Why peace talks with GAM again?<\/p>\n
I read with surprise, even shock, an article titled Aceh peace
\ntalks to go ahead in Switzerland in (The Jakarta Post, on Feb. 2,
\npage 2). Peace talks to go ahead again? From the depths of my
\nheart I say that our government has no self-respect by having
\ntalks with members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).<\/p>\n
All the problems in Aceh have been caused by the proclamation
\nof independence by a small group on Dec. 4, 1976 led by Dr.
\nTeungku Hasan M Di Tiro. Tengku Hasan left Aceh on March 28, 1979
\nto a safer place in Scandinavia when things got too hot for his
\nliking and remains there to this very day. So why dialog again?<\/p>\n
In fact, the decree of the People's Consultative Assembly
\n(MPR) no VIII\/MPR\/2000 clearly stated that the President should
\ngive serious attention and take a firm stance against all kinds
\nof separatist movements, which endanger the integrity of the
\nRepublic of Indonesia, at all costs. We should remember that one
\nof the GAM commanders, Abu Daud Sofyan said that GAM had declared
\nwar on Indonesia on April 22, 2001. GAM's commander-in-chief also
\nvowed never to have dialogs again and that they would fight to
\nthe last drop of blood.<\/p>\n
However, dialogs should be conducted with the common people of
\nAceh to find ways and means to restore their normal lives as soon
\nas possible.<\/p>\n
SOEGIH ARTO<\/p>\n
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