come  Indonesia at a cross-road The Challenge of Integration Sparring Partners The tides of mighty Islam Whither Aceh? Suharto regime still in power Violence in Indonesia After the elections A Political Supertanker adrift The Tide of Islam Wiranto's reflections Madiun 1948 Reformasi 1998 Digging for trouble Three against the past Indonesia at the Breaking Point After Suharto The Fall of Suharto The Modernization Dilemma Indonesia after Suharto Dimensions of Crisis 97  Identity Crisis The Players The Regional Implications Rule of the headhunters PDI -Championing Democracy Free West Papua movement The Indonesian Tangle Aceh campaigns for self-rule Stumbling toward end game Why has US courted military? Islamic presidency Indonesia - Dashed Hopes Fight for riches Soeharto and New Order Economy, Society & Politics Indonesia a Pariah State? Unless Congress acts..... (1998) Report on May1998 riots Archipelago in flames New protests in Irian Jaya Black Friday The winds of rage A tale of two power brokers Who will lead? Jobless in Java, booming in Bali Vigilantes CNN chronology of crisis Aceh: Fear and Loathing General Wiranto resigns Free Aceh Movement Tribunal convicts soldiers The Conflict in Aceh 1999 Year of living dangerously Jakarta Aceh truce May 13, 2000 1998 The turmoil deepens  Euphoric rush to democracy Timeline Suharto's Fall Youthful impatience Still a fragile archipelago Locked and Loaded Chinese-The Scapegoats People power Mysterious killing spree on Java He's the Boss 10 days that shook Indonesia 1 Econ & Political Reform needed 10 Days that shook Indonesia 2 Islam awakens as political force 10 Days that shook Indonesia 3 Islam Nuances 10 Days that shook Indonesia 4 Flashback: Tanjung Priok Massacre 10 Days that shook Indonesia 5 Radicals want their say 10 Days that shook the nation 6 On the road with 3 candidates A nation asserts itself Framework for Re-birth No quick fix - Raging Inferno The main players List of richest families 1998 Courting Suharto critics People Power and Tianmen Designing a democracy Sparring Partners Between Army and Islamists Aceh Anger Students Agony and anger Aceh's trauma CNN Interview with Amien Rais Aceh: Jakarta's big headache The Rise and Rise of Amien Rais Aceh's Who is Who Battle for balance Aceh: Secession's specter Presidential Race: All bets are off Aceh-At the breaking point Pieces of the National Mosaic And now Kalimantan Heading for the exit New breed of politicians BBC - Indonesian Flashpoints Aceh in flames W Irian-Continuing the struggle Violence wracking archipelago The Battle for Bougainville Gun sales are brisk Spreading Fire Muslim middle class Timor - How high a price? Islam's struggle for power Politics and Religion Flames of Faith PDI rejects federalism Changing of the guard Analysis 98-99 : Dangerous transition A Power conference Waiting for Wiranto Suharto in the shadows We need a neutral Army Showdown in Jakarta Struggles-Framework for Rebirth Prabowo and East Timor Prabowo:  I am a loyal soldier Prabowo: Idealist's Rise and Fall I Never betrayed my country Re Prabowo Prabowo: The Scapegoat? Suharto Investigation Wahid's popularity fades Suharto : Digging up past agonies Aceh cease fire takes effect Bulog scandal Aceh leader assasinated in Malaysia Attempt to bottle provinces Jihad threatens stability Likely there are provocateurs Shadow of a coup Kissinger New Presidential Adviser Wahid promises democratic reform Malaysia scolds Indonesia Shihab on Suharto rule Kissinger supports Freeport deal Kissinger appointed Advisor Clinton used IMF as bulldozer Separatism-Wahid's promises Indonesia Malaysia Chronology Re-thinking military ties with US W Irian- Eye Independence by 2003 Asian Alliance on the horizon Indonesia, India, Iran Hotspot Indonesia Wahid style questioned The Sukarno years Chinese: Tradition of mistrust Suharto's New Order Military - Losing an empire The Boom years Creation of a new nation Suharto's overthrow The regions - Pandora's box Watershed elections West Irian - Culture clash Wahid - Master of compromise Maluku - Too hot to handle Megawati-Chip of the old block Sulawesi - Uneasy calm Wiranto - Disgraced general Kalimantan-Resentment boils over Habibie - A transitional figure Lombok - Paradise lost Suharto - A bloody legacy  E Timor - Long march to freedom Sukarno - The founding father Asia's Yugoslavia? Chronological overview Wahid faces political showdown BBC - Indonesia Flashpoints  Global Hotspots- Indonesia    Indonesia's other crises  Important to SE Asia stability Indonesia - A Pariah State? Aceh - E. Asia Tinderbox A nation holding its breath An economy on hold Crisis-Challenge for US leadership The real Indonesia scandal  Maluku-Civil War spectre looms Spice islands Rampage Free Papua Independence claim rejected West Papua declares independence Information war is half the battle