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Regretfully, I was among the seven percent who voted for Amien
Rais during the general election last June. I was made to believe
that Amien Rais was a true nationalist whose main objective was
to correct the wrongs of the New Order, that he was fighting for
Indonesians and for justice.

However, soon after the elections, I started to realize that
what I had seen was just a mirage and Amien Rais's true colors
have now become apparent; he is just a politician who will say
and do anything to get more power. He has even joined in calls
for a holy war against his own countrymen.

I am a Muslim and I am ashamed that someone who considers
himself a Muslim leader should be practicing a policy of hate,
and encouraging other Muslims to kill. If there is a holy war to
be fought, it should be against the moral decadence, namely
corruption, which has destroyed our country. This is the real
jihad we should be fighting for, to conquer the forces of evil in
ourselves and in our society.

I think Amien Rais should resign from his position as chairman
of the People's Consultative Assembly as he does not represent
the voice of the people: we people want peace. He should go back
to reading the Holy Koran and try to understand its true message.

OLVIA REKSODIPOETRO

Jakarta