Archive for Februari 1st, 2008
Free to mourn or cheer, Indonesians have moved on since Suharto stepped down in 1998
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10608377
The Economist
The death of Suharto
Epitaph on a crook and a tyrant
Jan 31st 2008
From The Economist print edition
Reuters
HE WAS a despot, a cold-war monster cosseted by the West because his most plausible opponents were communists. Behind his pudgily smooth, benign-looking face lay ruthless cruelty. The slaughter as he consolidated his power in the mid-1960s cost hundreds [...]
Human Rights Watch: Indonesia: Suharto’s Death a Chance for Victims to Find Justice Government Should Investigate Crimes of Former Dictator’s Regime
(New York, January 27, 2008) – The death of former president Suharto at age 86 provides an opportunity to commemorate the many victims of his oppressive regime, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch said the Indonesian government should make a serious commitment to hold accountable the perpetrators of human rights abuses during his [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A career soldier who commanded a country: Suharto (8 June 1921- 27 January 2008)
Inside Indonesia
No. 91: Jan-Mar 2008
By John Roosa
Image Taciturn, reserved, reclusive, emotionless, Suharto ruled Indonesia for 32 years as a mystery man, a dictator who presented himself as a faceless, replaceable figure in an apolitical administration. His speeches were dull, forgettable affairs filled with mind-numbing bureaucratese, worn clichés, and pious homilies. There is not a single [...]