Independence claim rejected West Papua self-rule tensions W Irian: An Indonesian Flashpoint Freddy Numberi Inside Muslim Christian War  TIME: Wahid's world The Muslim Factor Whither Wahid? Indonesia's other crises Disarms with his wit Fears of destabilization There's a campaign to topple me Pause in separatist demand FEER: Indonesia Bloodbath Toll on economy Asiaweek: Nation Adrift Timor - How high a price  Irian Jaya-A tragic history Behind the Moluccas violence Averting a new Kosovo in Indonesia 1999 Report on Indonesia Violence in Post-Suharto era  A Nation divided by faith  On a political tightrope Power struggle Military power suspended Leadership should stop bickering Political crisis deepens  A Tolerant Muslim Tradition Religious wars  A Year of Holy War Revenge in Indonesia Indonesian Hot Spots FEER - What the US must do  West Papua- Next East Timor? Gus Dur rules our second term Islamic politics Suharto supporters accused Muhammadiyah Congress  Wahid supports 1965 killing probe Muhammadiyah switch to Islam 1965 Massacre inquiry Indonesia needs Aceh  Indonesia's troubled islands Alwi Shihab tidak surut  Perang Parlemen vs Presiden Kasus tiga politisi  Rencana pemeriksaan politisi Fuad Bawazier Wawancara Ginanjar Kartasasmita Dibelakang penahanan Gubernur B I Dilemma seorang Gubernur B I Wahid rejects impeachment talks Suharto Investigation President snubs MP's  Wahid dismisses critics  Political heat turns up  President apologizes Golkar threatens to leave Cabinet Time for leadership  Indonesia's Kingmaker Elections 99 -A New beginning Collission Course  Skenario menggulingkan Gus Dur Democrat or Boss? Megawati fails to show at rally Rally falls flat Jihad aggravates instability  Philippine envoy bomb attack Wahid braces for MPR showdown  Another Wahid supporter sacked S.E. Asia political map Main points of MPR speech Aug 00 Wahid's MPR speech Otak kerusuhan Poso ditangkap Pasukan Jihad Kemana TNI berpihak? Daily duties to Vice President Megawati, icon of democracy Megawati handed day-to-day govt  Wahid cedes daily control Wahid steps back Wahid placed on notice Wahid steps aside Relief and Confusion  Indonesia's drifting democracy  No transfer of executive power  Who bombed Philippine ambassador? S.E. Asia on edge  Changes usher-in new optimism New duties but no new authority  Bukan penyerahan wewenang  Indonesia's Anaemic Survival  VP promotion  Questioning power sharing Suharto's Record  Golkar weighs its options Wahid stands his ground  Australia-Rough weather ahead  Complex roots of violence  Anaemic Revival Power sharing promise diluted Independence Day speech Appeal for Reconciliation Mid-East Peace Plan  Not meddling in civil unrest Indonesia and Separatism  Hope in Indonesia  Politics and the Military 97-99  From repression to reform Confronting political economic crisis The Post-Suharto Crisis  The Asian Revolution has begun Behind the anti-Chinese riots  Indonesia's disappeared Indonesia Intelligence State re-visited Econcrisis & Chinese scapegoating Murder in Java Foxes in the hen-house Uncertainty in Suharto's Indonesia The Sofyan Wanandi case Future of Indonesia at stake The Consortium Analysis Sectarian Conflict Penalties for the past Agonies of the past  Indonesia Intelligence State revisited  Important players Analyzing the transition  Reconciliation and Reform  The silent tragedy of Aceh Security Management Workshop Is Aceh the next E Timor? Indonesia vs Suharto 3 Killed in Timor rampage Deteriorating security  20 Dead in Timor clashes Culture of contempt  US-Australia 1954-1962   Death toll JSX explosion Strengthening ties with China Inferno shuts JSX Indonesia - In Harm's way Suharto cronies suspected Bombing spells more turmoil  Wahid orders arrest Tommy Suharto Tommy Suharto in bomb probe Police links Army to bomb Police wants evidence Tommy Suharto's denies involvement Prominent Aceh leader assassinated Aceh-New Test for Wahid Military blamed for Aceh killing Tengku Safwan Idris - Critic of Army The military seem to be winning   Cohen warning over militias Police Chief replaced   Diplomatic Economic backlash Wahid sacks Police Chief US Military Aid hinges on militia Tanjung: Wahid must control military  Suharto's hand felt  Time interview with Minister Mahfudin Suharto son cleared Suharto son suspected  Australia : Accusation inappropriate Indonesia needs friends and money Militia disarmament plans Time: Enough is enough  Suharto-Sick man of Asia  Jakarta against the world Timetable for militia disarmament  Soldiers implication in UN murders   Six held in UN murder probe Wahid says gaining upperhand  Army involved in counterfeit scandal Crackdown on arms Australia,US reject W Irian charge  Wahid: Police chief disobeyed me  Marzuki - militia and military linked  Who is behind the bombings? 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