Trouble at mine: Indonesia.(shooting by Army lieutenant near copper and gold mine)(Brief Article) From: The Economist (US) | Date: April 20, 1996 | COPYRIGHT 1996 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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WHEN things get out of hand in Indonesia's unruliest provinces, the army usually turns to its finest fighting force, the Kopassus special-forces regiment. Led by President Suharto's charismatic son-in-law, Brigadier- General Prabowo Subianto, the regiment is known for its ruthless efficiency in volatile places like East Timor and Irian Jaya, Indonesia's largest province. So it came as a shock to learn that a lieutenant from the Kopassus had turned a gun on his collea...

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