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"The Badlands of Al Anbar"
National Review Online ^ | November 21, 2005 | W. Thomas Smith, Jr.
Posted on 11/21/2005 2:58:40 PM PST by Moonraker
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Insurgencies are not put down in a fortnight. But considering the successes in the recent counter-insurgency sweep in Iraq's Al Anbar Province, one fact becomes obvious to anyone with so much as a sliver of an understanding of ground combat operations: Eliminating the insurgency in Iraq is best left to those who best know how to do it."
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"Christian couple shot at in Sulawesi"
Asia News ^ | 11-21-05 | Benteng Reges
Posted on 11/21/2005 11:35:05 PM PST by RKBA Democrat
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The couple was leaving a religious function in Palu; they are now in hospital in critical condition. A policeman has been arrested, prime suspect in the machete killing of a 22-year-old girl on Friday, in the same area. According to national police, the spiraling violence is “orchestrated” by a “mafia” based either in Jakarta or in central Sulawesi.
Palu (AsiaNews) – Violence continues in Palu, the capital of the Indonesian province of central Sulawesi. This time, the victims were a Christian couple who were leaving a religious function in east Palu on Saturday (19 November). Meanwhile, the national police have issued a statement claiming that violence in Sulawesi is “orchestrated” by a mafia whose origins are not quite clear yet.
Armed men on a motorcycle shot at Pudji Laksono and his wife Novlin. Laksono, a local university lecturer of Javanese origin, was shot in the back and his wife in the chest. The Christian couple is currently in the central hospital of Palu, where they are under strict surveillance. Their condition is critical, so much so that they could not respond to questions posed by police.
Saturday’s attack came a day after the killing – also in Palu – of a 22-year-old girl who was in the centre with her friends. The girl was wounded in the neck by a machete; she died, while her friend – who was unharmed – tried to take her to hospital. Over the weekend, the Palu security forces announced the arrest of a policeman, held to be Yanti’s assassin: only his initials, WN, are known. The police internal affairs division arrested him after they found traces of blood on his vehicle."