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...despite the grim death toll in Bali and the government's inability to contain violence, the reality remains that militant views are held by a tiny minority of Indonesians. The tolerant, middle-of-the-road religion espoused by groups such as Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama, which between them have a membership of some 70 million, is the true face of Islam. That may be another reason so many turn for reassurance to the charismatic Aa Gym, proudly positioned at the forefront of the moderate majority. He is a thoroughly modern Muslim. He advocates a 21st century religion that complements...
...days earlier, Aa Gym declared that "Indonesian leaders fall because they wear masks to hide weaknesses in their characters." His goal, he says, is "to build their characters and prepare a generation of professional Muslims." It's a noble goal. At a watershed moment in the history of a troubled nation, Indonesia can ill-afford another leader who hides behind a mask...
...cooperate with al-Qaeda. (Ba'asyir has long denied any connection to terrorism, and is suing TIME over its report.) In mid-September, after phoning Megawati to discuss the threats detailed by al-Faruq, President Bush sent National Security Council aide Karen Brooks to Jakarta to press the Indonesians for action. On Sept. 23, after a grenade exploded near the Jakarta residence of an American embassy worker, U.S. officials told Indonesian counterparts they feared that the al-Qaeda threat "was changing form and going after softer targets"--such as sites frequented by tourists, according to a senior U.S. official...
After a tearful visit to the bombing site in Bali, Megawati soon displayed a newfound steeliness, rushing through an emergency presidential decree mandating tough antiterrorism regulations. Indonesian police ordered Ba'asyir to appear for questioning not in connection with the Bali attacks but for a spate of church bombings in 2000. But first, after giving a news conference in which he said "the Americans and Jews are terrorists," Ba'asyir collapsed and was hospitalized; the next day Indonesian police put him under arrest in the hospital. Signing on at last to the war on terrorism could cost Megawati support from...
...Mexico. She backed a controversial plan for a national ID card that will help keep tabs on bad guys. Her government also announced the deployment of 500 "secret marshals," plainclothes cops who will scour the nation looking for hoodlums. Arroyo's crackdown contrasted nicely with the foot-dragging of Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, and could win her a private meeting with George W. Bush at APEC and, with luck, more financial and intelligence assistance from the U.S. But the war on terror requires more than fierce talk, and the rest of Arroyo's campaign has been flagging lately...