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...global war on terror as an attempt by the West (specifically the U.S.) to crush Islam. Jihad can also provide an escape to those mired in poverty. "Even if a fraction of 1% of [Indonesia's] population is predisposed to extremism, that's a huge number," says Ken Conboy, author of Intel: Inside Indonesia's Intelligence Service. That makes blocking the pipeline to Mindanao critical. Though Malaysian, Indonesian and Philippine police all say they have stepped up patrols between Indonesia and the Philippines, their efforts don't seem to have stemmed the flow of would-be cadets. When Rifki...
...Since Nov. 15, three international schools in Jakarta have closed due to security alerts. The Jakarta International School has added a three-meter-high "blast wall," a "boom gate" in front of the school and protective security film over all exterior windows. It is a depressing truth, says Ken Conboy, country manager for security-consulting firm Control Risks Group, that even if such measures succeed in deterring an attack at the school, there is no shortage of alternative targets. "Terrorists go for the lowest common denominator," he says. "If the schools look harder to crack, they'll go for other...
...barring Carey from running again, federal monitor Kenneth Conboy said the Teamsters boss was a party to illegal schemes to funnel nearly $900,000 of union funds to the 1996 campaign in which he narrowly defeated challenger James P. Hoffa. The explosive ruling followed guilty pleas last September by three Carey aides, including Michael Ansara, a co-founder of the radical Students for a Democratic Society at Harvard in the 1960s, who admitted to helping shift $95,000 of union dues into Carey's coffers. Carey denies knowing about the illegal acts and vows to fight the disqualification ruling...
...Conboy's sweeping report also tarred Democratic fund raisers and prominent labor leaders in money-laundering schemes on behalf of the Teamsters leader. Among the union officials named were Richard Trumka, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, and Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, one of the fastest growing U.S. unions. Conboy cited evidence that Trumka, once the reform leader of the United Mine Workers, and McEntee helped get cash to Carey. The two leaders and Carey are reportedly targets of a federal grand jury in New York City that is investigating...
...this might seem to give Hoffa a walkover in the new election, for which no date has been scheduled. But no sooner had Conboy disqualified Carey than another court-appointed overseer disclosed plans to investigate charges that Hoffa's campaign improperly raised $1.8 million during last year's election. The monitor asked for a 45-day delay in the election. The Hoffa camp denies the report's finding...