No retaliation necessary

No retaliation necessary

From Media Indonesia

We have to be very careful in reacting to the Indonesian flag burning incident in Australia. It is most probable that the action was not the final objective of the group. The main objective could be to create disharmony between Indonesia and Australia.

Emotional reactions as demonstrated by a group of students in retaliation of the flag burning and the Indonesian Importers Association's plan to boycott Australian goods would only serve to enhance the group's popularity and existence.

The characteristics of the anti-East Timor integration movement is that the group always uses occasions when Indonesia is engaged in important events like the APEC conference and the independence celebration. They merely want to obtain greater popularity and world sympathy, not more.

NUGROHO

Jakarta