THE police recently announced the arrest of a number of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) activists, and the discovery of weapons and explosives caches at several locations. This is certainly a blow for terrorism in Indonesia, but by no means has the scourge been eliminated.

After all, terrorism is just another form of social disease. Like other illnesses, it is unlikely to be wiped out so long as people socialize. Perhaps, all that can be done is to isol