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...same rush for the exits. Kuta's famous waves are still dotted with surfers. Even the wide-open beachfront restaurants in the high-end Seminyak district north of Kuta are still buzzing, despite a warning last week from the Australian government that the area might be next on the terrorist hit list. At the trendy restaurant Ku De Ta, 20 or so tipsy Australian revelers wearing flower leis and fake horns circulate among the loungers and red umbrellas lining the beach, and couples dance in the sand, terrorism the last thing on their minds...
...bombs that demolished part of Bali's bustling Kuta district three years ago represented more than a vicious terrorist attack and a terrible human tragedy. For many of those familiar with the Indonesian island?with its beauty, serenity and spirituality?the bombs exploded the idea of a peaceful safe haven in an increasingly violent world. Consumed by fear and horror, tourists fled Bali in droves...
...Qaeda-trained electronics expert suspected of playing a pivotal role in constructing the bombs for the 2002 Bali attacks, is on Mindanao, but not as a guest of the M.I.L.F.; the U.S. is offering a bounty of $10 million for Dul Matin, making him Washington's third-most-wanted terrorist after Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda's Iraq boss, Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi. With seasoned leaders like Dul Matin, Azahari and Nurdin on the loose and with a new generation of volunteers at their service, there is little doubt that more attacks can be expected...
...threat of radical Islam in the region is confined to Indonesia and the Philippines. (In southern Thailand, the issue, for now, is Muslim disaffection with the central government in Bangkok.) Through decisive action?arrests and effective gathering and sharing of intelligence?the Malaysian and Singaporean governments have dismantled the terrorist infrastructures in their countries. But the extremists can use Indonesia and the Philippines as launchpads to strike at neighboring nations...
...Years Ago in TIME Last week's suicide attacks on the Indonesian resort island of Bali were a horrible echo of the far more destructive BALI BOMBINGS of Oct. 12, 2002. The blasts, which killed 202 people, were the worst terrorist attack in the country's history; for the idyllic island, they were also a tragic loss of innocence...