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To: Robert Douglas who wrote (9256)	9/9/1999 2:45:00 PM
From: Bill Ounce	Respond to of 9980

SCMP -- rumors of miltary coup in Indonesia scmp.com The head of Indonesia's armed forces, General Wiranto, is in effective control of Indonesia even if President B.J. Habibie is still at his desk, diplomatic sources attending the APEC meetings in Auckland said today. ''The coup has taken place,'' one official said, adding that this was something that had happened gradually over the last few weeks. The sources said it was clear that Habibie has lost control of the Indonesian military. [...] The sources - a former ambassador to Indonesia and a special government adviser on East Timor - said a rebuke sent to Indonesia by foreign ministers meeting in Auckland today was overtly targeted at Habibie but was intended for Wiranto. ''Habibie is still presenting himself as being in charge,'' one source said. [...]

To: Robert Douglas who wrote (9256)	9/9/1999 2:59:00 PM
From: Bill Ounce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

SCMP -- All eyes on wily Wiranto's next move scmp.com VAUDINE ENGLAND in Jakarta ------------------------------------------- The world is holding its breath to see if Indonesian armed forces chief General Wiranto can restore order to East Timor, saving his military from accusations of disintegration and his country from foreign military intervention. [...] Interestingly, nor has the military's overweening power in East Timor yet prompted any of the brave demonstrations by Indonesian students against military involvement in politics, as seen last year when Jakarta's own leadership was last at stake. Instead, Indonesia is hunkering down, as if when push comes to shove in this national psyche, a defensive circling of the wagons is preferred to an open admission of wrongdoing or a need to change. [...] A popular line is that everything is out of control and not even General Wiranto can save it. Time will tell. But it remains entirely feasible that General Wiranto, and perhaps the civilian departments in Jakarta, do not yet see the time as ripe to pull the plug on East Timor's carnage. [...]