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...SENTENCE REDUCED. ABUBAKAR BA'ASYIR, 65, jailed Indonesian cleric and accused spiritual leader of the Southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiah, which has been blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings; by Indonesia's Supreme Court; in Jakarta. Abubakar was originally sentenced to four years in prison for subversion and immigration violations. But the subversion conviction was thrown out in December, and last week his jail term was cut to 18 months including time served, allowing Abubakar to be released in a matter of weeks. The court's decision sparked concern about Indonesia's commitment to fighting terrorism. Visiting Jakarta last...
...They have the mentality of colonialists-all white people are like that." ABUBAKAR BA'ASYIR, Indonesian Muslim cleric accused of being the spiritual head of a terror group, responding to U.S. and Australian concerns over the halving of his prison sentence by Indonesia's Supreme Court...
...initially reported—brought little clarity, just more confusion to a world already bewildered and tense. Top American officials yesterday insisted that the latest attacks would not shake Europe’s resolve. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said on television that the Madrid attacks mean anti-terror efforts ought to intensify, not diminish: “There is a war on terror that must be fought. Nobody’s immune.” Still, many protestors have blamed the attack on the government’s support of the Iraq occupation, and yesterday?...
This discussion is healthy. If a war on terror must be fought—how it ought to be fought remains to be fully understood. President Bush said in January that the invasion of Iraq had made the world a safer place; Thursday’s bombing, if nothing else, should generate pause. Much work lies ahead...
Sept. 11 was the most important event of our time, let alone of this presidential term. Sept. 11, its aftermath and the response--the War on Terror, the Bush doctrine of going after states and not just terrorists, and the implementation of that doctrine in both Afghanistan and Iraq--are central to deciding the fitness of George W. Bush to continue in office...