Coup and Sukarno

Coup and Sukarno

From Forum Keadilan

Forum Keadilan No 14/III/1994 published the controversial essays about The White Book and Manai Sophiaan's book, which argue whether or not Bung Karno was involved in the G-30-S/PKI abortive coup attempt.

Vice President Try Sutrisno believes that "It is time we made peace with history. The challenges of the future are much more important." He hints that we shouldn't get weighed down on the differences, but should solidify our unity. History tells us that squabbles only weaken our unity.

Western countries, with their mission of peace and respect for human rights, should make us more aware of the need to maintain unity and competence.

As a mortal, Bung Karno may have made mistakes and slipped into negligence. We should learn from his mistakes.

SAIPUL BAHRI

Hanover, Germany