Rising, Falling Tide

A new book by Maj. Gen. (ret) Kivlan Zen reveals a story of shifting fortunes and rivalry among senior and junior officers.

June 15, 2004

RINDU Alam Restaurant, Puncak Pass, February 12, 1988. It was getting late when a number of well built men arrived, one by one. They said almost nothing and settled immediately in the rear of the restaurant, close to a small prayer house. "Besides me, there were some other officers," Maj. Gen. (ret) Kivlan Zen told TEMPO last Thursday, beginning his story.

That evening, Kivlan said, the commander of 328 Airborne Infantry Battalion

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