Chapter 413 Dust Settled (1)

  In order to increase his campaign capital for his most powerful political aide, and also to allow the Democratic Party to continue to win in the general election two years later, Clinton needs to make Vice President Gordo appear on certain occasions and be able to handle some major affairs.

  In the American political system, the vice president is the president's first backup. When something unexpected happens to the president, according to the federal constitution, the vice president can take over the presidency during his term of office. Of course, there are many such spare tires, but the vice president is at the top of this spare tire list.

  As the chief executive of the country whose status is second only to the president, although he has the right and obligation to assist the president in handling state affairs, in many cases, the aura of this position is far less dazzling than that of the president, and more often it is just a representative of the president.

   It should be said that sitting here is already below one person and above tens of thousands. But Gore is an ambitious politician and has never concealed his intention to run for president. Within the Democratic Party, it is generally believed that he will be one of the most powerful party candidates in 2000, so even for the benefit of the entire party, Clinton should give Gore the opportunity to expose and make decisions in due course.

  Since the first effort to stop racial unrest in Indonesia has been taken away by the Republicans, specifically the Republican Congressman Charlie Myers. So in order not to lose points or even to get more points, Clinton and his staff had to do something more, and soon, they settled on a strategy: let Suharto step down and end his dictatorship.

  Due to historical reasons, the United States has a very deep influence in Southeast Asia. Among other things, just talking about military ports, they have leased or borrowed a lot in Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, the Philippines and other countries. It can be said that these countries are all under the protection of the United States and its allies. So at some point, the attitude of the United States towards these countries can directly determine the future and destiny of their leaders.

The reason for launching an economic war against Southeast Asia this time is that Japan’s tentacles have extended in, and the ties between these countries and Japan are getting closer. These countries have become scapegoats to warn Japanese capital and even capital all over the world.

  Let Suharto step down and end his dictatorship, one can make points for American diplomacy in the world, and two, it can add points for Gore, who is in charge of this matter. And even if Suharto, who is pro-American, steps down, other high-level leaders will have to rely heavily on the United States, so Clinton's staff decided the fate of the other party without giving any warning to Suharto, an ally.

  "If what you want is a presidential amnesty order, I suggest you don't mention it. I can't risk offending voters across the country to sign such an order."

   When Suharto was about to compromise and proposed an exchange, Habibi refused without thinking.

  He is very aware of the current situation and the wishes of the people. Even though Suharto is already a grasshopper after autumn and will not be able to jump for a few days, many people have not given up on liquidating the grasshopper. Among other things, just the military coup and nationwide massacre he carried out in order to come to power, many people have engraved it deep in their hearts.

"I'm already like this now. I don't have a few days to live. How can I still think about the pardon?" Suharto smiled wryly, sighed, and said leisurely, "I knew a long time ago that I would never have any regrets in the end." What is the end. Whether it is imprisonment or exile, I am ready."

   At this moment, Suharto's well-maintained face suddenly aged a lot, and dozens of wrinkles of different shades appeared on his face at a speed visible to the naked eye. Seeing the sudden change, Habibi was terrified. He was really afraid that the other party would die in front of him. If so, even though his whole body was full of mouths, he couldn't explain clearly.

   Fortunately for him, Suharto did not hang up on the spot, and the many medical equipment around his bedside did not emit horrifying alarms. Looking at the ups and downs on the electrocardiogram, Habibie let out a sigh of relief.

  From the great man of this country to the situation where he may be reduced to a prisoner in the end, this gap is too huge, so big that even Suharto, who has been determined since he was a child, cannot bear it. After a pause for a while, Suharto reluctantly accepted this bitter reality, and continued with difficulty: "I may not be able to escape the accusations after I step down. I know this very well, so I have no intention of letting you Difficult. In fact, the condition I set out was that after I step down, I can ensure that my family is safe and continue their business."

   As the saying goes, "When a person is about to die, his words are also good." At the last moment of bidding farewell to power, Suharto's love for protecting the calf was finally reflected. Perhaps it was because his mother frequently remarried since he was a child and was looked down upon everywhere, so Suharto was particularly protective of his family in his heart. If he is an ordinary person, there is nothing to blame for this kind of protection, but precisely because he is the president of a country, this kind of protection will give his family a lot of opportunities to amass wealth and become corrupt.

Suharto has six children. Under his protection, these royal relatives have spread their hands to every corner of Indonesia, including transportation, automobiles, banks, construction, oil, natural gas, aviation and other industries. shadow. If it is said that this is the so-called "Jianmen Huzi", I am afraid that 99.99% of the people on the earth will not believe it.

   "This..." Habibi pondered for a while, but couldn't make up his mind. Among his plans, recovering the national wealth lost due to the corruption of the Suharto family is an important part, which can quickly win people's hearts.

