Zakaria Ahmad, alias Abu Jack, is not known for his high public profile. But even so, the senior figure in GAM (Free Aceh Movement)'s armed wing, AGAM, is usually accessible by phone.

Not any more though—not since the bombings last Christmas Eve. Getting hold of Abu Jack is a lot more difficult now. TEMPO tried several of his normal contact numbers, but to no avail. "I have had to change my hand-phone number several times because it's always