A leading environmental group in Indonesia yesterday slammed former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger for urging Indonesia not to review business deals with the giant copper and mining company Freeport-McMoRan Indonesia. The Indonesian Forum for the Environment, known as WALHI, said the statement was a form of intimidation against the Indonesian government, considering that Freeport Indonesia was accused of pollution in Irian Jaya, where the company is based. Emmy Hafild, the head of WALHI, said, “We strongly protest against Kissinger’s statement because it sounds like intimidation. We think his statement is unethical, bullying, and ignores the democratization process now underway in the country.” Kissinger is a member of the board of directors of Freeport-McMoRan’s parent company that’s based in Louisiana, Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold.