INDONESIAN Military (TNI) and GAM (Free Aceh Movement) troops may be attacking each other, but both apparently "agree" on one thing: winning the sympathy of reporters. Both parties may let their weapons sound at one another in a show of force and with hearts aflame, but they continue to speak to reporters with smiling faces.

On Aceh's battleground, reporters have had no difficulty in interviewing the TNI. They have also been free to contact Te