Issues of Global Import |
11 August 2003
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News from the Indonesian Front -- Another Bombing
There was another bombing by Muslim fanatics in Indonesia last week, this time outside the Jakarta
Marriott. About a dozen people were killed and more than 100 wounded. While the exact time and place
was unpredictable, the act itself was forecast in the Kensington Review months ago. The war on
terror is now being fought outside of the developed world, and that is where it must be won.
Click here to read Kensington's Opinion.
British Government Gives Legal Support to Omagh Victims
The British government has decided to give £800,000 to the families of those murdered by the "Real IRA".
However, in an innovation for Britain, the money will be used to sue the convicted bombers. There is no
doubt that it is the right thing to do by the families, but it will blemish the legal system of the country by
pursuing political ends with legal means. Click here for more.