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Govt lacks resolve in settling Poso conflict (27/09/02) #4017
The Jakarta Post, September 27, 2002
The prolonged communal conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi has yet to be entirely
settled despite government efforts in sponsoring the Malino peace deal. Sulaiman
Mamar, a professor of anthropology at the Tadulako University in the province capital
of Palu spoke to Jakarta Post contributor Badri Jawara about the root causes of the
conflict which originated five years ago.
Homemade bomb explodes in troubled Poso (27/09/02) #4016
The Jakarta Post, September 27, 2002
JAKARTA (JP): A homemade bomb exploded inside an empty public transportation
van near a traditional market in troubled Poso, Central Sulawesi on Thursday morning,
a police officer said on Thursday.
Army chief denies involvement in Freeport attack (27/09/02) #4014
The Jakarta Post, September 27, 2002
Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard
Ryacudu denied on Thursday allegations that soldiers stationed in Papua were
involved in a shooting last month near the Freeport mine that left two Americans and
one Indonesian dead.
Foreign terrorists in Indonesia (27/09/02) #4013
ABC AUSTRALIA, 27/09/2002 10:03:04
Indonesia's military chief says foreign terrorists have been involved in sectarian
violence in the Maluku islands and Central Sulawesi.
Jakarta confirms foreign terrorist link (27/09/02) #4012
ABC AUSTRALIA, 27/09/2002 05:01:18
Indonesia's military chief says foreign terrorists have been involved in sectarian
violence in the Maluku islands and Central Sulawesi.
"Slick-snake" Rais Rejects CIA Allegations (27/09/02) #4010
LAKSAMANA.Net, September 26, 2002 09:31 PM
September 26, 2002 09:31 PM, By the Editor. Laksamana.Net - People's Consultative
Assembly (MPR) speaker Amien Rais has dismissed the CIA's allegation that
extremist Muslim preacher Abu Bakar Bashir is linked to Al-Qaeda, citing the US
intelligence agency's long history of stirring up conflict in other countries.
No Al-Qaeda network found in Indonesia, says Army Chief (27/09/02) #4009
The Jakarta Post, 9/26/2002 7:45:51 PM
JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu asserted no
intelligence information was so far available about the existence of an international
terrorist network like Al-Qaeda in Indonesia.
Four injured in Sulawesi bomb blast (27/09/02) #4006
ABC AUSTRALIA, 26/09/2002 20:40:54
Four people were wounded when a bomb exploded near police headquarters in the
troubled town of Poso in Central Sulawesi province in Indonesia.
Aust's defence strategy to include South-East Asia (27/09/02) #4004
ABC AUSTRALIA, 26/09/2002 07:52:52
Defence Minister Robert Hill has given a strong warning that militant Islamic terrorist
networks pose a serious threat to South-East Asia. He says Australia's defence
strategy will be shifting to include more than just this region.
Terrorists pose threat to South-East Asia (27/09/02) #4003
ABC AUSTRALIA, 26/09/2002 06:54:47
In a speech about the terrorism threat in South-East Asia, Defence Minister Robert
Hill says there is one specific group that is particularly dangerous. It is called Jemaah
Islamiyah and is linked to Al Qaeda.
Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 94 (26/09/02) #4001
13-20 September 2002
ACEH * At least 21 people -- 13 civilians, 2 policemen, and 6 alleged GAM members
-- were killed in the province during thhe week, according to news media.
CENTRAL SULAWESI * A bomb exploded at a Christian school in Palu on Thursday
(19 Sep.) injuring three persons, including a policeman.
MALUKU * The Jakarta Post reported that a communal violence erupted on
Wednesday (18 Sep.) in Haruku, Central Maluku, that claimed at least five lives and
burned down 300 buildings, including five churches. Sr. Comr. Anthonius Bambang
Suedy, deputy chief of the Maluku Provincial Police, said there was no need to deploy
security personnel to Haruku because the situation was under control. The violence
spread to Ambon on the same day where at least one person was killed.
NORTH MALUKU * On Sunday (15 Sep.), three villages with mixed population:
Korago, Losua, and Pangeo in North Morotai Sub-district, were attacked by about
32-armed men. The attackers systematically moved from one village to another
targeting Christian homes and churches. Over 250 houses, 4 churches and a school
were destroyed and many residents had to flee to the jungle. About 700 people have
taken refuge in Bere Bere, Gorua, and Posi Posi Rao in the same sub-district. The
military have deployed troops to the area and the local Government is providing
assistance to the newly displaced people.
PAPUA * Gunmen wounded one Indonesian soldier on Saturday (14 Sep.) after they
ambushed a truck belonging to the Freeport mine in Papua. The attack occurred
about one kilometre from the site of the 31 August ambush on two buses that left one
Indonesian and two Americans dead, said Papua Military Chief Maj. Gen. Mahidin
Simbolon.
Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 93 (26/09/02) #3999
06 - 13 September 2002
ACEH * At least 16 people-8 civilians, 2 TNI soldier, and 6 alleged GAM
members-were killed in the province during the week, according to news media.
CENTRAL SULAWESI * Palu Airport had to close down for two hours on Monday (9
Sep.) after receiving a bomb threat. Police bomb squad failed to find any signs of
explosives. The governor's office also received a bomb threat on Tuesday (10 Sep.).
Likewise, no bomb was found.
