Bali bombing

Bali bombing

Bali's latest incident illustrates how much harder it is to prevent attacks than it is to carry them out. Terrorists have their own ways of delivering their macabre messages.

In the most recent case, Saturday's repeat bombings on the tourist island of Bali, a clear signal was sent to the world that international networks of terrorists are very much intact and capable of carrying out such hideous acts in this region, despite heightened awareness and efforts to suppress them.

They will strike at their own convenience and especially when overall conditions seem -- as on Bali -- to be improving. -- The Nation, Bangkok