THE idea for the visit came in a dream. As it happened, far off in Germany, former Vice President B.J. Habibie dreamt of meeting Suharto. Although the details of the dream were unclear, for some reason Habibie felt a need to meet with his former political guru. He hastily departed for Indonesia, taking a long flight on Lufthansa airlines. However, things did not go as expected in Jakarta.

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