MALUKU * Three Muslim residents (a six-month pregnant woman and two teenage
girls) of Kulur Village, Saparua Island, were shot dead on Sunday (8 Sep.) by
unknown assailants. The incident resulted in raising security tension in Ambon and
prompted retaliation offensives in some areas in Ambon Island. During the day a man
was killed and the car he was travelling in was destroyed in Galunggung Suburb of
Ambon City. Later in the evening two bombs exploded at Mardika Street near a
security check post in Ambon City. No casualty or damage was reported.
NORTH MALUKU * The gubernatorial elections continue to dominate public debate in
the province. Supporters of the sole nominee, Thayib Armayn, maintained that the
election process should continue while others maintained that current regulations
require at least two candidates for the elections to proceed. The provincial parliament
is now waiting for further advice from the central government.
PAPUA * Kelly Kwalik, a local leader of an OPM group accused by the army of
attacking on 31 August a Freeport bus convoy which killed an Indonesian and two
Americans, accused the military of carrying the attack in a hand-written statement
sent to AFP on Saturday (7 Sep.).
Army, militia suspects in Freeport murders
The Jakarta Post, September 26, 2002
Agencies, Jakarta. Army soldiers from Indonesia's Kopassus special forces were
involved in a deadly ambush on employees of the Freeport mine in Papua, a human
rights investigator alleged on Wednesday.
Indonesia military linked to killings (26/09/02) #3998
The Age, September 26 2002
By Matthew Moore, Indonesia Correspondent, Jakarta. Four Indonesian soldiers were
at the site of an ambush last month in which three schoolteachers from the giant
US-owned Freeport mine in Papua were killed, according to new evidence released
yesterday.
Thousands of militant Muslims declare holy war in (26/09/02) #3997
mass anti-US rally in Surakarta
The Jakarta Post, 9/25/2002 10:13:59 PM
SURAKATA (JP): About 1,500 militant Muslims from various regions in Java and
Sumatra attended a mass anti-U.S. rally in Surakata on Wednesday and declared
they were ready to wage a jihad against Washington.
1000 attend anti-US rally in Indonesia (26/09/02) #3996
ABC AUSTRALIA, 26/09/2002 02:16:21
More than 1,000 Muslims from hardline Islamic groups have attended a mass
anti-America rally in Indonesia.
More delays in probe into Theys' murder (26/09/02) #3995
The Jakarta Post, September 26, 2002
Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. After months of delays, National Military
Police Chief Maj. Gen. Sulaiman A.B. disclosed on Wednesday that the military
police had not yet completed their investigation of several members of the Army's
Special Force (Kopassus) suspected of murdering proindependence Papuan leader
Theys Hiyo Eluay last November.
Police refuse to reveal findings on Teluk Betung blast (26/09/02) #3994
The Jakarta Post, 9/25/2002 4:09:42 PM
JAKARTA (JP): Despite making significant progress in their investigation into
Monday's blast on Jl. Teluk Betung, Central Jakarta, the police said on Wednesday
that they would not reveal their findings until the investigation was complete.
Indonesians Distrust Report by C.I.A. on Qaeda Suspect (25/09/02) #3986
THE NEW YORK TIMES, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
By RAYMOND BONNER. JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 23 -- "Beware of U.S.
Propaganda." That front-page headline in one of the leading newspapers here this
morning spoke to far more than just the article below it.
Taking the Hard Road (24/09/02) #3980
Time (Asia), September 30, 2002 / VOL. 160 NO. 12
BY SIMON ELEGANT/JAKARTA, KEMAL JUFRI/IMAJI PRESS. Indonesia faces a
tough choice: crack down on extremists and risk an Islamic backlash—or incur
America's wrath. While many JI suspects have been apprehended, leader Ba'asyir
remains free in Indonesia
Police fail to reveal bomb attack masterminds (24/09/02) #3979
The Jakarta Post, September 24, 2002
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Prior to the grenade blast early on Monday morning close
to the U.S.-owned property here that claimed one life, a string of bomb attacks had
already struck Jakarta.
Bungled Jakarta bombing backs US warnings (24/09/02) #3978
The Sydney Morning Herald, September 24 2002
By Matthew Moore, Herald Correspondent in Jakarta. The bungled bombing of a
United States embassy residence in Jakarta early yesterday has provided dramatic
evidence supporting US warnings that its citizens are under threat from terrorists
operating in Indonesia.
Confusion reigns over al-Faruq's extradition (24/09/02) #3976
The Jakarta Post, September 24, 2002
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Confusion reigned on Monday over the status of
suspected terrorist Omar al-Faruq when Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda
said, in contradiction to earlier remarks by other officials, that his extradition to the
U.S. was not linked to the government's efforts against terrorism.
Grenade exploded intended for U.S. embassy property: Police (24/09/02) #3975
The Jakarta Post, 9/23/2002 2:07:00 PM
JAKARTA (JP): A grenade exploded inside a van in the early hours of Monday, with
police claiming that it was intended to be thrown at a property belonging to the U.S.
embassy.
Police: Indonesia Blast Kills One (24/09/02) #3972
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Monday September 23, 2002 6:24 AM ET
By LELY T. DJUHARI, Associated Press Writer. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A hand
grenade exploded Monday in a car just yards from a house owned by the U.S.
Embassy, killing one passenger, police said. The embassy denied police reports that
the house was the target.
....Police suspect Azis, a resident of Bogor, was handling the grenade went it
went off in the front seat. They said the driver, identified solely as Yusuf,
carried an identity card issued in Ambon, the capital of Maluku Province.
Jakarta police question car bomb suspect (24/09/02) #3970
ABC AUSTRALIA, 23/09/2002 18:43:24
A car laden with explosives has blown up prematurely near a US embassy residence
in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, killing one passenger and injuring the driver.
