PURI CIKEAS Indah, Bogor, early last May. The meeting started precisely on time, at 9pm. Three prominent figures from the National Awakening Party (PKB)—General Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar, Secretary-General Lukman Edy and Deputy Secretary-General Helmy Faizal Zaini—were received by the master of the house, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). The discussion proceeded in a cordial atmosphere, interspaced with servings of steamed peanuts,