Journey’s End
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Darul Islam rebel leader Kartosoewirjo, ill and exhausted, was caught by chance in a small bamboo shelter deep in the forests.
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IT was a small gubuk, a bamboo shelter covered with tree leaves and branches, in the middle of the forest. Inside, Sergeant Sara found snacks seldom seen among poor villagers in the area: dodol (traditional sweets), oranges and milk. When he saw a frail, old man lying in bed in a sarong, Ara thought he must be a special guest of the gubuk’s owner. Could he be Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosoewirjo, the man he had been looking for? “Pak Karto?” A
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