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2003-05-23 Southeast Asia

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-05-23 12:53 pm|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 have been found buried, apparently murdered

Preferably, in that order...

Posted by snellenr 2003-05-23 13:25:21|| 2003-05-23 13:25:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Murdered for the equivalent of five grand? It couldn't have happened to a nicer group of people.

I had thought that the Indonesian military's death squads were back in action. In some ways, that would have been preferable, indicating the Indonesian govt's commitment to squashing Islamic extremists. It would have opened up a whole other can of worms, but given that Indonesia faces an existential crisis just about every other week, extreme measures are understandable.

Under the former dictator Suharto, where Christians frequently filled high-ranking positions in the security apparatus, Islamists were targeted relentlessly; many sought refuge overseas. (Benny Murdani, the chief of intelligence (i.e. secret police) then, was Catholic). Indonesian democracy has brought about the return of Islamic extremists. Successive elected governments have tolerated these movements; the result has been the slaughter of Christians on Ambon and the Moluccas by Islamic infiltrators and the recent terrorist attack in Bali. I've not followed the recent promotions and retirements of the Indonesian security establishment, but I suspect that Christians are no longer in high-ranking positions.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-05-23 15:24:17|| 2003-05-23 15:24:17|| Front Page Top

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