Explosion in Jakarta (23/09/02) #3965
ABC AUSTRALIA, 23/09/2002 13:08:56
A vehicle packed with explosives has blown up near a building housing US embassy
officials in Jakarta.
Car bomb blast targets US diplomats (23/09/02) #3964
The Age, September 23 2002
A vehicle carrying explosives blew up prematurely near a US embassy residence in
the Indonesian capital Jakarta early today, police said.
Death toll from bomb explosion in Indonesia rises (23/09/02) #3960
ABC AUSTRALIA, 22/09/2002 18:40:18
In Indonesia, the death toll from an explosion at a fireworks factory in central Java
province has risen to 15.
Indonesian cleric denies terrorist links (23/09/02) #3958
ABC AUSTRALIA, 21/09/2002 10:27:17
An Indonesian Muslim cleric has accused the United States of being anti-Islamic. Abu
Bakar Bashir says the United States has launched a grand strategy to hinder the
Islamic struggle.
U.S. Embassy in Jakarta Reports a 'Credible Threat' (23/09/02) #3955
THE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2002
By RAYMOND BONNER. Reuters. Abu Bakar Bashir, leader of the group Islamic
Community, denies Western accusations that he heads a terrorist organization.
Sudden violence shatters 18-month calm in N. Maluku (23/09/02) #3952
The Straits Times, Friday, September 20. 2002
By Marianne Kearney, STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU. JAKARTA - At least
two people died and more than 200 houses were torched in a sudden flash of violence
in the North Maluku islands, shattering an 18-month period of calm in the province
described as a success story in resolving sectarian conflict.
Militant Alliance in Asia Is Said to Seek Regional (23/09/02) #3950
Islamic State
THE WASHINGTON POST, Friday, September 20, 2002
By Alan Sipress and Ellen Nakashima. Washington Post Foreign Service. JAKARTA,
Indonesia, Sept. 19 -- Islamic extremist groups with roots in at least five Southeast
Asian countries have forged a coalition seeking to transform their separate, local
struggles into a campaign to establish a single regional Islamic state, Singaporean
officials said today.
Police: Indon Muslim militant gave speech calling for war (23/09/02) #3946
The Star, Thursday, September 19, 2002
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A police officer testified Thursday that he had overheard
Indonesia's best-known Muslim militant urge his followers to wage war on Christians
in a trial closely watched as a test of Jakarta's willingness to curb religious
extremism.
Four killed, 300 buildings burned in Ambon conflict (20/09/02) #3943
The Jakarta Post, September 20, 2002
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The situation in Haruku, Central Maluku, has been
gradually returning to normal following a communal violence on Wednesday that
claimed at least five lives and burned down 300 buildings, including five churches.
Four killed, 300 buildings burned in fresh violence (20/09/02) #3937
The Jakarta Post, 9/19/2002 9:02:36 PM
JAKARTA (JP): The situation in Haruku, Central Maluku, has gradually returned to
normal following an outbreak of violence on Wednesday that claimed the lives of five
people and burned down 300 buildings, including five churches.
Ba'asyir denies links to alleged al-Qaeda kingpin (20/09/02) #3934
The Jakarta Post, 9/19/2002 8:06:35 PM
JAKARTA (JP): Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, a militant Indonesian Islamic leader, denied on
Thursday knowing reputed al-Qaeda kingpin Omar al-Faruq or being linked to terrorist
acts in Indonesia.
Akbar believes TNI's report on al-Qaeda network in Indonesia (20/09/02) #3933
The Jakarta Post, 9/19/2002 4:20:05 PM
JAKARTA (JP): House of Representative Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Thursday
he trusted military information describing the existence of the al-Qaeda terrorist
network in Indonesia, a report said.
Slain Suspect in Indonesian Ambush Said to Be (20/09/02) #3929
Military Informer
THE WASHINGTON POST, Sunday, September 15, 2002
By Alan Sipress and Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post Foreign Service. JAKARTA,
Indonesia, Sept. 15 (Sunday) -- The body of a key suspect in the killing of two
Americans and an Indonesian in the eastern province of Papua has been identified by
his family as an informant for the Indonesian military's special forces, according to a
human rights group helping in the police investigation.
Senior terrorist captured in Indonesia (19/09/02) #3916
ABC AUSTRALIA, 18/09/2002 14:03:54
An Indonesian minister has confirmed that an alleged al Qaeda operative currently
detained by U-S officials in Afghanistan, was arrested in Indonesia.
Misfire prevents bombing near Freeport mine (19/09/02) #3915
ABC AUSTRALIA, 18/09/2002 18:42:03
The Indonesian military has blamed separatist rebels for three bombs found under a
bridge near the main base town for the giant Freeport gold and copper mine in Papua
province.
Academic accuses police of mistreatment (19/09/02) #3913
The Sydney Morning Herald, September 18 2002
By Matthew Moore, Herald Correspondent in Jakarta. A Scottish academic detained
for a week by police in Indonesia's Aceh province said yesterday she had been
beaten, deprived of sleep and threatened with a knife during her captivity.
Arrested Briton's knifepoint ordeal (19/09/02) #3912
Guardian, Wednesday September 18, 2002
John Aglionby, Banda Aceh. A Scottish academic detained eight days ago in
Indonesia yesterday said she was subjected to a catalogue of abuse at the hands of
the authorities during the first week of her ordeal.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS -- Report No. 320 (18/09/02) #3909
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, September 18, 2002
UNREST ON MOROTAI – Morotai is the most Northern island of the North Moluccas.
