Jakarta gives up attempt to brand rebels as terrorists

[dArKeR]

OREIGNER EXCLUSION: Some believe the U-turn is an attempt to keep international observers out of the troubled Aceh Province in Indonesia

AP , JAKARTA
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2003,Page 5

Indonesia has backed down on a plan to ask the UN to declare the separatist Free Aceh Movement a terrorist organization -- apparently hoping to avoid an international spotlight on the 27-year-old rebel war.

"We have considered this fully. But we do not want to internationalize the Aceh issue," Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesia's security minister, told reporters on Monday.

Yudhoyono did not elaborate on what he meant. But some believe the government's change of heart reflects a reluctance to have international observers and other foreigners monitoring the situation in Aceh, where aid work and media coverage have been sharply curtailed in recent months.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/11/19/2003076422

Bush and America can murder anyone they want you can murder anyone you want!