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Indonesia blew al-Qaeda trap
  • Five suspected members of al-Qaida arrived in Indonesia from Yemen last July with a plan to blow up the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, a high-ranking U.S. official has revealed. But Indonesian authorities balked at taking action, allowing the men to slip out of the country after they realized they had been discovered. U.S. diplomats surmised that authorities had intentionally scared the team away so as not to have to confront them. The five men had based themselves at a religious institution run by Arab Indonesians in eastern Java.
    How convenient they should get away. That avoided any confrontation between the government and the fundos, and also between the government and rogue elements of the military - the ones funding Lashkar Jihad to the tune of $9.3 million skimmed from the operations budget. Musharraf learned in Pakland. Maybe the Indonesians will learn, too. If not, someone will steal their country out from under them.
    Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-01-23
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    http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=125