Last September 16, according to "Siwalima" daily newspaper, the villages of Kurako
(or Karago), Gusuo (or Losuwo) and Pangil (or Pengeo) in the Northern part of the
island, were attacked by an unidentified band armed with fireweapons. One (or two)
villagers were killed in the incident, about 180 houses and three churches were burned
down. Security forces have the situation under control now. Thus was declared to the
press by Moluccas Police Chief Sunarko.
Long promised prosecutors yet to arrive in Maluku (18/09/02) #3908
The Jakarta Post, September 18, 2002
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Some 30 prosecutors the government promised to send
to Maluku several months ago are yet to arrive in the strife-torn province.
"LJ-supported" VP uninformed of al-Qaeda member arrest (18/09/02) #3907
The Jakarta Post, September 18, 2002
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. In another example of poor coordination in President
Megawati Soekarnoputri's administration, Vice President Hamzah Haz admitted on
Tuesday he had no knowledge of the arrest of an alleged al-Qaeda operative in
Indonesia.
Two die in sectarian violence in Indonesia's Maluku province (18/09/02) #3902
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Monday September 16, 2002 3:45 AM ET
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Gunmen attacked two villages in Indonesia's religiously divided
province of North Maluku, killing two people and burning down dozens of buildings, a
military spokesman said Monday.
Confessions of an al-Qaeda Terrorist (18/09/02) #3899
Time, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002; 2:31 p.m. EST
By Romesh Ratnesar. For someone interested in quietly leading a terrorist's life, the
rainy Indonesian hamlet of Cijeruk is a nice place to settle down. Nestled among lush,
green paddies and swaying banana trees, an hour's drive outside the chaotic capital
city of Jakarta, Cijeruk consists of a single two-lane road lined by a row of well-kept
cottages. It's a good spot to hide from the authorities, if you have reason to be on the
run -- which may be how Omar al-Faruq, a 31-year-old drifter from Kuwait, ended up
living there, in a concrete house that belonged to the family of his Indonesian wife Mira
Agustina, 24.
Chronology of Pastor Rinaldy Damanik Arrest (17/09/02) #3896
Jubilee Campaign USA, September 13, 2002
"Criminals are arrested on the streets, houses, forest, and those are quite normal
cases. However, in Rev. Rinaldy Damanik's case, he was arrested in a police office.
Very strange, yet that was what happened. Police arrested him, while he was willing
to be questioned as a witness, not as a suspect." Johnson Panjaitan (Rev. Damanik's
attorney) quoted from Media Indonesia, September 13, 2002
Chronology Poso August 2002 (17/09/02) #3895
Jubilee Campaign USA, September 13, 2002
Monday, August 5. Makato village(Tojo sub-distric), was attacked early in the
morning, around 4 a.m., a group of stranger attacked. Witnesses said that between
80 and 100 men dressed in black ninja outfits attacked the village from opposite
directions crying "Allahu Akbar!" (God is great! in Arabic)
Military Denies Engineering Conflicts (17/09/02) #3894
LAKSAMANA.Net, September 17, 2002 04:02 AM
Laksamana.Net - Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) commander General Endriartono
Sutarto denies the military has been masterminding violence in several regions to
maintain its political power.
Regions: Police at Odds with Army (17/09/02) #3891
LAKSAMANA.Net, September 15, 2002 10:46 PM
Laksamana.Net - The ambush at the Papua Freeport mine that cost the lives of two
Americans and an Indonesia has led to a clear break between the police and the
military.
Shots Fired at Papuan Police Investigators (17/09/02) #3890
LAKSAMANA.Net, September 17, 2002 02:34 AM
Laksamana.Net - Unidentified gunmen have opened fire on a car of police officers
investigating the murder of three teachers near the giant Freeport gold mine in Papua
province.
Twenty-one suspected terrorists arrested in Singapore (17/09/02) #3889
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/09/2002 04:02:01
Meanwhile, 21 suspected terrorists have been arrested in Singapore in connection
with a plot to blow up Australia's High Commission and other targets in the country.
Australians a terrorist target in Singapore (17/09/02) #3888
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/09/2002 09:23:35
A group of 21 people have been arrested in connection with a plot to blow up the
Australian High Commission and other targets in Singapore.
Christians assess Australia's asylum policy (17/09/02) #3887
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/09/2002 09:23:39
Australian Christian leaders are putting forward a proposal to take the politics out of
what they call the most "divisive" issue in Australian life.
Aceh detainees face more questioning (17/09/02) #3886
ABC AUSTRALIA, 16/09/2002 20:01:30
Indonesian police say a former Australian university lecturer will be flown to Aceh's
provincial capital Banda Aceh for intensive investigation.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS -- Report No. 319 (16/09/02) #3884
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, September 14, 2002
REFLECTION ON CURRENT SITUATION IN AMBON – On September 14, 2002,
Monseigneur P.C. Mandagi msc, Bishop of Amboina, gave a press conference on
several hot items, specifically those connected with recent acts of violence and with
the impending election of the next Governor of the Moluccas.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS -- Report No. 318 (16/09/02) #3882
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, September 13, 2002
VISIT BY SUPREME POLICE COMMANDER – National Supreme Police
Commander (Kapolri) Da'i Bachtiar paid a brief visit to Ambon on Thursday,
September 12. He acknowledged to the newsmedia that the fact that not any of those
guilty of all recent misdeeds can be located, clearly shows lack of synergy among the
intelligence personnel.
