Terrorism, What's That?

The bill on anti-terrorism now being discussed by parliament is being held up by disagreement over what is actually meant by terrorism.

June 4, 2002

THE terrorist labeling of Kiai Haji Abubakar Ba'asyir by the Singapore government has not stopped Vice President Hamzah Haz from visiting the Muslim cleric at his pesantren at Ngruki in the Central Java district of Sukoharjo. Last week's visit by Hamzah to Pesantren Al Mukmin followed a similar visit he made earlier last month to Ja'far Umar Thalib, leader of Laskar Jihad in detention at police HQ on charges of provoking sectarian violence in

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