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The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave

May 27, 2009 By Pagun Leave a Comment

I wrote this back in 2004, when the bullshit was starting to float to the surface. I was pissed off. This was before the ongoing abuses at Guantanamo Bay became public knowledge; it seems my predictions were right. The only upside to this disgusting … [Continue reading]

Becoming “Developed”

May 27, 2009 By Pagun Leave a Comment

I had been in Indonesia for only a very short time when I wrote this for what was at the time the only English language daily newspaper in Jakarta. It's no wonder I'm such a hit with government types. Published in The Jakarta Post … [Continue reading]

Out of sight, out of mind: Legislating poverty away

May 27, 2009 By Pagun Leave a Comment

Published in The Jakarta Post (http://www.thejakartapost.com/) No compassion, that's the law The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Fri, 09/28/2007 3:30 PM Opinion Patrick Guntensperger Once again our political leaders have demonstrated their fixation on … [Continue reading]

Tolerating Intolerance

May 27, 2009 By Pagun Leave a Comment

Published in The Jakarta Post (http://www.thejakartapost.com) Indonesia's growing tolerance of the suppression of opposition Patrick Guntensperger Jakarta Years ago, in another country, a very successful real estate company's president said to me, … [Continue reading]

The Curious Case of the KPK Chief

May 26, 2009 By Pagun Leave a Comment

As Indonesia's head of the Corruption Eradication Committee becomes further embroiled in a sordid melodrama involving a love triangle, a murder, and a female golf caddie, the Members of Parliament have suddenly decided that the KPK ought to cease … [Continue reading]

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