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The UN is pushing for the arrest on war crimes charges of General Wiranto, Indonesia's former military leader and a strong candidate in July's presidential elections. Wiranto has "hired American campaign advisers and published an English translation of his memoirs" to "burnish his image internationally." Major U.S. law firm Alston & Bird [7] is also lobbying to improve Indonesia's image "as a solid ally in President Bush's war on terror and one that is committed to democracy and human rights." A&B's contract [8] is with the commissioner of P.T. Pacific Barito Timber, Indonesia's oldest and largest timber company, which itself has been criticized by environmental [9] and rights [10] groups.
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[1] http://dev.prwatch.org/users/6/diane-farsetta
[2] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/democracy
[3] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/human-rights
[4] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/international
[5] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/propaganda
[6] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdev.prwatch.org%2Fspin%2F2004%2F01%2F2402%2Fhuman-rights-or-illusion-thereof&linkname=Human%20Rights%2C%20or%20the%20Illusion%20Thereof
[7] http://www.alston.com/
[8] http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0127indonesia.htm
[9] http://www.oneworld.org/ips2/jan98/indonesia.html
[10] http://www.koteka.net/part2.htm
[11] http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1073281391511