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(From The Jakarta Post)
People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker Amien Rais on Thursday launched a harsh attack on President Megawati Soekarnoputri and in an indirect way called for her ouster.
"Our national leaders do not have self-confidence anymore. They would be better off just becoming servants in other countries. Foreign entities like the IMF can easily dictate Indonesia. We are now like a car whose driver needs to be replaced," Amien said in the East Java capital of Surabaya on Thursday.
He did not name the "driver" in his tirade but was apparently referring to Megawati, whose administration has drawn sharp criticism from many for her …