Indonesia quizzes 21 soldiers over Papua killing (16/09/02) #3880
ABC AUSTRALIA, 15/09/2002 15:45:49
In the Indonesian province of Papua, gunmen have wounded one Indonesian soldier
after they ambushed a truck belonging to the America-owned Freeport mine.
Ambush near US-owned mine in Papua suggests (16/09/02) #3879
Indonesian army involvement
WSWS.org, 13 September 2002
By John Roberts. In the early afternoon of August 31, an estimated 15 gunmen
opened fire with M-16 assault rifles on three Land Cruisers travelling on a mountain
road near the huge US-owned Freeport gold and copper mine in the Indonesian
province of Papua. Three people, one Indonesian and two Americans, were killed and
10 others wounded. All were staff members at the mine's international school.
West should warn Indonesia against crackdown in (16/09/02) #3878
Papua province, report says
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Friday September 13, 2002 5:22 AM ET
By SLOBODAN LEKIC, Associated Press Writer. JAKARTA, Indonesia - Violence
could escalate quickly in Indonesia's troubled province of Papua if the military uses
the murder of two Americans as a pretext to crack down on pro-independence
activists, an international think tank warned Friday.
Detainee Called Key Al Qaeda Figure in Southeast Asia (16/09/02) #3877
THE WASHINGTON POST, Thursday, September 12, 2002
By Susan Schmidt and Dan Eggen. Washington Post Staff Writers. Omar al-Farouq,
the detainee whose information prompted the United States to raise its terrorist threat
indicator for the first time, is al Qaeda's facilitator for Southeast Asia and reported
directly to Abu Zubaida, the terror group's senior operations coordinator, government
sources said yesterday.
Bin Laden diverted suicide bombers from Indonesia (16/09/02) #3876
to kill Massood: former Taliban official
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Thursday August 15, 2002 9:55 PM ET
By KATHY GANNON, Associated Press Writer. KABUL, Afghanistan - Osama bin
Laden personally ordered the assassination of Afghan opposition leader Ahmed Shah
Massood days before the Sept. 11 attacks, a senior ex-Taliban official has said, the
first time a Taliban insider has discussed the terrorist mastermind's role.
Megawati tells critics to seek new homeland (13/09/02) #3874
The Jakarta Post, 9/13/2002 3:59:10 PM
CAIRO (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri has warned Indonesians living abroad
against denouncing the nation, telling them to refrain from doing so or relinquish their
citizenship and move to another country.
.........."Right or wrong, Indonesia is my country," she said........
RI 'could be model' of democratic Muslim nation (13/09/02) #3870
The Jakarta Post, September 13, 2002
Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Indonesia could become the prototype
of a democratic Islamic nation as the majority of Muslims here embrace moderation
and modernity despite the fact that radicalism has been growing since the fall of
former strongman Soeharto in 1998, says a noted German Muslim scholar.
Freeport protest follows Papua ambush (13/09/02) #3866
ABC AUSTRALIA, 12/09/2002 21:41:02
A small group of demonstrators has gathered outside the Jakarta headquarters of
mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia to protest what they say are the company's close
ties with the Indonesian military.
Balancing the secular state with Islam, post-September 11 (13/09/02) #3865
ABC AUSTRALIA, 12/9/2002
Indonesia, like other predominantly Islamic countries in the Asia Pacific region, has
felt the impact of the September 11 attacks on the US. The effects have at times
threatened to destabilise the balance between President Megawati Sukarnoputri's
secular rule and the demands of a devout Muslim population.
Listen
Speakers: Azyumardi Azra, State Islamic University in Jakarta; Jaffar Umar Thalib,
Laskar Jihad; Abu Bakar Bashir, Mujahadeen Council of Indonesia; A.M. Fatwa,
National Mandate Party; Fajar Yusef from KAAMI, Student Action Group for
Indonesian Muslims; Amien Rais, a former leader of Muhammadiyah
Indonesia: Possible U.S. Pressure Tactics May Backfire (13/09/02) #3863
Stratfor Analysis, September 11, 2002
Indonesian security officials expressed "surprise" over the Sept. 11 closure of the
U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, amid comments by a U.S. ambassador cautioning
businesses to stay out of Indonesia until the country stabilizes. Washington is trying
to exert political and economic pressure on the government to do more in the
anti-terrorism campaign, but this may only serve to exacerbate tensions within
Jakarta.
Poso Christian leader arrested (12/09/02) #3860
The Jakarta Post, 9/11/2002 10:21:54 PM
JAKARTA: The Rev. Rinaldy Damanik, from the Central Sulawesi district of Poso, was
arrested late on Tuesday at the National Police Headquarters for carrying guns in the
car he was traveling in, his lawyer Johnson Panjaitan said as quoted by AFP on
Wednesday.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS -- Report No. 317 (12/09/02) #3859
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, September 11, 2002
GENERAL SITUATION IN AMBON -- We are most fortunate that the Kulur killings
and the violent reaction of a Muslim mob lynching a Christian taxi driver, up to now
have not led to renewed strife. Muslims and Christians still meet one another at
certain sites, such as several markets and stores. However, Christians are still afraid
to pass through the Batumerah and Galunggung areas. Some Muslims also advise us
-- just to be sure -- not to board speeddboats to the village of Passo. By the way, today
two unexploded bombs were found at a common "Baku Bae" market place and
consequently secured by the military.
Ambassador says Papua attack 'an open matter' (11/09/02) #3851
ABC AUSTRALIA, 10/09/2002 23:07:57
The United States ambassador to Indonesia says it remains unclear who shot dead
two Americans near the giant Freeport mine in Indonesia's easternmost Papua
province last month.
