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| Indonesians discover al-Qaeda operating their country. Really. |
| 2004-02-27 |
| The Indonesian intelligence`s discovery of an Al Qaeda terrorist group in the country should be seriously followed up because so long as there are anti-US sentiments, terrorist activities would continue, a political observer said here Thursday. They need a political observer to tell them this? You'd think Bali would've been enough of a wake-up call for them ... "Being hunted by intelligence and security officers, the terrorists will lay face-down security officers in the field say the terrorist movement is stronger and that we have to be in full alert and should not be indifferent to the finding," he added. Not too sure about "stronger." Most of the local Indonesian al-Qaeda is JI and they've been hit pretty hard since Bali. They have a lot of cannon fodder from conflicts like Aceh and the Moluccas, but the core leadership seems to have basically gone underground for now. Despite the finding of an Al Qaeda terrorist group in Indonesia, Hermasaid aside from firearms, almost all explosive materials being used to make bombs can be easily obtained in Indonesia, and the recent discovery of similar materials in Kalimantan and Poso, Central Sulawesi, is a clear indication that there is a terrorist ring in Indonesia. There have been reports of al-Qaeda training camps operating out of Sulawesi for some time now, plus those festivities back in October. Anybody bothered to follow up on those reports? |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |