Terrorism & Religious Extremism

October 2010

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – October 2, 2010

Man: Catching an eel is harder than catching a terrorist, yeah Mr?

Kid: Just shoot ‘em on sight!

May 2010

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – May 19, 2010

1st Man: Now we’re free from terrorism

2nd Man: Free? Are you kidding?

March 2010

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – March 10, 2010

After years of relative peace, analysts and ordinary Indonesian’s alike were shocked by the discovery of a paramilitary training camp in the mountainous regions of Aceh Besar allegedly linked to Jemaah Islamiyah.

September 2009

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – September 15, 2009

Waiter: Today’s special includes terror omelette, terror pindang, fried egg terror, terror pancake, tofu terror, crusty eggs ala terror, drinks include sutemaja, honey and ginger milk terror...

August 2009

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – August 12, 2009

1st Man: Wow, the drama of an assault on terrorist suspects... can now become a TV show.

2nd Man: When will it be able to show guidance as well?

July 2009

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – July 25, 2009

Waiter: Barbequed swine flu a la terrorism...

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – July 22, 2009

1st Man: It’s time for us to unite to fight against terrorism!

2nd Man: And not short-lived enthusiasm.

May 2007

News/Aceh
Aceh Kita – May 7, 2007

Banda Aceh – The Acehnese People’s Party (PRA), the first local political party to be established in Aceh, is appealing to the public to remain calm and not be provoked by the by the recent string of grenade and bomb attacks on the homes of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders and regional government officials in Aceh.

November 2005

News/Indonesia
Detik.com – November 29, 2005

Anton Aliabbas, Jakarta – The plan by the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) to infiltrate radical Islamic groups to prevent terrorism could create public unrest. The plan will also cause a sense of mistrust in society.

News/Indonesia
Detik.com – November 29, 2005

Gatot Prihanto, Jakarta – The plan by the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) to infiltrate radical Islamic groups in order to cripple terrorism is a step backwards. If BIN’s actions are followed by other government institutions it could turn Indonesia into an intelligence state.