To the terrorists

I am not at all sure whether Dr. Azahari and Noordin M.Top will even remotely understand the following, but I hope they do. I believe they will read this, for, like all other depraved megalomaniacs, they simply love to read about themselves and their so-called "accomplishments".

Acts of terrorism and the brutal, senseless slaughtering of innocent people will never ever bring you to the fulfillment of your so-called "ideals". You will never be able to destroy the decency, courage and dignity that is fortunately inherent in the minds and souls of a great many of us humans who populate the earth -- be they Muslims, Hindus, Christians, or Buddhists.

Your inhuman acts serve to unite us, not separate us. You may be surprised to know that many of my foreign and Indonesian friends and family members as well as I myself will make a point of expressly and deliberately visiting the island of Bali and other places that you might want to bomb. For we are not afraid of bodily death. Obviously, you, Dr. Azahari and Noordin M. Top, are very much afraid of death, because so far, you have ordered gullible and brainless minions to do your killings for you, while you yourself took flight like the spineless cowards you are.

TAMI KOESTOMO, Bogor, West Java