Don't Expect a Hole-in-One

The Malino peace accord is a good first step on the road to peace in Maluku, although a few final `strokes' are still needed.

February 19, 2002

Whoever strives to bring about peace in Ambon, or in any other conflict-ridden part of the country, should always keep the image of a game of golf at the front of his mind. Never even think of a hole-in-one. Never even hope that this three-year-old conflict—which according to Kontras, the Commission for Missing Persons & Victims of Violence, has killed 8,000 people, forced 200,000 others to flee their homes and left thousands of bui

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