Voice from the Commonwealth Commentary, World Views and Occasional Rants from a small 'l' libertarian in Massachussetts
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PLease exlain again where the middle ground is in coming closer to understanding the 'root causes' that lead terrorists to these measures?
Zachary Abuza, a security analyst who has written extensively on al-Qaida, said the meeting was convened by Riduan Isamudin — also known as Hambali — who is said to be the operations chief of Jemaah Islamiyah, the alleged terrorist group that is the prime suspect in the Oct. 12 bomb attacks.
``One Jemaah Islamiyah member I interviewed said that Hambali was very angry about the arrest of Jemaah Islamiyah members in Singapore and Malaysia,'' he said. ``Instead of going after symbolic hard targets like U.S. embassies, he authorized members to go after soft targets such as tourist spots.''
The thrust of the article is that Thailand is still oblivious to the threat and denies and terrorist presence in the country.
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