THE perpetrators of the Tentena bombing were barely arrested when another bomb exploded, this time in Pamulang, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Jakarta. There were no casualties, luckily, just a few scorched blades of grass. But that is not to say there were no victims. At the very least, the people's sense of security has been shaken.

That is understandable. For months we have been warned of possible terror attacks. The US and Australian