IT began with a meeting, four years ago, sometime in mid-1999, held one night after evening prayers. Gen. (ret) Hartono and Ari Mardjono, former Golkar secretary-general, called on former president Suharto at his home in Jalan Cendana, Central Jakarta. Suharto, who was already expecting them, immediately ushered them into the dining room. There, all kinds of foods had been prepared for them. Their evening meal proceeded in a relaxed atmosphere, m