BRIG. Gen. Aziz Ahmadi sent a text message via his cell phone last Tuesday to all his friends and colleagues. He told them that communicating with Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi, his boss all this time, now no longer goes through him. Thanks for all your attention and support so far, said the message. It ended with the following: Warm greetings from us, Aziz and Family.

That was the way Aziz Ahmadi took leave. After having been secretary and spec