GENERAL Gatot Nurmantyo, 58, was almost unrecognizable when he arrived at Tempo's office in Palmerah, Jakarta, last Tuesday. He had swapped his green army uniform with a black suit paired with a white shirt. A perpetual smile adorned the face of former national armed forces chief.

Since being replaced by Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto last December, Gatot now has the luxury to organize his daily agenda. If he is not busy with his poultry farm in Purwaka