West Papua: Military Accused Of Orchestrating (11/09/02) #3850
Freeport Killings
Green Left Weekly - Issue #508, September 11, 2002
BY JAMES BALOWSKI. On August 31, a band of unidentified assailants ambushed a
group of mine workers in Indonesia's eastern-most province of West Papua, leaving
three dead and 11 injured.
US ambassador links embassy shutdown to al-Qaeda (11/09/02) #3849
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Tuesday September 10, 2002 4:58 PM
Al-Qaeda is linked to a terrorist threat that forced the shutdown of US diplomatic
missions in Indonesia, the US ambassador said.
U.S. Closes Embassy in Jakarta Because of Threat (11/09/02) #3848
REUTERS, Mon Sep 9, 5:12 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in the Indonesian capital Jakarta and
the consulate in the city of Surabaya closed to the public on Monday until further
notice because of a threat of attack, the State Department said.
Ambon police find military bullet cases at shooting site (10/09/02) #3846
The Jakarta Post, September 10, 2002
Oktovianis Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku. Police investigators
have discovered standard military bullet cartridges at the site of a gunfight that
claimed three lives on Sunday. Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen. Soenarko Danu
Ardiyanto said on Monday that 20 cartridges of various standard military bullets were
found at Kulur beach, Saparua Island, Central Maluku almost immediately after the
shooting.
Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 92 (10/09/02) #3845
30 August - 06 September 2002
ACEH * At least 27 people-13 civilians, 1 police officer, and 13 alleged GAM
members-were killed in the province during the week, according to news media.
CENTRAL SULAWESI * The Jakarta Post reported that the Central Sulawesi
Provincial Police declared Rev. Rinaldy Damanik, a leader of the Central Sulawesi
Christian Church (GKST) denomination, a suspect for alleged possession of guns and
ammunition without a permit. The Church issued a statement saying that the whole
thing was a set up.
MALUKU * A bomb exploded in the Mardika sports stadium in Ambon Town on
Thursday (5 Sep.), killing three teenage school girls and injured 11 persons, just one
day after two Muslim and Christian neighbouring communities (Sirimau and Baguala)
performed a pela gandong (brotherhood) ceremony. The stadium is one of the few
neutral public areas in the city where both Christians and Muslims do meet for
communal sports and recreation.
NORTH MALUKU * The Sultan of Ternate, Mudaffar Syah, on Sunday (1 Sep.)
announced his withdrawal from the gubernatorial election of North Maluku. He also
resigned from the Golkar Party where he was a member for 40 years. His surprised
announcement leaves only one nominee, Thayb Armayn, in the race, which may now
have to be cancelled, as regulations require more then one candidate for the
elections.
PAPUA * Security forces shot dead a suspected rebel during a gunfight on Sunday (1
Sep.) in the hunt for the armed men who killed an Indonesian and two American
schoolteachers and injured 12 people near the Freeport copper and gold mine.
Religious violence erupts in Moluccas (10/09/02) #3844
BBC World News, Sunday, 8 September, 2002, 06:51 GMT 07:51 UK
A man was burnt to death when a mob torched his van. Rioting has broken out
in Indonesia's Moluccas islands following the reported killing of three women in the
religiously-divided region. Mobs took to the streets in a predominantly-Muslim quarter
of the regional capital, Ambon, and torched a van carrying Christians - one person
was burnt to death, police said.
New Ambon Attack (09/09/02) #3838
LAKSAMANA.Net, September 9, 2002 11:54 AM
Laksamana.Net - Gunmen shot and killed three Muslim women Sunday (8/9/02) on a
beach on an island near Ambon, setting off a riot that killed a Christian, the
Associated Press reported.
Four people killed in fresh Ambon violence (09/09/02) #3836
The Jakarta Post, September 09, 2002
Oktavianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. A Christian man was killed when
a mob set his van on fire in the restive town of Ambon, Maluku, on Sunday after three
Muslim females were shot dead in Kulur village, Saparua island, Central Maluku.
Maluku is now a closed territory (09/09/02) #3831
Tapol, the Indonesia Human Rights Campaign, September 2002
It is conservatively estimated that at least 9,000 people have been killed and 400,000
have become refugees since January 1999 when the communal conflict between
Muslims and Christians began in Maluku. In February 2002, a peace accord known as
Malino II was signed. But it was a top-down accord and violence has since erupted in
several places, notably the bloody attack on Soya in May, bomb attacks on the
governor's office and most recently in the Ambon market place on 27 July.
Four killed in fresh violence in Maluku (09/09/02) #3828
The Jakarta Post, 9/8/2002 8:31:58 PM
JAKARTA (Agencies): Four people were killed in two incidents in the strife-torn
province of Maluku on Sunday, three days after four young girls were killed in a bomb
blast at a sports stadium.
Four die in religious violence on Indonesia's Maluku islands (09/09/02) #3827
The Star, Sunday, September 08, 2002
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Unidentified gunmen on Sunday shot and killed three Muslim
women on a beach in Indonesia's Maluku province, triggering a riot in the provincial
capital that killed a Christian.
Three killed in Ambon (09/09/02) #3825
The Australian, September 08, 2002
MOBS today set a van on fire in Ambon city after reports that gunmen had shot dead
three people in nearby Haruku island.
Three die in violence on Indonesia's Maluku islands (09/09/02) #3824
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Sunday September 8, 2002 12:34 AM ET
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Villagers found three decapitated female bodies on Sunday in
Indonesia's religiously divided Maluku, military sources and news reports said
Sunday. The news triggered a riot in the provincial capital.
