Uncle Sam’s Push on Prabowo

Washington has suggested Suharto’s son-in-law Prabowo Subianto was deeply involved in the killings of three UN workers in West Timor. Could this be a gripe over an oil deal with Iraq?

October 23, 2000

It was a simple and ceremonious birthday party. There were jokes and laughs for Prabowo Subianto. Last Tuesday as he turned 49, the once-feared retired lieutenant general ritually sliced his ‘tumpeng’ a ceremonial yellow rice dish served in a cone shape. He gave a short speech. Eggi Sudjana, the controversial chairman of a Muslim labor union, was among those who turned up. Eggi prayed for Prabowo’s well-being. The bash was held

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