Indonesia’s announcement that it would release 80-year old Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, the spiritual leader of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), after serving two-thirds of his 15-year sentence for supporting a terrorist training camp in Aceh, took many by surprise.  Australians were shocked that Indonesia showed so little concern for Australian feelings about JI’s 2002 … Continue reading TIM LINDSEY. Ba’asyir’s bizarre on/off release disrupts Jokowi’s campaign.… Continue reading »