To: Happy2BMe
I think your last cartoon sums it up. Martial law has given the Indonesian military a golden opportunity for graft and they're afraid a prolonged Western presence might help the locals slip out of their grip and reduce the take.
I don't think this is a Muslim/Christian thing - it's all about maintaining Javanese control over Aceh and preserving their profits.
To: colorado tanker; expatguy
"I don't think this is a Muslim/Christian thing - it's all about maintaining Javanese control over Aceh and preserving their profits."======================================
Can we get a good reading on the above comment please, expatguy?
194 posted on
01/13/2005 12:21:30 PM PST by
Happy2BMe
("Islam fears democracy worse than anything- If the imams can't control it - they will kill it.)
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