Crush GAM if

Crush GAM if
they betray

The public was shocked to learn from the army chief of staff
Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) had shot
Acehnese and members of the Indonesian military. According to the
Indonesian military, since the signing of the Cessation of
Hostilities Agreement between the Indonesian government and GAM
in Geneva, Switzerland, on Dec. 9, GAM has violated the agreement
24 times.

Prior to the signing of this agreement, some circles worried
that it was difficult to trust the commitment of GAM to comply
with the Geneva agreement. Now their worry has been justified. It
seems that some units in GAM have continued to provoke hostility
between GAM and the Indonesian military.

Of course, not all GAM resistance units will boycott the peace
agreement but the violations referred to above strongly suggest a
tendency towards boycotting the agreement.

The Indonesian military has decided not to pursue GAM
following these violations. This shows that our military is not
provoked and proves the military's commitment to support the
peace agreement. However, this attitude will not be useful if GAM
continues to violate the agreement.

Perhaps the military must consider crushing GAM units that
have intentionally violated the peace agreement.

The greater public is really annoyed to see the defensive
stance of the military vis-a-vis the offenses of GAM.

M. HASSAN

Bekasi, West Java