high visibility terror still the goal
Feb. 2007
Below is a reminder that the war on terror is far from over. We are reminded that there is a global Islamist Jihad out there that will stop at noting to use any weapon in its arsenal to inflict the greatest amount of damage possible. The key points of this article that appeared on StrategyPage.com are summarized below.
Out to inflict as much hurt as possible
Police and troops on Sulawesi were put on high alert, because military intelligence had picked up information indicating that Islamic radicals from all over Indonesia were moving to Sulawesi in an attempt to launch a spectacular attack on local Christians.
Australia has warned its citizens to stay away from Central Sulawesi, where most of the violence tends to take place.
Christians are ready to strike back if the Islamic terrorists go after them again.
2,000 people have died in religious strife on Sulawesi. The Islamic radicals need a spectacular operation to revive declining enthusiasm for the cause (of global Islamic conquest).
Clashes between police and soldiers have been common since 1999, when army control of the police force was removed. The soldiers are having a hard time getting used to dealing with cops who can now arrest them, or at least try to. This is making it easier for Islamist infiltration.
The UN is passing the hat, trying to raise the money, and people, to extend the East Timor peacekeeping force. The 1,800 peacekeepers are mostly police, and they are dealing with a population of about a million.
Conditions ripe for radical recruitment
15-percent of the population is refugee, and most of the adults are unemployed, and dependent on UN food aid to live.
People have plenty of time to devote to street gangs, many of which are politically motivated.
The presidential elections are on April 9, and the UN would like to have more troops or police on hand to deal with the usual (for East Timor) election violence. The current peacekeeping operation expires on February 25, and the UN is seeking the votes, and money, to extend that for a year. Countries are getting tired of paying to police places like East Timor.
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Islamic Radicals Seek a Spectacular Slaughter
Our Take
Though we have been lucky – though no small part of the Bush administration - to not have had another major terrorist attack since 9-11, we can never forget that the rest of the world deals with the threat of terrorism daily and on a level we are unaccustomed to. Terrorism is still a major problem around the world and inaction is to invite it right back here to American soil.
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