Two Suns, One Nation

Even though Benny was once the closest to Suharto, eventually their relationship did become strained. Is it true that Suharto’s political behavior was the basic cause?

September 7, 2004

THE sturdily built man with the close-cropped hair strode firmly into the thronging crowd in the city of Rome, Italy, his gaze alert. In one long sleeve of his suit jacket he held a machine gun close. Behind him, a middle-aged man wearing a black peci cap, his lips fixed in a distinctive smile, walked leisurely, relaxed under his escort’s watchful eyes. That day, more than 30 years ago, President Suharto was visiting the ‘Land of Chur

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