NINETEEN years ago, Irwandi Yusuf earned a degree in veterinarian science from Syah Kuala University in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. He became a lecturer and went on to further his studies at the College of Veterinary Medicine in Oregon State University in the United States.

But instead of treating sick animals following his graduation, he took up arms against the government, serving as Special Staff to the Army Command Headquarters of th