Aitarak militia commander Eurico Guterres could not disguise his anger. His face turned red. "I can’t accept the way the police treated me," Guterres said. "I want to speak to Megawati."

Feeling left out, Guterres decided to take some action. Dozens of his supporters had taken part when ‘pro-Jakarta’ East Timorese militiamen handed over their weapons to vice president Megawati Soekarnoputri early last week. But then suddenly they w