Coming to Jakarta: A Poem about TerrorA devastating revelation of violence, exploitation, and corrupt politics, Coming to Jakarta derives its title from the role played by the CIA, banks, and oil companies in the 1965 slaughter of more than half a million Indonesians. |
Contents
Section 1 | 9 |
Section 2 | 17 |
Section 3 | 55 |
Section 4 | 61 |
Section 5 | 89 |
Section 6 | 91 |
Section 7 | 143 |
Section 8 | 146 |
Section 9 | 155 |
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