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        "id": 1423508,
        "msgid": "embarrassed-by-ris-arrogance-1447893297",
        "date": "1999-02-11 00:00:00",
        "title": "Embarrassed by RI's arrogance",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Embarrassed by RI's arrogance Jordan's King Hussein was one of the world's greatest leaders. More than that, he espoused truly human values at a time when men often act like animals. Every country showed its respect and admiration for the king, every country except Indonesia, which sent, as The Jakarta Post so aptly put it, \"a low-level delegation\" to the funeral ceremony. Not even Ali Alatas attended, a man who could have represented us with dignity. What was Habibie thinking of?",
        "content": "<p>Embarrassed by RI's arrogance<\/p>\n<p>Jordan's King Hussein was one of the world's greatest leaders.<br>\nMore than that, he espoused truly human values at a time when men<br>\noften act like animals. Every country showed its respect and<br>\nadmiration for the king, every country except Indonesia, which<br>\nsent, as The Jakarta Post so aptly put it, \"a low-level<br>\ndelegation\" to the funeral ceremony. Not even Ali Alatas<br>\nattended, a man who could have represented us with dignity.<\/p>\n<p>What was Habibie thinking of? Or wasn't he thinking at all?<br>\nAllow me to name a few of the dignitaries who were in attendance:<br>\nBritain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles, Syrian<br>\nPresident Hafez al-Assad, U.S. President Bill Clinton along with<br>\nthree former American presidents, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin<br>\nNetanyahu, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Egyptian President<br>\nHosni Mubarak and Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.<\/p>\n<p>I followed the funeral ceremony on both CNN and BBC for hours.<br>\nWhen the Indonesian delegation appeared, I felt embarrassed. No<br>\none of importance or stature attended the king's funeral. Besides<br>\npaying respects to one of the century's greatest leaders, it<br>\nwould have been a good opportunity to convey condolences to King<br>\nAbdullah and to meet other dignitaries.<\/p>\n<p>I feel sorry that Indonesia is so blind and arrogant.<\/p>\n<p>Name and address<\/p>\n<p>known to the editor<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/embarrassed-by-ris-arrogance-1447893297",
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