The U.S. spreading fear

The U.S. spreading fear

According to Time magazine, Indonesia is one of the centers of
al-Qaeda's network in Southeast Asia. The magazine is very sure
that after al-Qaeda's base in Afghanistan was destroyed, some of
al-Qaeda leaders had been slipped into the country to prepare new
terror.

In Indonesia the organization, according to the magazine,
planned an enormous attack on all the U.S. 'interests' in
Southeast Asia, including Indonesia to commemorate the Sept. 11
tragedy. The plan had been, however, aborted.

The cover story of Time of this week's edition said the al-
Qaeda has had a link to radical Islam in Indonesia since a long
time ago. The organization was involved in some terrors,
including the Christmas' eve bombings in 2000 and the blast at
the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta in 1999.

Terrifying still, al-Qaeda, according to Time, had attempted,
but failed, to assassin Megawati Soekarnoputri twice in 2000 and
2001.

The Time reports had too many coincidences. The report also
coincided with President George W. Bush' telephone call to
President Megawati, which was, according to the White House, on
the U.S.' plan to attack Iraq.

Failing to arrest Osama bin Laden dead or alive, the U.S. has
been spreading fear from day-to-day. According to Time the
radical Islamic group has been on growing in the eastern part of
Indonesia. This has become the reason for the U.S. to renew its
military aid to Indonesia. By so doing, the U.S. has helped the
Indonesian military to comeback (on the political stage). The
U.S. has also provoked suspicions between Islam and Christianity
in the country.

-- Koran Tempo, Jakarta