Sacred cows<\/p>\n
The public has since long lost even the slightest confidence
\nin the police and security apparatuses, who have the authority to
\ninvestigate the recent bombings in the country. It is therefore
\nentirely appropriate for the public to demand that the chief of
\nthe Jakarta Police, the chief of the National Police and the
\nchief of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) resign.<\/p>\n
Acts of terrorism by bombings are instruments used to preserve
\ncertain interests, and in the current Indonesian context the
\ninterests are in the political and economic domain. People with
\neconomic privileges who are now becoming politically
\ndisadvantaged are resisting through terror.<\/p>\n
All the components who make up this nation must begin to learn
\nto try to win through ethical means and to accept defeat in a
\nspirit of chivalry. As a self-respecting nation, dialog is for us
\nthe most honorable instrument to use. Terror, in whatever form,
\nnever wins because it only gives rise to a growing resistance.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the police lack the courage to arrest the
\nbombers, even though there is an unspoken belief among the public
\nthat the culprits are sitting right under their noses.<\/p>\n
-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sacred-cows-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }