"I'M surrounded on all flanks." The person who uttered these words was Akbar Tandjung, the former Chairman of the Golkar Party. Akbar was defeated at the Golkar Party 7th National Convention in Bali, held two weeks ago. During an interview at a hotel in Jakarta on Tuesday of last week, Akbar appeared rather downcast, often pausing to take deep breaths.

He no longer felt any regrets about his comprehensive defeat suffered at the hands of the Jus