The Touching Song of the Keuchiks

There are now many leaderless villages in Aceh. Easy targets for GAM, but they are also afraid of the TNI.

July 1, 2003

ISHAK Makam's courage seemed to have flown to who knows where. His three uninvited guests certainly had not made any overt threats, but the Kalashnikov rifles that they had slammed down on the table in the guest room were enough to make his heart pound. "We want two and a half million in cash," one of the three said, his eyes blazing. Ishak closed his eyes, trying hard to stop his knees from shaking. In his fear, the 50-year-old answered as best

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