Conflict hits Indonesia hard

[YankeyMCC]

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/05/09/conflict_hits_indonesia_hard_extremists_rock_tolerant_nation/

(snip)
"What happened in placid Pemogon illustrates how comparatively small networks of radical schools, mosques, and militias have been able to exploit and intimidate the much larger number of Muslims who reject violence."
(snip)

[Alpharetta]

1. Just substitute Christian for Moslem

"What happened in D.C. illustrates how comparatively small networks of corporations, churches, media outlets and government departments with interchangable leadership and funding have been able to exploit and intimidate the much larger number of Christians who reject violence."

[allemand]

2. The International Crisis Group has very good background information

about radical Islamism in Indonesia on its website:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=2959&l=1

Recycling Militants in Indonesia: Darul Islam and the Australian Embassy Bombing, Asia Report N°92, 22 February 2005
Indonesia Backgrounder: Why Salafism and Terrorism Mostly Don't Mix, Asia Report N°83, 13 September 2004
Indonesia: Violence Erupts Again in Ambon, Asia Briefing N°32, 17 May 2004
Indonesia Backgrounder: Jihad in Central Sulawesi, Asia Report N°74, 3 February 2004
Jemaah Islamiyah in South East Asia: Damaged but Still Dangerous, Asia Report N°63, 26 August 2003
Correction to the 8 August 2002 briefing, Al-Qaeda in Southeast Asia: The Case of the Ngruki Network in Indonesia, Asia Briefing, 10 January 2003
Indonesia Backgrounder: How The Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Network Operates, Asia Report N°43, 11 December 2002
Impact Of The Bali Bombings, Asia Briefing N°23, 24 October 2002
Al-Qaeda in Southeast Asia: The case of the "Ngruki Network" in Indonesia (Corrected on 10 January 2003), Asia Briefing N°20, 8 August 2002