Old Birds of a Different Feather

Hailing from two dissimilar political backgrounds, Wiranto and Wahid each struggle under the dark specter of human rights violations.

June 28, 2004

WITH backgrounds worlds apart, it seemed unlikely the two men would make a good team. One is a soldier and the other an architect. The first had been steeped in traditional Javanese culture, but the second comes from a religious family strongly adhering to the traditions of the Nahdlatul Ulama organization. Despite these differences, or perhaps because of them, Wiranto and Solahuddin Wahid joined forces last month in pursuit of the nation's

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