The Lure of the Red Beret

He enjoyed reading the biographies of world leaders. Enamored by the military since his childhood, at 14, Prabowo kept a picture of Che Guevara in his room.

PRABOWO Subianto's eyes lit up when he saw the red beret on his guest's head. He pointed to it, and asked spontaneously, "What's that?" The guest told him, "This is the red beret of the RPKAD (the forerunner of the Special Forces, Kopassus)." Col. Aloysius Sugianto, now 8