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...truly a suicide attack, the Paddy's bomb marks a grim milestone: the first time in memory a Southeast Asian Muslim terrorist has sacrificed his own life to kill others. After the arrest last week in Malaysia of four radicals allegedly trained as suicide bombers, some analysts fear that a deadlier wave of terror may be unleashed upon the region. "In every conflict there comes a point when it produces the kind of person willing to die," says Rohan Gunaratna, author of the book Inside al-Qaeda. "That time is now ripe in Southeast Asia...
...Despite such grim revelations, it seemed that every new bomber paraded before the press rebutted those who had despaired of Indonesia ever taking action in the fight against terror. The police made a series of amazingly swift arrests and promised more soon. But for all the sound and fury surrounding the investigations, disturbing questions remain unanswered?questions that have grave implications for the likelihood of future terrorist attacks in Indonesia and the region. Why can't Indonesian and Australian forensics analysts even agree on the composition of the bomb? Who actually built the bomb?none of those captured even pretended...
Lewis imagines that a grim reaper lurks at the bottom of whatever “particular container” we use to deliver our deadly dose, and with sickle in hand, the agent of death waits to pluck us from the primes of our lives. Four students nearly died in the “chaos” of Harvard-Yale two years ago because of “alcohol poisoning at the ‘life-threatening’ level,” Lewis warns with a flashlight under his chin. Another of our brilliant peers fell off a truck...
...best” students and “the brightest” ones are not the same, and are often far from similar. With their ability to good-humoredly juggle their multitude of commitments, a great number of athletes fall into the former category; with their grim resolve to crack their books as their overwhelming top priority, many Harvard students fit the latter classification. A top-notch academic record does not confer merit in its own right: it must be complimented by a range of other attributes, including (but not limited to) honor, flexibility and determination. And, while the Harvard...
...despite the grim death toll in Bali and the government's inability to contain violence, the reality remains that militant views are held by a tiny minority of Indonesians. The tolerant, middle-of-the-road religion espoused by groups such as Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama, which between them have a membership of some 70 million, is the true face of Islam. That may be another reason so many turn for reassurance to the charismatic Aa Gym, proudly positioned at the forefront of the moderate majority. He is a thoroughly modern Muslim. He advocates a 21st century religion that complements...