Terrorists' Assets and the Public Interest

Official language is sometimes confusing and at once amusing. Just listen to what State Minister for Communications & Information, Syamsul Muarif said. After a political and security meeting in Jakarta last Tuesday, he said that `the international world' has provided a kind of list that is being scrutinized by the State Intelligence Agency. What he meant was a list of assets or accounts of Indonesian nationals who are suspected of being involved i...