Indonesia says no religious motive in Ambon bombing (09/09/02) #3820
REUTERS, Friday September 6, 2002 5:11 PM
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz said on Friday a
home-made bomb that killed four young women in the strife-torn eastern city of
Ambon was not linked to a long-running religious conflict but the work of provocateurs.
VP accuses unnamed foreigners over Maluku violence (09/09/02) #3818
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Friday September 6, 2002 5:19 AM ET
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's vice president Friday blamed unnamed foreign
forces for continuing violence between Muslims and Christians in Maluku province.
Separatists from Indonesia's Papua province call for U.S. (09/09/02) #3817
to help investigate ambush of foreign workers
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Tuesday September 3, 2002 11:31 PM ET
By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer. UNITED NATIONS - The
non-violent separatist movement in Indonesia's Papua province called for an
independent commission with U.S. participation to investigate an ambush of foreign
workers, saying preliminary evidence indicates the attack was a provocation by the
Indonesian military to wreck a fragile peace process.
Papua separatist leader accuses military of deadly attack (09/09/02) #3815
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Saturday September 7, 2002 2:56 PM
A separatist leader in Indonesia's Papua province has accused the military of
mounting an attack which killed two Americans and one Indonesian near the huge
Freeport mine.
Moluccas: Separatists Sentenced 6-10 Months In Prison (09/09/02) #3814
For Hoisting RMS Flag
MISNA - Missionary Service News Agency [Italy], 4 SEP 2002 (18:57)
The district court of Masohi (Ceram Island) issued verdicts against separatists active
in the Indonesian Moluccas. Four separatists were in fact sentenced to serve from 6
to 10 months in prison for hoisting the lag of the RMS (Republik Maluku Selatan,
Republic of South Moluccas).
Homemade bomb kills three in Ambon (06/09/02) #3809
CNN, September 6, 2002 Posted: 7:34 AM HKT (2334 GMT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A homemade bomb has exploded in a sports stadium in
the violence-ravaged town of Ambon in eastern Indonesia, killing three girls and
injuring eight other people, police and witnesses said.
Bomb kills three in Ambon (06/09/02) #3808
BBC World News, Thursday, 5 September, 2002, 13:52 GMT 14:52 UK
A home-made bomb has killed three people in the Indonesian city of Ambon in the
Moluccas islands.
Ambon blast kills 3 high school girls (06/09/02) #3807
The Jakarta Post, September 06, 2002
Novi Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. At least three school girls were killed
and 11 others injured when a bomb was set off in Ambon just a day after the Muslim
and Christian community performed a pela-gandong (brotherhood) ceremony to end
the three-year-old sectarian conflict in the city on Wednesday.
Explosion Kills Three in Indonesia's Ambon City (06/09/02) #3805
REUTERS, Thursday September 05, 2002 07:08 AM ET
AMBON, Indonesia (Reuters) - A home-made bomb killed three young women in the
Indonesian city of Ambon in the strife-torn Moluccas islands Thursday, police said.
Three die in bomb explosion in Ambon (06/09/02) #3804
The Jakarta Post, 9/5/2002 8:28:15 PM
JAKARTA (Agencies): A powerful exploded at a stand in Merdeka Stadium in Ambon
on Thursday, killing three junior high-school students and injuring 11 others, some
seriously.
Four U.S. security officials investigate Papua ambush (06/09/02) #3800
The Jakarta Post, September 06, 2002
R.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura. Four United States security officials,
allegedly including an FBI agent, are visiting Papua to help look into last week's
ambush that killed two Americans and one Indonesian as Indonesian troops ceased
their pursuit of suspected attackers.
Politicians want Tanjung removed from Indonesian Assembly (06/09/02) #3799
ABC AUSTRALIA, 06/09/2002 11:35:43
Leading Indonesian legislators have started calling for the suspension of Akbar
Tanjung as parliamentary speaker after his conviction for graft.
TNI identifies Freeport attacker (05/09/02) #3794
The Jakarta Post, September 05, 2002
Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The Indonesian Military (TNI) has
identified one of the attackers who killed three Freeport Indonesia employees on
Saturday as a member of Free Papua Organization (OPM), an officer said on
Wednesday.
Motives for Papua killing unclear: police (05/09/02) #3793
ABC AUSTRALIA, 05/09/2002 05:04:26
Indonesia's national police chief says it's too early to know if the killers of two U-S
teachers and an Indonesian in remote Papua province were politically motivated or
simply criminals.
Papua rebels deny role in killing of two Americans... (05/09/02) #3792
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Monday September 2, 2002 1:53 PM
By CHRIS BRUMMITT. The Associated Press. TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) -- Separatist
rebels denied any role in the killing of two American teachers and an Indonesian in the
jungles of Papua province, and urged the government Monday to allow an independent
investigation into the attack.
Lampung military denies allowing training for militias (05/09/02) #3791
The Jakarta Post, September 05, 2002
Oyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung. Lampung Military Resort
Commander Brig. Gen. Chairuddin Aziz denied on Wednesday that he had given
permission to a militia group called Ratra to conduct military training.
Akbar gets three years for graft (05/09/02) #3790
The Jakarta Post, September 05, 2002
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Notorious for their corrupt ways,
the country's judiciary sprang another surprise on Wednesday when they sentenced
House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung to three years in prison for
corruption.
Indonesian Parliamentary Speaker jailed for three years (05/09/02) #3789
ABC AUSTRALIA, 05/09/2002 03:01:21
Indonesia's parliamentary Speaker, Akbar Tanjung, has been found guilty of corruption
and is to be jailed for three years.