"My dear old friend!" Suharto begged bitterly, "We have known each other for thirty years, and I have always respected you and your family in the past thirty years, and I have never forced or asked for anything. .In fact, I have always turned a blind eye to your situation that is close to separatism. Isn't this friendship worth protecting my family now?"

  Seeing Suharto, who was originally aloof, but now like a candle in the wind, almost kneeling in front of him, Habibi suddenly felt a little unbearable. But in the next moment, he put this emotion behind him. You know, for those who play politics, this kind of emotion is definitely a "taboo for military strategists."

"As long as they pay their taxes in full, I believe no one else will embarrass them." After pondering for a while, Habibi finally decided to let these "royal relatives" go. If all the gold smuggled out of the Bank of Indonesia is returned, I will not hold him accountable for stealing the treasury. Other than this one, everything else is negotiable!"

"What?" Suharto's face immediately showed a stunned expression. He was startled for a moment, then looked at Habibi in disbelief, and asked word by word, "This little bastard, did you really do such a thing?" What happened?"

  Then he realized immediately that even if Tommy did such a thing, it was with his indulgence and acquiescence. As the saying goes, "it's the father's fault whether to raise or not to teach", this truth applies everywhere. Soon, the embarrassing expression replaced the astonishment, "If there is such a thing, I will definitely ask him to return all the things. I'm sorry, Habibi, I don't know anything about this matter at all."

"It's not important to say these things now!" Habibi sneered, "It's really thanks to Tommy that I was able to bring down Prabowo this time. Besides, you said you didn't know, do you think I would believe it? I will believe it, and will other people, including the people of the country, believe it? So, it may be the best outcome for you to step down before things come to light. Once similar things come out, angry The people may tear you and your family apart."

  After hearing what Habibi said, Suharto was unusually silent, as if he was reflecting on his own mistakes, and seemed to be understanding what Habibi said. After half an hour, he let out a long sigh and said: "Habibi, now our terms are finished. If you still have time, we don't bother to talk about other things. In fact, I've always been curious, you How did you get rid of my restless son-in-law?"

"You also know that he is restless?" Habibi smiled and said, "He has always regarded me as the biggest opponent and wants to replace him. How can I not pay attention to such a person? This time he intends to promote your plan of nationwide riots. After a few levels, it gets out of hand, and then he can copy what you did back then!"

Seeing the shocking expression on Suharto's face again, Habibi continued with disapproval: "Actually, Mr. President, what you should be more concerned about is why at such a critical time, why did your soldiers collectively Betrayal? Prabowo, he is a fool who doesn't understand politics at all!"

"Amizoyo? Rubiando?" After his reminder, Suharto finally remembered the scene that happened at the presidential palace a few hours ago. Although he experienced betrayal, Suharto knew very well that politics is like this of. But now hearing what Habibi said, he was a little confused, "They? Isn't that what Americans mean?"

"No! No! No!" Seeing the confusion on Suharto's face, Habibi laughed out rarely, "My dear Mr. President, this time you really made a mistake. In fact, we also Reached an agreement, and then notified the United States. Washington decided to let you go after expediency. Including me, Rubi Ando, ​​Amizoyo, Habak, Bamsa, etc., made suggestions to the United States. , you understand now!"

  The Habak and Bamsa he mentioned are both the chiefs of staff of the navy. Since the Indonesian navy is divided into two fleets, there are two chiefs of staff.

  According to Habibie, both the army and the navy have turned against each other, and the remaining air force generals have nothing to do with the overall situation.

"They also betrayed?" Suharto was not angry. Even if he wanted to get angry at this time, he couldn't find someone to vent his anger on. After pondering for a while, he suddenly said, "No! With your connections and prestige, Habibie , it is absolutely impossible to integrate so many people, so there must be other people behind you! Is this the case? I guess right?"

The smile on Habibie's face immediately disappeared without a trace. After staring at Suharto for a while, he slowly shook his head and said seriously: "Mr. President, guess what?" Right, but wrong. There is indeed someone behind me, but it is not this person who persuades them, but this person's money!"

  Like the Suharto family, the families of these senior generals are also frantically amassing money everywhere. Most of them use their noble status to get involved in a certain industry, and seize wealth from others through unfair competition.

   But with the collapse of the Indonesian rupiah, the vast majority of these people are in crisis, and many of their companies are on the verge of bankruptcy and urgently need new capital injections. At this time, the gold master Zhongshi brought by Habibi appeared in front of their family like a **** descending from the earth. Naturally, the principals of these families could only agree to Habibi's political request due to the situation.

"If possible, I would like to meet this person." Suharto looked at Habibi and said suddenly, but seeing Habibi's face suddenly changed, he hastily added, "I can absolutely guarantee this person's personal safety. Besides, now, what else can I not see? I just want to see what kind of character the other party is!"

   Thank you book friend, oh my god, it's so hard to get a monthly vote for the name!

  

  

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