So is the party membership down but radical Islam up? I mean the thing is that there was just a bombing in Jakarta. Indonesia is not the moderate counter-force to Arab extremists. In fact I bet it's Arab money that is funding much of the schools in Indonesia and the Arab Islam has not only destroyed the middle east but also is in Sudan, Chechnya, in Asian countries and Europe and the US.
-Rudey
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Originally posted by moe.ron
Link a little outdated, but overall somewhat accurate.
What is outdated: Laskar Jihad no longer exist. There was intense pressure from the public against them. Unlike JI, LJ actually cares about their reputation. Ironically, their former leader is now cooperating with the police in gaining inteligence against JI.
What I would argued against:
This was a widely held believe by many terrorist experts in 2001 and 2002. However, many of the experts have little or no knowledge of Indonesian's culture and history. As I mention, the membership in radical Islamic group is not growing.
That said, everything else is pretty much accurate, especially with having poor and corrupt central government. As for a floundering economic, I would say it's more stagnated. It's not floundering, but it's not growing fast enough. LAst I check, the economy is only growing at 3.68%, compare to 10% growth rate prior to the Asian Financial Crisis.
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