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"U.S. Expert Expelled From Indonesia, Again"
Updated: Friday, Nov. 25, 2005 - 7:25 AM
By ROBIN McDOWELL
Associated Press Writer
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Brussels-based International Crisis Group opened an office in Indonesia in 2000 and has issued detailed and well-researched reports on separatist conflicts in Indonesia and the activities of the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah.
Jemaah Islamiyah has been blamed for at least four deadly bombings in Indonesia since 2002, including last month's triple suicide attacks on the resort island of Bali that killed 20 people.
Immigration department spokesman Supriatna Anwar said Jones would be barred from the country for one year.
"According to the law, anyone who enters Indonesia should be useful and not cause public disorder," he said without elaborating. "Maybe the government feels that at the moment she is not fulfilling those conditions."
Jones, of Albany, N.Y., is frequently interviewed by local and international media, but it is not clear what she may have said in recent weeks to anger the government. Since the Oct. 1 attacks, she has been largely complimentary about Jakarta's successes in cracking down on terrorists."
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Heavy Weapons for Iran's Basij Militia
Rooz Online ^ | Friday, Nov 25, 2005 | Meysam Tavab
Posted on 11/26/2005 2:44:50 AM PST by F14 Pilot
In an unprecedented move, even during the 8-year Iran-Iraq war, Baseej Volunteer Militia has started arming some of its units with heavy arms. Taking place under the current administration, it is not clear whether a new role has been added to Baseej or whether its mission has changed altogether. What is not clear is the purpose of arming this force at peace time.
And since Baseej has been acting as an arm of the Judiciary, especially under Ahmadinejad’s administration, this change is looked at suspiciously. The principal mission of Baseej resistance mobilization force, under the law establishing it, is to carry out “military” responsibilities on the borders of the country.
This development is puzzling because even at the height of Iran-Iraq’s 8-year war when military operations were common at the fronts, Baseej only utilized light arms. It also has been using light arms in its operations to combat drug smugglers. Perhaps most importantly, the training structure and content of Baseej has only involved light arms.
Whenever the force had needed heavy arms in its operations against drug smugglers, units of Passdaran Revolutionary Guards Corps or the army have been called in.