HISTORY is often written in many versions, particularly when it relies on recollections of a war. Last week, former commander of the Sandi Yudha Special Forces, Lt. Gen. (ret) Sintong Panjaitan launched his autobiography, Journey of a Para-commando.

Sintong has every right to his own interpretation of episodes in military history that he personally experienced. But there must be a reason for Sintong to criticize the roles of two of his colleague