Sharpened Axes and Allies

IN politics, there are no true friends, and also no eternal enemies. To the record yet another story of friendship and enmity was added last Thursday when Maj. Gen. (ret) Kivlan Zen launched his book, Conflict and Integration of the Indonesian Army, which details the lurid world of power scrambling in the nation's armed forces.

In Kivlan's account, Maj. Prabowo Subianto figured that his colleague, Col. Wiranto, would be best served career-wi

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