ALTHOUGH he is soon to become a veteran rebel, the news from Jakarta still does not enthrall him. Abdul Hadi bin Abdullah, 26, holds his chin in his hands as he considers the chance of becoming a member of the Indonesian Military (TNI). He is a former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) solider who waged a guerrilla struggle in North Aceh for six years.

Hadi came down from the mountains not long after the Aceh peace agreement was signed in Helsinki last Augu