Tag Archives: Indonesia

The Voice of Murder

The subject of the bloody 1965 Indonesian mass murder of suspected communists is not often openly discussed history even in today’s Indonesia. Given the pervasive silence, estimates vary on the actual number of people killed, but it’s generally accepted as … Continue reading

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Global Palinism

Sarah Palin traveled a long way from Wasilla in a short time. Here she graces the cover of an Indonesian magazine.

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Palin Magazine Morsels

Jeremy McCarter for Newsweek: “[W]ith all due respect to whatever kid roughed up the young Barry Obama in Indonesia many years ago, he might never have been on the receiving end of a beatdown like this one.” Nancy Gibbs for … Continue reading

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Indonesian Nationalism as Tourism

You just have to love the title of Geoff Mulherin’s piece on the Monument Mandala in the Province of Papua: Suharto’s Last Erection. It also happens to head a fascinating exploration of the Indonesian effort to unify their disparate archipelago … Continue reading

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