The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 19th, 2001
Military still dominates life in Indonesia
By RICHARD C. PADDOCK
Los Angeles Times
Sunday, August 19, 2001
Jakarta, Indonesia -- It might seem odd in a democracy for the nation's military and police to have 38 guaranteed seats in parliament. Or for the armed forces to raise much of their funding by operating their own businesses.
But this is Indonesia, where the military helped run the country for more than three decades under former dictator Suharto and played a pivotal role last month in ousting President Abdurrahman Wahid.
With Megawati Sukarnoputri taking over as president, the armed...
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