Megawati's momentous message

Megawati's momentous message

The courage of Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri to
criticize the United States at the UN General Assembly should be
highly appreciated.

In the international forum attended by 191 world leaders,
Megawati stressed that injustice in the Middle East has been the
main source of all kinds of terrorism.

The Indonesian president said US support for Israel has made
Muslims around the world believe that the U.S. policy toward the
Middle East is absolutely unfair.

"We all have to admit that the injustice, worsened by the
sense of being marginalized and being ignored, has augmented the
climate of terrorism," Megawati stressed at the 58th UN General
Assembly on Tuesday.

In Megawati's point of view, the solution of the Arab-Israeli
conflict would be key to combating international terrorism.

This opinion has long been in the mind of Muslim countries but
no one dared to express it officially in an international forum,
the way Megawati did.

What has been voiced by Megawati was the official stance of
the Indonesian people, in behalf of other nations which feel
marginalized by the West, particularly by the U.S.

To remind the U.S. in a UN forum, which was also attended by
US President George W. Bush, is to show a corrective attitude.

Thus, we have to appreciate President Megawati this time for
her speech, which should become the basis of Indonesia's foreign
policy in its war against terrorism.

-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta