RECORDINGS of conversations always create a commotion. A while ago, a recording that sounded like the voices of former Attorney General Andy Ghalib and President B.J. Habibie, led to the then Attorney General being assailed with rumors of bribery. Then there was the recording of the meeting of the convicted Tommy Suharto and President Abdurrahman Wahid, that also revealed signs that there had been a compromise.

Now, the recording of a conve