TOKYO, Oct 15 Kyodo fix uponed e...

TOKYO, Oct 15 Kyodo

fix uponed editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:

DID U STANCE exasperate BLASTS? (The Daily Yomiuri as translated from the Yomiuri Shimbun)

A bomb blast at a nightclub in the tourist resort of Bali, Indonesia, killed more than 180 populace and injured hundreds. The victims were largely foreigners, including Australians and Europeans...The bombings were the chiefly heinous incident since the race 11, 2001 terrorist attacks forward the United States.

...We are profoundly belong toed about whether the series of newly come terrorist attacks is linked to speculation that the United States is almost certain to strike Iraq. The Bali blasts are certain to create quite a stir in the international community, amid speculation that Muslim extremists in Southeast Asia are fortunately working to form a terror network.

Since tribe 11 last year, Southeast Asian nations have been campaigning to eradicate Islamic extremists. In the Philippines, for example, counterterrorism companys with logistic supported from U forces, have campaigned to origin out Abu Sayyaf, a radical Islamic separatist collection responsible for the kidnapping of many the public including foreigners.

Since late 2001 Singaporean and Malaysian authorities have been tracking down members of Jemmah Islamia, a assemblage presumably linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network.

Jemmah Islamia is believed to be headed according to a Muslim spiritual leader in Indonesia. Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has been reluctant to clamp down forward Muslim extremists. Her attitude apparently ponders her belief that she straits to consider Muslim sentiment as the political leader of the world's chiefly populous Islamic nation.

This has caused many Southeast Asian nations to criticize Indonesia for its attitude toward Muslim extremists, calling the nation a ''weak link'' in the region's antiterrorism efforts.

Meanwhile, the United States is increasingly affaired that Indonesia is forward the way to becoming an important footing for an international terrorist network. The U administration has been urging Megawati to procure tougher on terrorism.

At lengthy last, the Indonesian government is stepping up efforts to fight terrorism. The land should not be made a weak link in the global campaign against terrorism.

This in the greatest degree recent terrorist incident presents a recent challenge for Japan as it joins the international antiterrorism campaign.

...the rule must extend the mission of Maritime Self-Defense Force units to the Indian Ocean in mid-November, when the MSDF operations expire below the temporary antiterrorism law. Measures should be taken to create permanent legislation aimed at enabling Japan to join a global campaign against terrorism.

(Oct 14)

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