HIS voice was even, although trembled a little. Since his retirement two years ago, Kusaeri, formerly a Commandant of the Porong Military Area, is more often found at home playing with his only grandchild. "Come in, come in," he greeted TEMPO at the door of his house located in a small alley several meters from Bhaskara Jaya District Military Command (Kodim), Sidoarjo. His thinning, grey hair was tousled, uncombed.

Kusaeri is one