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To: Ilaine who wrote (3517)	9/25/1999 9:47:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 6418

Wow, Steven, why don't you really let us know what you think? It's actually depressing, for people that have been watching Indonesia. They had major chaos when Suharto left, nobody thought Habibie would last 6 months. He did last, proved to have a reasonably pro-business attitude, and managed to hold a scheduled election that is generally believed to have been honest - and to abide by the results even though he lost. Which is a bit of a first in Indonesia. There was a hell of a lot of chaos, but there was a reasonable amount of progress coming out of it. Now it's sliding right back to military government and functional exile from the community, which for us in the region is not good, because we can't ignore Indonesia. Which is depressing. What I still lack reliable information is the political dynamic that lead up to the referendum being held. It surprised me from the beginning, it seemed so clearly destined to make a mess. I haven't seen anything intelligent written on it, and don't have time to look properly. Many missing pieces to the puzzle, and the news reports are less than enlightening. But I'm reasonably sure that Bubba's relationship with the Lippo Group, while doubtless interesting, is not a major factor either in the development of the Timor situation or in the US response to it.