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...Yudhoyono was seated nearby at the same event, she made no attempt to talk with the former general, far less congratulate him. And until the deadline ran out last Thursday, some presidential aides were still saying that Megawati would challenge the results, despite the opinion of election monitors that Indonesia's first direct presidential election was generally free and fair...
...Aides say the remote Megawati, who spent much of her childhood in the presidential palace when it was the residence of her father Sukarno, has found it difficult to accept the magnitude of her rejection by Indonesia's voters. "I don't know why it was such a surprise to her," says University of Indonesia political scientist Eep Saefulloh Fatah. "All she had to do was look at the polls. Everyone said that [Yudhoyono] would win." He adds that the President's petulance tarnishes what should be a moment of triumph despite her huge election loss. "It's a shame...
...Indonesia: Again Your article on the suicide bombing in Jakarta focused on the terrorism still prevalent in Indonesia [Sept. 20]. That attack came less than two years after the October 2002 bombing on the island of Bali that killed 202 people. Indonesians today are praying for peace in the region and an end to terrorist activities. The devastation in Indonesia has shocked the world and clearly shows that Muslim nations are strongly affected by terrorism, the same way other countries are. Peace is something the region demands. Akshay Mor Bombay...
...Erdogan was confident the negotiations, which could take up to 15 years, would conclude successfully. "We consider the European Union a community of values, not a Christian club," he said. The Commission also set a date of January 2007 for the accession of Bulgaria and Romania. Terror Alert FRANCE Indonesia put its diplomatic missions around the world on heightened security alert after a bomb exploded outside its embassy in Paris , injuring 10 people. The world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia has suffered a number of recent attacks on its soil by Islamic militants linked to al-Qaeda. Exit Strategy POLAND...
...While Australian politicians often talk about "Asia," the region is neither monolithic nor stable. It was uncertainty in the region - including the 1995 collapse of the Keating Labor government's security agreement with Indonesia and the resulting debacle in East Timor - that helped convince Howard to reinvigorate the alliance in the late '90s. "At the end of the day," says Tow, "the U.S. relationship is so fundamental - what alternative does Australia have? Would China be the new great and powerful friend? It doesn't relate to anybody on those terms. Would ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations...