The Sting in Manila's Tale

The State Intelligence Agency is accused of `engineering' the arrests of Tamsil and co in the Philippines. If so, was it for the big chief in Washington or just to shake Amien's tree?

April 9, 2002

Lobbying is the new craze in Jakarta, especially for the nation's intelligence chief. He has kept trying to get his opponents to talk to him, be it in the special room of a luxury restaurant, or in the corner of a five-star hotel in Jakarta. It does not matter where the talking is. Lt. Gen. (ret) A.M. Hendropriyono, known to be a flexible man, now is facing a serious problem. He is cornered. Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), he is a

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