As IRS crusades against Americans hiding money offshore, Latin American tax cheats flock to U.S. banks

By Michael Hudson

U.S. and its banks called "biggest tax haven" in world

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"… te bank clients,” including two daughters of former Indonesian President Suharto, a strongman who was alleged to have looted billions of dollars from his c …"

Dark alliance rules the high seas

By Andreas Harsono

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 13, 1999 — Bangkok's The Nation newspaper originally published this series on April 13, 1999. It is reprinted here

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"… resident B J Habibie. In the late1970s, Habibie, then an aide to president Suharto, was appointed head of the Batam autonomous area.Habibie moved boldly, dra …"

Cholera and the age of the water barons

By Bill Marsden

Cholera turned out to be a chronicle of death foretold by blind ideology

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"… ility but also stood by as two multinationals secretly negotiated with the Suharto regime for the transfer of the public waterworks into their control. The t …"

"… d into partnerships with a business crony and a son of the former dictator Suharto to gain control over the city's waterworks. Both men then made significant …"

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Water and politics in the fall of Suharto

By Andreas Harsono

Thames and Suez executives abandoned their posts with only 3 days of water treatment chemicals

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"… umers and everything else." …"

"… of Jakarta was a war zone. More than 2,500 people had died in clashes with Suharto's soldiers and in fires that swept the riot-torn city.Among the thousands …"

"… ies had taken control of Jakarta's waterworks by forming partnerships with Suharto's children and cronies.Both Thames and Suez executives abandoned their pos …"

"… torship to grab control of a major city's waterworks. In alliance with the Suharto family and Suharto cronies, Thames and Suez won favorable concessions with …"

Jakarta's intelligence service hires Washington lobbyists

By Andreas Harsono and Nathaniel Heller

Former Indonesian president's foundation served as conduit for push to overturn ban on military cooperation

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"… ppasus unit, which was involved in kidnapping student activists during the Suharto era. He was removed from his position just days after Suharto's resignatio …"

"… s during the Suharto era. He was removed from his position just days after Suharto's resignation in 1998 and retired from the military the next year. An inve …"

"… ed as an advocate of moderate Islam. He helped lead the opposition against Suharto in the 1990s, and in 1999, he became the first elected Indonesian presiden …"

"… and in 1999, he became the first elected Indonesian president of the post-Suharto dictatorship.Gus Dur was forced out of office by the Indonesian parliament …"

Bob Dole: Indonesia's man in Washington

By Kevin Bogardus

Former Republican presidential candidate is paid to lobby for the country's oil interests

Excerpts from this story referencing "Suharto":

"… uild a geothermal plant in Indonesia, which was voided by the since-ousted Suharto dictatorship. The Geneva Arbitration Court found Pertamina liable for brea …"