Please Leave, Mister

June 3, 2003

The 30x30-centimeter sticker pasted on the wall of a house in Geucu, an elite residential estate in Banda Aceh, read "Give Peace a Chance." Printed in bold letters, the writing appears to protest the civil war that has been raging for two weeks in Aceh, locally known as the Verandah of Mecca. At a glance, there is nothing special about house number 18. Its fence looks strong, the walls shining white. A bamboo structure dominates the yard. There

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