---------------------------------------------------------- FREE for JOIN Indonesia Daily News Online via EMAIL: go to: http://www.indo-news.com/subscribe.html - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - Dengan mengClick banner sponsor anda menyumbang Rp. 1000,- untuk HomePage IndoNews. ---------------------------------------------------------- Finnegan: His Master's Voice Jawa Post, 25/1/99: Bebagaimana diberitakan, pekan lalu Wiranto berinisiatif menengahi kebuntuan dalam pembahasan RUU Politik dengan mengundang seluruh pemimpin parpol dan ketua fraksi DPR ditambah dengan Mendagri Syarwan Hamid. Pertemuan yang awalnya oleh Wiranto dirahasiakan itu tercium wartawan .................... Menhankam/Pangab Jenderal TNI Wiranto terus melakukan manuver politik. Setelah turun tangan menengahi kebuntuan pembahasan RUU Politik, tadi malam ia berhasil mengumpulkan empat tokoh Ciganjur plus cendikiawan muslim Prof Dr Nurcholish Madjid . The more they change, the more they stay the same. So Indonesia has a new President of military origin. BJ Habibie? Sorry, BJ Who? Sometimes, i often wonder why they bother to carry on with all the pretends and treat us like idiot. Wiranto and ABRI runs Indonesia and always will be. So, for Indonesia's sake, do away with all these rubbish about reformasi, free election, building a democratic and just society etc etc. and just declare Wiranto the new President. At least that will give Indonesia another 30 years or so of relative peace before the final eruption and total dis-integration. Roll your last dice guys. Why? Because basically the Indonesians are pathetic people. I wrote this piece below back in March 1998 (it seems like an eternity now), it was back in time when Suharto was still the President and at a time when NO ONE dared to utter a word about ABRI and its DwiFungsi. My message was valid then, and it is more valid than ever. Now you get what I mean by "The more they change, the more they stay the same". ******* Posted to Apakabar, 19 March 1998 *********** "Jakarta, Kompas Online, Thursday, 19 March 1998: "No Compromise for Radical Groups. The military (ABRI) commander General Wiranto clarified that his side will take a clear stance without compromise towards various movements by radical groups which wanted to enforce their wish dramatically, revolutionary and destructively. Nevertheless, persuasive-dialogic-educative methods will continuously be put forward in facing each problem." My advice to Gen. Wiranto is to read the history books again and again. History tells us that "when the PEOPLE demand political, social and economic changes, no amount of military might, power and oppression can stop it. It is a matter of WHEN not IF". The people has to decide on "how" to achieve these changes. Dwi-Fungsi. Indonesia has always been under military rule since Independence. This is the fact the Indonesian people must face and confront soon. My view is that the doctrine of "Dwi-Fungsi" for the Arms Forces has not been greatly beneficial to the Indonesian Nation. I would go for the 20/80 rule. It has been 20% beneficial and 80% not. It is now an irrelevant doctrine for the next century. It has turned Indonesia into a submissive nation. Collectively the people has lost the ability to think and take accountable action themselves.As an institution, the Arms Forces has lost sight of what "Dwi-Fungsi" is all about. The other side of the "Dwi" is basically: "I can do anything as I like, especially making money". I cannot think of any other countries in the World that have such a doctrine. There are a lot of military regimes, but none has such a doctrine. No wonder Indonesia is in such as a mess. The Lesson of Vietnam War. What we are hearing and seeing now is the People are demanding political, social and economic changes. If this is really the case, they will get it. No amount of military might can stop it. Gen. Wiranto should study again the lessons of the Vietnam War. Unless, I am completely wrong about the Indonesian people. If so, they deserve what they get. There is no good of praying to God to salvage the nation, God only help those who help themselves. regards - Chai Finnegan **************************** ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 26 Jan 1999 jam 11:02:20 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
