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...multi- year, multi-prong campaign than any heat taken from a few days away from Washington. European officials had flocked to the White House to be seen with Bush, boasted senior aides, but the APEC audience was tougher. Some of the 21 member countries like Malaysia and Indonesia had shown support for the U.S. soon after the tradgedy, but were now facing riots in their streets. Russia and China were powers that needed Bush's personal attention. Phone calls wouldn't do. Plus, a president cannot be seen talking about nasal swabs in the White House. "We cannot...
...Afghanistan. U.S. intelligence officials are convinced that bin Laden is indeed still there. But sources tell TIME they are worried that other leaders of both al-Qaeda and the Taliban may have slipped out of the country, or be trying to. Their favored destinations are thought to be Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia. (U.S. officials are also trying to check movements into Somalia, Chechnya and Sudan.) In all three of the likeliest havens, the CIA has been working with local officials to round up the members of extensive al-Qaeda cells, while U.S. diplomats have been pressing their host countries...
...free to issue statements, though not to use Afghan soil for "acts against any other country." Bush offered the Taliban a "second chance," saying he would call off the assault if they surrendered bin Laden. The regime rejected the proposal. The Western military action sparked protests in Pakistan, Indonesia, Iraq and the Palestinian territories, where police opened fire on bin Laden supporters in Gaza. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf struggled to contain anti-American demonstrations in several major cities. He sidelined two generals and replaced his intelligence chief - all three had pro-Taliban sympathies - before allowing the country?s airspace...
...Despite these intermittent stories of goodwill, the outlook in this country is grim: If the U.S.-led war on terrorism continues to escalate, the economic impact will be harsh in Indonesia; in Bali it is already evident. Hotel occupancy is dwindling to 20 percent. So they have cut back on ordering supplies; small businesses and individuals are already feeling the cutbacks and are very scared...
...Indonesian government?s inability, so far, to find its way in this crisis is perplexing to those of us who have observed the country for many years. Indonesia is the fourth largest nation in the world, and the largest Muslim nation, with very important strategic demographics, but for decades has maintained an incredibly low global profile. No other nation this large is so little understood and publicized in the world at large. So why now, when a low profile is most called for, is the Indonesian government suddenly wandering onto center stage, with seemingly nothing to gain from a prominent...