Megawati and the Red Beret

Seeing Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri wearing a red beret and military jacket typical of Kopassus (the Army’s Special Force — Ed) on TV, I felt very proud because she is the first female vice president in Indonesia.

However, she lost me when she — still in the Kopassus uniform — made a public request not to corner Kopassus. According to her, the ones to blame for all the atrocities are just "certain individuals", and

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