TNI PATROL IN ACEH: Soldiers cross a busy street on patrol in

TNI PATROL IN ACEH: Soldiers cross a busy street on patrol in Banda Aceh. Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday that President Megawati Soekarnoputri would issue a decree ordering the military to go to war against separatists in the troubled province of Aceh if a faltering cease-fire fails.

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DEFACING MEGAWATI: Students vandalize a large portrait of President Megawati Soekarnoputri during an antigovernment protest outside the State Palace, Jakarta. Hundreds of protesters gathered on Friday to press ahead with their criticism of Megawati's leadership.