THE rioting Republic of Indonesia. You might think this is going a bit too far. But just open up your newspaper and take a good look at the news. The last few weeks have been one of the strongest tests so far for the government—if in fact the President, the security forces and parliament are aware of this fact—following the bloody riots in Wamena, the explosions and the disturbances in several outlying areas.

The province of Aceh is