Yudhoyono (Indonesian president) not convinced JI (terra group) exists

[rooboy]

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said the Government will ban Jemaah Islamiah (JI), which is believed to have links with international terrorist network Al Qaeda, if it is proven to exist.

His cautious comments on JI may disappoint Western governments, who have no doubt about the network's presence in the world's most populous Muslim nation and who want the former general to confront terrorism head on.

In an interview to appear in Time magazine's November 1 edition, Mr Yudhoyono said he will review steps being taken to deal with terrorism by judicial, intelligence and police agencies.

His comments come two days before a militant cleric, Abu Bakar Bashir, faces trial on charges of leading JI and involvement in the 2002 Bali blasts that killed 202 people and a strike at a luxury Jakarta hotel last year that killed 12.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200410/s1228340.htm

[Wright Patman]

1. They're just windmills

but windmills must prove they have no WMDs.

You must also prove you have no WMDs. Offer your proof now. That wasn't good enough. We will now spread "freedom" to you.

[allemand]

2. I don't think the headline is justified.

He doesn't express doubt in the way Hamzah Haz did. SBY is just cautious and didactic in his choice of words. That is how you win over hearts and minds.