Anatomy of Aceh Democracy
January 16, 2007
Otto Syamsuddin Ishak
HOW can a people force-trained for war for 30 years be engaged in democracy? On the surface, it seems impossible. Would the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) be willing to accept the reality if defeated in the regional heads elections? Would they not run amok, considering a split within GAM? Wouldnt this be susceptible to defeat, thus trigge