FLOWERS have blossomed once more. In less than 24 hours, the sweet smell of Acehnese peace wafted from the discussion table of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Bavois, Switzerland. This has now been replaced with the foul stench of blood.

On Saturday, two weeks ago, Indonesian security forces shot dead Zakaria Yahya, the GAM spokesperson for the Greater Aceh region. Zakaria, usually called Ayah Sofyan, along with three of his a