Indonesia s Wahid Desperately Clings To Power (2001)

Chaos Theory (2001) - President Wahid uses the tinderboxes of Ambon, Aceh and West Papua as a reason for him to stay in power. Without him, he argues, the regions would explode and fight harder than ever for independence. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures Meanwhile, we reveal that the army orchestrated many violent incidents - such as bombings - aimed at provoking more disunity. With its close ties to Indonesia’s ‘leader in waiting’, Vice-president Megawati, the military has lost patience with Wahid’s attempts at dialogue. They favour a crackdown on the separatists. In the middle of this power struggle are the people who helped oust Suharto and who now blame Wahid for failing to implement the anti-corruption, anti-military reforms they fought for. For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/962 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures ABC Australia – Ref. 0962