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2003-05-18 Southeast Asia

350 Indonesians arrested after murder in Malaysia

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-05-18 10:31 am|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I wonder if Americans can grasp the importance and power of clan and family in these parts of the world. Offend clan (or religion) and the blood could easily start flowing.

Posted by Rifle308 2003-05-18 12:27:22|| 2003-05-18 12:27:22|| Front Page Top

#2 These people are almost certainly not members of related families the usual meaning of clan.

You have to understand that that Indonesia is an empire bequethed to a Javanese elite by the Dutch. All of Indonesia outside Java would secede given the opportunity. Malaysia has the same problem to lesser degree.

Incidents like this are the tip of a very large nationalist iceberg that could easily erupt in major disturbances. However there is no real risk of anti-western terrorism.

Posted by Phil B 2003-05-18 19:37:02|| 2003-05-18 19:37:02|| Front Page Top

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