THE bomb blast in Kuta, Bali evidently was born in Pabelan, an area in Solo, Central Java known for its batik handicraft. The name of the area also popular for its mutton soup came from the mouth of Amrozi, the 39-year-old suspected member of the Bali bomb network, to the police. Amrozi was in Pabelan, part of one of the major cities in Central Java, last September, upon the instructions of Imam Samudra.

Imam is not a stranger to Amrozi. A s