Person of the Week

Person of the Week
A nation with a largely Muslim population, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri ignored the warnings about Islamic extremism. But with the dead still being counted after the bombings in Bali, terror has been laid at her doorstep. With the long-awaited arrest of alleged Jemaah Islamiah leader Abubakar Ba'asyir, is "Mom" finally getting tough?

Verbatim
"Our world has disintegrated. I am trying to hold on to his love of life."
RAY GAJARDO,
grieving father, on the death of his younger son Marc in the Bali blast

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