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...DIED. ERSA SIREGAR, 52, Indonesian television reporter who was caught in the cross fire in a shoot-out between Indonesian troops and members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), who were holding him; in East Aceh, Indonesia. The head of the International Federation of Journalists said the rebels had earlier agreed to free Siregar and his cameraman, but closing the deal fell apart because the military wouldn't allow human-rights organizations in to arrange the release. The military placed the blame on GAM and accused the rebels of using Siregar as a human shield...
Wolfowitz has spent much of his career as a fierce defender of democracy. In Ronald Reagan's State Department, he pushed autocrats in Indonesia, the Philippines and South Korea toward reform. In George H.W. Bush's Administration, he was the Pentagon's No. 3 civilian and the first to argue that letting Saddam Hussein remain in power was a mistake. In the current Administration, he was the first to push Bush to topple Saddam in the wake of 9/11--and he did so just four days after the tragedy. Over coffee at Camp David, Wolfowitz privately broached the idea with Bush...
...There are plenty of young Muslims eager to join up. Many see the 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...
...ASIA Indonesia: JI still going strong Afghanistan: Intelligence failures...
...ASIA Indonesia: JI still going strong Afghanistan: Intelligence failures...