Well then kill him. Then buildings stop blowing up.
Anger at the police
JAKARTA - Indonesia's media has hit out at the local police for failing to battle terrorism after the third bombing in less than two years left more innocent civilians dead.
'We are embarrassed because the police of this country are not able to prevent repeated bombings,' Media Indonesia said in an editorial beside a front-page headline: 'Terror 9/9'.
'How is it possible that people like Dr Azahari and Noordin Mohammad Top, who are being pursued, are still capable of carrying out bombings?' asked Media, calling the attack 'sadistic'.
Azahari is an alleged bomb-maker for the Jemaah Islamiah regional extremist group, along with his associate Noordin Mohammad Top.
The country's largest daily, Kompas, also questioned the effectiveness of the security forces. If indeed the fugitive Azahari is behind the attack, Kompas said, 'it's proper if we ask how far he and his assistants have been trailed in an intelligent, efficient and thorough manner so that they can finally be apprehended'.
The Jakarta Post said it seemed that following the 'good work' they did after the Bali bombing, 'our police officers and intelligence agencies have somehow allowed their vigilance to slacken'.
Koran Tempo referred to the recent scandal in which an anti-terrorism detective accompanied convicted Bali bomber Ali Imron to a Starbucks cafe for what police said were investigative purposes.
Koran Tempo also urged Parliament and the government to demand that police chief General Da'i Bachtiar explain why three major bombings have occurred during his term. -- AFP