Rebellion with a Classic Cause
Tuesday, August 19, 2003
IT all began with a secret document, one whose contents nobody had precise knowledge about. Among the soldiers of the Darul Islam Aceha rebellious movement that established the name of Teungku Daud Beureuh as an icon of resistance from Aceh, usually dubbed the Veranda of Meccait was simply referred to as Les Hitam; the black list; a reference attributed to Dutch historian Cornelis van Dijk. Then in the turmoil of the revolution that raged in the
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