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...scale, deadliness and timing of the Bali bombings were unanticipated, but they did not come as a complete shock to U.S. counterterrorism authorities. U.S. intelligence sources told TIME that in several meetings with Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri since early September, Administration officials have informed her that the U.S. had evidence that al-Qaeda had established a major presence in Indonesia. They pressed her to arrest Islamic militants they believed were linked to Osama bin Laden's network, including Abubakar Ba'asyir, the alleged spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah, a radical Islamic group suspected of terrorist attacks across the region...
...very wide," says Major General I. Made Mangku Pastika, the Balinese-born police chief appointed by Jakarta to head the investigation. General Pastika occupies one of the hottest seats in Indonesia. Getting some solid arrests?none have been made so far?will reassure the international community that President Megawati Sukarnoputri is serious about the need to reverse her country's image as a haven for terrorist groups. "My credibility, the credibility of the Indonesian police, and the credibility of Indonesia are all wrapped up in this case," Pastika admits...
...status of countries such as Pakistan or the Congo, where economies are chronically dysfunctional and central leadership is largely incapable of governing. It doesn't have to go that way. The attack could strengthen the hand and the resolve of Indonesia's do-nothing chief, President Megawati Sukarnoputri, allowing her to stand up to terrorism and begin seriously addressing the country's economic problems. "Will this wake her into decisiveness and action?" asks Tom Lembong, a former official at the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency. "That's really the multi-million dollar question...
Person of the Week A nation with a largely Muslim population, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri ignored the warnings about Islamic extremism. But with the dead still being counted after the bombings in Bali, terror has been laid at her doorstep. With the long-awaited arrest of alleged Jemaah Islamiah leader Abubakar Ba'asyir, is "Mom" finally getting tough...
...Bali last week, tourists and locals alike were outraged by revelations the Indonesian government ignored warnings from the U.S. that groups linked to al-Qaeda were active in the country. (The British and Australian governments denied allegations they had been told about a possible attack in Bali.) President Megawati Sukarnoputri's administration had also repeatedly snubbed requests from Malaysia and Singapore to arrest and extradite Abubakar Ba'asyir, a radical cleric who is said to lead the extremist Jemaah Islamiah (JI) - the group the U.S. suspects of being behind the Bali bombing. The day before he was due for interrogation...