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    "data": {
        "id": 1114035,
        "msgid": "do-we-need-foreign-intervention-1447893297",
        "date": "2001-04-14 00:00:00",
        "title": "Do we need foreign intervention?",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Do we need foreign intervention? In the article titled Govt backs envoy's meeting with GAM on page 2 of The Jakarta Post in its April 10 issue, the foreign minister said the government agreed to the meeting because the United States supported Indonesia's territorial integrity. The Indonesian government did not only agree, but backed the meeting. I presume national pride is not a factor to be considered.",
        "content": "<p>Do we need foreign intervention?<\/p>\n<p>In the article titled Govt backs envoy's meeting with GAM on<br>\npage 2 of The Jakarta Post in its April 10 issue, the foreign<br>\nminister said the government agreed to the meeting because the<br>\nUnited States supported Indonesia's territorial integrity. The<br>\nIndonesian government did not only agree, but backed the meeting.<br>\nI presume national pride is not a factor to be considered.<br>\nIndonesia is a sovereign country in name only as foreigners can<br>\nintervene (in its internal affairs) and they are backed by the<br>\ngovernment because there is nothing else the country can do. I<br>\ncan feel the sorrow of the freedom fighters, veterans and retired<br>\nsoldiers who had sacrificed everything for the country to gain<br>\nindependence and then maintain it.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign minister should realize that the meeting between<br>\nGAM (Free Aceh Movement) and the U.S. envoy shows the U.S.<br>\ntacitly recognizes the inability of the Indonesian government to<br>\nmaintain peace and security or handle the rebels. The government<br>\nchose to have a dialog with the rebels although it knows GAM<br>\nrebels talk sweetly but will go their own way as they know the<br>\ngovernment has no courage.<\/p>\n<p>In 1948, while Indonesia was still fighting for international<br>\nrecognition of its freedom, the communist began rebelling against<br>\nthe government in Madiun, East Java. There were no plans then for<br>\na dialog with the communists. The Siliwangi Division was sent to<br>\nquell the rebellion and it succeeded.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands offered to help fight the communist, but the<br>\nthen prime minister, the late Dr. Hatta, declined it as he rather<br>\nIndonesia settle the problem on its own.<\/p>\n<p>Does the government not realize that GAM had promised so many<br>\nthings, but are acting as if no agreement has been reached. GAM<br>\nhas blamed the violence on unknown armed groups. They are ready<br>\nto fight because that is their job.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, there is no order to fight the rebellion.<\/p>\n<p>SOEGIH ARTO<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/do-we-need-foreign-intervention-1447893297",
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