Gus 'Cabinet-Maker' Dur Cometh...

The Cabinet will again be changed. But the offer fell on deaf ears, and Wahid inches closer to impeachment.

March 6, 2001

Kiai Abdullah Faqih had a dream. The respected scholar of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization saw Gus Dur at the throttle of a locomotive engine. The coaches behind were crammed. On its journey the train was stoned. The passengers hit back at the attackers and the train picked up speed. At the end, the brawl subsided. "He sees it as a sign Gus Dur will be at the helm of the government until 2004," said Salahuddin Wahid, younger...

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