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...There have been a number of al-Qaeda inspired terror strikes since September 11 2001 - in Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, Morocco, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and possibly even Iraq. Further plots have been disrupted in Europe, the Arab world and possibly the U.S. But the movement's fortunes, over the past two years, cannot be judged by the number of attacks it has launched, any more than the success of President Bush's "war on terror" can be measured by the number of al-Qaeda operatives captured or killed...
...Power As your story on the bombing in Jakarta made clear [Aug. 18-25], Islamic terrorist organizations have shown once more that they have not been defeated by the global war against terrorism. Otherwise they wouldn't have been able to damage a luxury hotel in the heart of Indonesia's capital. Is it really necessary to maintain the risky fight against Islamic fundamentalists? They can appear everywhere, they can hide anywhere and they're constantly filling their ranks with new, young and motivated members. It seems senseless to react with violence. It would be much more useful to find...
...CONVICTED. Abubakar Ba'asyir, 65, for being an accomplice in crimes against the security of Indonesia, forgery and violating immigration laws; in Jakarta. A five-judge panel sentenced Abubakar to four years in jail but acquitted him of other charges...
...visit to Borobudur toiling in the City of London as an investment-fund manager. Although he had previously spent two years in the Royal Navy, he himself admits that he's not much of a seaman. He's no scholar of ancient shipping and had spent little time in Indonesia before he started building his ship...
...ship was constructed from seven kinds of hardwood native to Indonesia and joined entirely by pegs, which Assad calls "tree nails." Burningham declares himself "just about satisfied" with the results. "Stability is adequate, not excellent, and the maximum speed is about 7 1/2 knots. She has a terrific motion and doesn't pitch or roll." The ship that he and Assad built is a funny-looking duck, with masts like narrow pointed ladders, canted sails and stout bamboo outriggers. The ship's captain, Alan Campbell, a Scotsman now living in Tasmania, recalls his first impression: "Some ships, when you first...