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The Shanghai summit

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The Shanghai summit

President Megawati Soekarnoputri of Indonesia initially
rallied to the American cause (against terrorism), but her
government has wavered in recent weeks. She should move against
the financial supporters of Indonesia's Laskar Jihad Islamic
terrorists. The Philippines needs no encouragement in fighting
Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic terrorist organization with ties to the
bin Laden network.

Mr. Bush will not find uniform support for all his anti-
terrorism policies among the leaders in Shanghai. Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia, for one, has been notably critical.
But if he can mobilize a shared sense of outrage and a
recognition that terrorism is the common enemy of all decent
societies, the time will be well spent.

-- The New York Times

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