Tag Archives: Terrorism
Dear SBY re: Terrorism Strategy
Dear SBY: You got re-elected. Noordin Top is dead. And terrorism in Indonesia has faded from the headlines. After the first half of this decade, Indonesian intelligence co-opted terrorist groups and brought them into the conversation. After multiple bombings earlier … Continue reading
“This is a Lebaran gift for the people of Indonesia”
Terrorism is not new and it was certainly not a twenty-first century invention. Our collective reactions to acts of terrorism are, in part, what defines the success of the terrorist act itself. Often, we don’t do too well. The Indonesian … Continue reading
Political Trust
I had a conversation with an Indonesian friend about the conspiracies circulating after the Marriot and Ritz bombings. One to date – SBY, the re-elected President, orchestrated the bombings himself. It’s ridiculous to even consider this possibility. My friend agreed … Continue reading
Friday Morning, July 17 2009
At 8am Friday morning I jumped on the back on my ojek (“motorcycle taxi”) and made my way to the office. Traffic was unusually bad, even for Jakarta. It was the most peculiar sight. The police, who hang out and … Continue reading
