Word: indonesianness
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...That emerging ?lite is Task Force 88, an Indonesian crack police unit created by the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Security Service as part of its program to develop local antiterrorism specialists in countries allied with Washington in the war on terror. More than $12 million has been spent by the U.S. to build a top-notch training school in Megamendung, some 50 kilometers south of Jakarta, where an academy belonging to the national police once stood. The four-hectare site features a "shoot house" for simulated hostage-taking situations, a breaching area to practice setting door charges...
...Giving Indonesian cops more firepower is controversial because the police were once an integral part of the military, and parts of the force were notorious for being heavy-handed. Brimob, for example, has been accused by human-rights groups of committing abuses in recent years in provinces such as Aceh and Papua, where the authorities are battling separatist rebels. In an attempt to restore their responsibility for internal security, the police were hived off from the military three years ago, a move Washington supported. By providing advanced weapons and training, however, the U.S. is sparking concern that the police might...
...Nature will become angry if we are arrogant." Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesian President, after a flash flood blamed on deforestation killed more than 100 people in North Sumatra province...
...Indonesian island has long been a cauldron of Muslim-vs.-Christian violence. More than 1,000 people were killed there from 1999 to 2001. After at least a year and a half of calm, masked gunmen recently murdered 12 Christian villagers in two attacks, with most of the killings happening on Oct. 12?the first anniversary of the Bali blasts. Jakarta launched a massive manhunt for the shooters, and the effort yielded quick results. Police killed six alleged gunmen in a firefight on Oct. 16 and arrested 17 others...
...Number of suspected separatist rebels that the Indonesian military claims to have killed in Aceh since martial law was declared six months...