PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono seemed unable to hide his disappointment. It is very difficult for us to accept an interference that has gone too far, he said when addressing Indonesian citizens in Shenzhen, the Peoples Republic of China, late July.

Yudhoyonos strong statement was prompted by the support of some US congressmen for the secession of Papua from the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. The effort of these congressmen was m