Damned

A number of countries have officially said that Indonesia is a base for international terrorism. What are the implications?

October 29, 2002

THREE decisions were taken last week in different places around the world—London, Canberra and Washington. They were identical: labeling Indonesia as a base of operations for international terrorism. The terrorist group named was Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), founded in the 1970s in Surakarta, Central Java. Australia said JI was behind the Kuta bombing. The United States added the group to its list of foreign terrorists. In London, the British hom

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