FBI agent and US official visit survivors of Papua attack (04/09/02) #3787
ABC AUSTRALIA, 04/09/2002 04:03:03
An F-B-I agent and an American consular official have been visiting survivors of a
deadly ambush in the Indonesian province of Papua that have been flown to Australia
for treatment.
What Is Happening At Freeport? (04/09/02) #3785
LAKSAMANA.Net, September 3, 2002 02:08 PM
Laksamana.Net - Dr. Denise Leith is the author of The Politics of Power: Freeport in
Suharto's Indonesia, due for release by the University of Hawaii Press in October
2002. This article appears on Laksmana.net with the author's permission.
Kelly Kwalik of the OPM has denied that the nationalist group is responsible for the
killing and wounding of Freeport employees on the company road from Tembagapura
on Saturday. John Rumbiak, the supervisor of ELS-HAM, who met with Kwalik on the
25 August stated in Sydney today that, "Most of the guerrilla leaders throughout the
entire province are now in a position of reforming peaceful movement for their political
demands." He, along with many other observers of West Papuan and Indonesian
politics, believe that it was TNI who were responsible for the killings of the Freeport
employees.
Papuan activists point finger at Indonesian military (04/09/02) #3784
REUTERS, Monday September 2, 2002 12:39 PM
SYDNEY, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Papuan rights and independence activists said on
Monday they believed the Indonesian military could be to blame for a weekend attack
that killed three people, including two Americans, near the world's biggest gold and
copper mine.
Independence Movement Condemns Killings (03/09/02) #3782
LAKSAMANA.Net, September 2, 2002 09:32 PM
Laksamana.Net - Full text of the Papua Presidium Council's reaction to the killing of
two Americans and one Indonesian at the Freeport gold and copper mine in Papua
province. Via the Joyo Indonesia News Service.
Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 91 (03/09/02) #3781
23 - 30 August 2002
ACEH * At least 34 people-19 civilians, 1 TNI personnel, and 14 alleged GAM
members-were killed in the province during the week, according to news media.
CENTRAL SULAWESI * Three persons were injured after picking up package bombs
on a street in Poso town on Monday (26 Aug.). A package bomb was also found
outside a shopping centre in Palu Town early that day. The police made a controlled
explosion of the bomb.
MALUKU * Ministry of Defence Official Jhoni Lumintang told reporters in Maluku that
the central government would not lift the status of civil emergency in the province. He
said that the nature of the conflict in Maluku is religious-based and that it would take
a long time to achieve total recovery.
NORTH MALUKU * CARDI carried out a security assessment in Jailolo, Sahu, Ibu,
and Oba sub-districts this week.
PAPUA * The Australian reported on Thursday (29 Aug.) that the Indonesian police
have drawn up plans to outlaw the main Papuan independence organization (Papua
Council Presidium) in a crackdown on separatism that started this month. The 60-day
Adil Matoa operation has the aim of identifying separatists or separatist organisations,
arresting and prosecuting individuals "committing treason or attacks against the
state" and shutting down organizations conducting separatist activities.
Mystery Surrounds Deadly Ambush of Americans in Indonesia (03/09/02) #3780
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Monday, September 2, 2002
By RAYMOND BONNER. JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 1 -- An ambush in Indonesia's
Irian Jaya Province on Saturday that left two Americans dead and several others
seriously wounded did not appear to be part of an international terrorist plot against
Americans, Western diplomats said today.
Fifteen alleged separatist rebels arrested in Papua (03/09/02) #3778
The Jakarta Post, 9/2/2002 4:15:10 PM
JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu said on Monday that
security personnel had captured 15 alleged members of the Free Papua Movement
(OPM) separatist group, under the leadership of Kelly Kwalik, who were responsible
for the deadly ambush on a convoy of workers near Timika over the weekend,
agencies reported.
Independent team needed to probe Papua ambush (03/09/02) #3776
The Jakarta Post, September 03, 2002
The Jakarta Post, Timika/Jakarta. Human rights groups demanded on Monday that
an independent team be established to investigate the deadly ambush that left two
U.S. citizens and one Indonesian dead in Irian Jaya on Saturday as speculation
surfaced that military personnel might have been involved in the incident.
U.S. to build naval docking facility in Bitung (03/09/02) #3774
The Jakarta Post, September 01, 2002
JAKARTA (JP): Mayor of Bitung Milton Kansil and a U.S. consultant, Vincent A
Lacelly, signed an agreement in Bitung, North Sulawesi, on Saturday for the
construction of a dockyard for warships in the town.
The quest for SE Asia's Islamic 'super' state (03/09/02) #3772
CNN, August 30, 2002 Posted: 11:32 AM HKT (0332 GMT)
The plan is breathtaking --to create one Islamic state from Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore to parts of the Philippines, Thailand and Myanmar.
Fears over new Asian terror group (03/09/02) #3771
CNN, August 28, 2002 Posted: 4:06 PM HKT (0806 GMT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Investigators in Southeast Asia are discovering more
details about a radical terrorist network coopted by Osama Bin Laden's al Qaeda
network.
Indonesia resists calls for cleric's arrest (03/09/02) #3770
CNN, August 28, 2002 Posted: 3:48 PM HKT (0748 GMT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Months after authorities in Southeast Asia revealed the
existence of a terrorist network operating in several countries, officials in the U.S.,
Singapore and Malaysia are pressuring Indonesia to arrest the network's alleged
leader.
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