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...believed, Mira, like the rest of the world, is only beginning to discover the truth about her husband. On June 5 government agents arrested al-Faruq at a mosque in nearby Bogor. Three days later, Indonesian authorities deported al-Faruq to the U.S.-held air base in Bagram, Afghanistan, where CIA investigators have been interrogating suspected members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist organization. But al-Faruq was no ordinary operative...
...Although he is blind, Erik Weihenmayer has shown us he has a clearer vision of human potential than most sighted people." ANWAR SURAHMAN Bogor, Indonesia...
...Mirwan Suwarso has a better idea. The 30-year-old Jakarta native last year became the first private individual to turn a soccer team into a business entity, buying West Java's Bogor-based Persikabo football club. Suwarso hopes to take the club public in five years, and to recoup his $300,000 investment he plans to introduce a host of promotions and giveaways. NFL-style halftime shows, children's soccer workshops, a fan club and other off-pitch diversions are part of an effort to make his team a complete entertainment package?and justification for raising ticket prices...
...business more effectively. But we grew too many businesses. They were like cockroaches and rats, and now it is very hard to get rid of them. Only a miracle can solve Indonesia's problems. We are too scared to change and afraid to sacrifice our comfort. PARIANTORO HADIMOTO Bogor, Indonesia...
...diplomatic discussions in Bogor are not the only framework for the debate on trade and human rights. It has spread into the boardrooms of major U.S. corporations, onto factory floors in Asian countries and back to the counters at American shopping malls. International human-rights organizations are pressing multinational corporations to speak up for their workers abroad, and executives are considering codes of good labor conduct. Many Americans, now accustomed to boycotting lettuce, grapes and tuna fish for humanitarian and ecological reasons, are shifting their scrutiny to the conditions under which their running shoes and their kids' toys are produced...