ABOOK and thousands of words. Can we and should we understand the thoughts and feelings of someone like Imam Samudera? The 276-page book entitled “Aku Melawan Teroris” (My Fight Against the Terrorists) written by one of the Bali bombers relates what he himself expresses as a “half-hearted biography.” According to Samudera, “It is not appropriate for me to write an autobiography.”

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