Political ethics<\/p>\n
From Rakyat Merdeka<\/p>\n
Cases are piling up in our country. Policies have been issued
\nby the Habibie administration one after another, but the people
\nconsider them all to be wrong. Some of these policies may in fact
\nbe correct, while some others are indeed wrong, like his decision
\non East Timor:<\/p>\n
1. President B.J. Habibie said in a very relaxed manner that
\n700,000 East Timorese were meaningless compared to the total
\npopulation of 200 million Indonesians. To Indonesia, losing the
\nEast Timorese is just like losing Kebayoran in South Jakarta, he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
2. According to Australian Prime Minister John Howard, as quoted
\nby CNN, Habibie once told the international community that if the
\nIndonesian government failed to maintain security in East Timor,
\nit would leave the matter up to the United Nations Security
\nCouncil.<\/p>\n
3. At the State Place, Habibie, in one of his addresses, said the
\nIndonesian Military and police performed their duties in East
\nTimor to the best of their abilities, although security in the
\nterritory was nonexistent and had to be handed over to the United
\nNations through its peacekeeping force.<\/p>\n
These three items demonstrate that there is something wrong
\nwith the leadership of this country, including its inability to
\nmaintain the nation's pride and the state's sovereignty. Who is
\nto bear the responsibility for this failure? It is all
\nIndonesians who must bear the brunt. If Habibie had some
\nunderstanding of political ethics, he would agree that giving up
\nhis presidency now would be the noblest action.<\/p>\n
HERU LELONO<\/p>\n
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