What's the motive of the tragedy?

With regard to The Jakarta Post Nov. 10 list of mysteries of the Bali bombing, I would like to add one more.

As an ordinary citizen and reader of the press or as a listener or viewer of news broadcasts, I have become increasingly frustrated of getting all sorts of details on the Bali bombing except for one.

It is the motivation or even suspected motives for the bomb tragedy. This seems to me a crucial issue, as crucial as the identity of the culprits. It is not even clear from newssources that the issue has been raised.

Even if the issue is too sensitive because touchimg race and religious questions then it should have been stated as such or in other ways. But to neglect this issue is to undermine the credibility of the press and police.

Onghokham, Jakarta