Word: separatist
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...Wahid's Indonesia, however, that's par for the course. There are bigger, more troubling imponderables. The country seems to be falling apart in so many different ways. Was Kalimantan's carnage an anti-migrant pogrom similar to those in Irian Jaya? Or was it more like the separatist-incited violence in Aceh? Or was it similar to the bloody religious rivalry between Christians and Muslims in Ambon? When the Dayaks carved out the hearts and heads of their victims, was this the kind of tribal blood sport that would have proliferated in Indonesia had former President Suharto not exerted...
...often the first to capitalize on this gullibility. Says General Ruben Cabignati, regional military commander based in the town of Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao: "I know of so many smart businessmen who have been tricked by these seemingly innocent natives." It helps that Mindanao's prolonged Muslim separatist insurgency has created a lawless haven for kidnappers, arms sellers, drug traffickers and itinerant counterfeiters...
...decline and death seem to be shifting. For the first time, the people who actually live there are being consulted, albeit unofficially. In a bid to get peace talks under way, India has said that it is ready to let some of the self-appointed political leaders of the separatist cause known as the All Parties Hurriyat Conference travel to Pakistan to meet with militant leaders and Pakistani officials...
...glove treatment Abubakar is receiving, along with an apparent reluctance to pursue other possible suspects such as Abubakar deputy Hambali Nurjaman, can probably be explained by Indonesia's complicated and unstable politics. First, Indonesia has enough turmoil to deal with, from separatist movements to communal massacres. President Megawati Sukarnoputri rules atop an unwieldy coalition of interests, and the last thing she wants to be known for is a reckless crackdown on Islamic groups. "Megawati's government is afraid of arousing Muslim sentiment if anyone is taken in without enough proof," says Hamid Basyaib, a researcher at the Akasara Foundation think...
...INDONESIA Taking No Chances Government troops shot and killed the military leader of the separatist movment in Aceh province while police in Jakarta sought to crack down on a militant Muslim group. An army spokesman said Aceh rebel leader Abdullah Syafei, his wife and five others died during a raid on his jungle base on Sumatra Island. In Jakarta, police detained Mujahidin Council leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir for questioning about possible terrorist links...