------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- To: undisclosed-recipients:; From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date sent: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 01:22:44 EDT Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [reformasitotal] Rais: Indonesian leaders have no clear crisis agenda [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] Indonesia leaders have no clear crisis agenda-Rais JAKARTA, July 17 (Reuters) - Indonesian political leaders, including embattled President Abdurrahman Wahid, have no clear vision or agenda to drag the country out of crisis, vocal government critic Amien Rais said. The comments by Rais, who heads the highest legislative body, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), underscored the sense of helplessness in Indonesia after three years of violence, economic woes and political chaos. ``To be honest, there is not one leader from any political party who at the moment has the vision, the agenda or the programme for resolving the problems in our nation,'' the leading Kompas daily newspaper on Monday quoted Rais saying. ``President Abdurrahman Wahid doesn't have it. Nor do the other political elite, including Amien Rais,'' he said on Sunday, echoing the frustrations of many Indonesians. But other analysts say Indonesia's challenges -- from separatist tensions and widespread communal and religious violence to a shaky economic recovery, corruption scandals and persistent political uncertainty -- would test the best and brightest anywhere. Rais said the government had a small window of opportunity to improve the situation, but did not elaborate. But he also repeated over the weekend that Wahid was unlikely to be impeached at the annual MPR session next month despite criticism of his running of the country. Political tensions have risen ahead of that meeting, where the eccentric and unpredictable Wahid will give an account of his first rocky year in office. Such tensions have weighed on financial markets in the world's fourth most populous nation and analysts expect the uncertainty to linger even after the MPR session. In a likely dress rehearsal of the session, Wahid is scheduled to be grilled by parliament on Thursday over his sacking of two economics ministers in April. Parliament has no power to remove the frail Wahid. But reassurances that Wahid will keep his job have not eased doubts about his ultimate future or whether he and other top politicians -- who united to help push aside the authoritarian President Suharto in 1998 -- can stop bickering. Many Indonesians and investors want Wahid, Rais, Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri and parliamentary speaker Akbar Tandjung -- the country's four most powerful figures -- to come together in a public show of unity. All swing between friendship and acrimony, making their so-called rainbow coalition government a fractious vehicle. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! 1. Fill in the brief application 2. Receive approval decision within 30 seconds 3. Get rates as low as 2.9% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR http://click.egroups.com/1/6630/8/_/774/_/963813376/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAPU BERSIH DWIFUNGSI TNI/POLRI, KKN & ORBAISME! ADILI PENANGGUNGJAWAB PELANGGARAN HAM DI ACEH, LAMPUNG, JAKARTA, AMBON, KUPANG, TIMTIM, IRIAN JAYA! Jusfiq Hadjar gelar Sutan Maradjo Lelo ===================================== * Ijtihad untuk mencerdaskan ajaran Islam yang sekarang ini penuh ketololan, kedunguan, kegoblokan dan kebodohan * Ijtihad untuk memanusiawikan ajaran Islam yang sekarang ini biadab, keji dan nista
