An Outbreak of Hostilities

HUNDREDS of middle-aged women clapped their hands boisterously in unison. The trigger was a statement by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) about the availability of national food. “We are now self-sufficient in rice and corn,” he said. “Hopefully, next year we will be self-sufficient in soybeans. At present, sugar, cooking oil, and all other daily necessities, praise be to God, are sufficient,” said Yudhoyono. Then, a round of appl

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