Really, though, it seems to come with surprising ease - when, of course, you can convince the Indonesian police that counter-terrorism is their top priority, seeing as how they have a lot of other security problems to deal with. This happened in 2005 too. Given that the Marriott was bombed again in July (after four years without a strike, and this one only killing 7), the police went back to work on the main terrorism guy and...
Noordin Mohammad Top, an aspiring regional commander for al-Qaida who evaded capture for years until he was reportedly shot dead in a raid Saturday, has been linked to a series of bombings in Indonesia that killed 250 people.
Noordin's time on the run seems to have ended in an hours-long shootout at a remote village in central Java where he had been holed up. Police have not confirmed that his body was recovered from the scene, where a siege culminated in a burst of gunfire and explosions and police flashed each other a thumbs up.
With more that 17,000 islands and a population of 235 million, Indonesia is a relatively easy place for a fugitive to go underground, and terror experts said he has had the help of a substantial support network and several wives.
Maybe the U.S. should ask for some tips. Really though. I don't understand it myself. Did years of brutal authoritarian training camps make counter-terrorism a breeze?
ETA: So maybe it's not Noordin, but apparently they did foil an assassination attempt on President Yudhoyono. Yudhoyono's all, "I extend my highest gratitude and respect to the police for their brilliant achievement in this operation." Ha ha ha.
Noordin Mohammad Top, an aspiring regional commander for al-Qaida who evaded capture for years until he was reportedly shot dead in a raid Saturday, has been linked to a series of bombings in Indonesia that killed 250 people.
Noordin's time on the run seems to have ended in an hours-long shootout at a remote village in central Java where he had been holed up. Police have not confirmed that his body was recovered from the scene, where a siege culminated in a burst of gunfire and explosions and police flashed each other a thumbs up.
With more that 17,000 islands and a population of 235 million, Indonesia is a relatively easy place for a fugitive to go underground, and terror experts said he has had the help of a substantial support network and several wives.
Maybe the U.S. should ask for some tips. Really though. I don't understand it myself. Did years of brutal authoritarian training camps make counter-terrorism a breeze?
ETA: So maybe it's not Noordin, but apparently they did foil an assassination attempt on President Yudhoyono. Yudhoyono's all, "I extend my highest gratitude and respect to the police for their brilliant achievement in this operation." Ha ha ha.