This is the photo that Kompas Daily published in its headline of July 4, 2008. The photo, taken by Alif Ichwan (the daily's photo journalist in Jakarta), shows us the moment of success that the Indonesian police's special anti-terrorism unit has just grabbed in an operation in Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra Province. The man in blue oblong is one of the nine suspected members of the most wanted Malaysian terrorist, Noordin M.Top, that the anti-terrorism squad personnel arrested in the South Sumatra's operation. Congratulation to our police force, you've saved Indonesia!! In the aftermath of this apprehension, let's the court reveal the truth of this case. I share the opinion of Indonesians in general that Noordin M Top, Dr.Azahari Husin (died), and those that they have recruited to ruin Indonesia are the enemy of humanity. They are the common enemies of the entire Indonesian people, who love the country and its pluralistic life. However, despite this success, it does not mean that the threats of hatred in our society have disappeared. They remain there because love and hate are parts of human nature. Thus, we, the people, the government, and the whole law enforcement units should remain cautious with any short-mindedness within our society and even within ourselves. For the government, you have responsibility for not only securing us but also for making us prosperous. Don't you realize that poverty is also the common enemy of Indonesia because it can cause us to plunge into hopelessness. The hopeless people are prone to recruitment of Noordin M.Top and his backers. Therefore, once again, after gaining this great success, the next work, which is harder than just arresting these nine suspects, is making Indonesia prosperous and civilized. Thursday, July 3, 2008
CONGRATULATION, YOU'VE SAVED INDONESIA!!!
This is the photo that Kompas Daily published in its headline of July 4, 2008. The photo, taken by Alif Ichwan (the daily's photo journalist in Jakarta), shows us the moment of success that the Indonesian police's special anti-terrorism unit has just grabbed in an operation in Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra Province. The man in blue oblong is one of the nine suspected members of the most wanted Malaysian terrorist, Noordin M.Top, that the anti-terrorism squad personnel arrested in the South Sumatra's operation. Congratulation to our police force, you've saved Indonesia!! In the aftermath of this apprehension, let's the court reveal the truth of this case. I share the opinion of Indonesians in general that Noordin M Top, Dr.Azahari Husin (died), and those that they have recruited to ruin Indonesia are the enemy of humanity. They are the common enemies of the entire Indonesian people, who love the country and its pluralistic life. However, despite this success, it does not mean that the threats of hatred in our society have disappeared. They remain there because love and hate are parts of human nature. Thus, we, the people, the government, and the whole law enforcement units should remain cautious with any short-mindedness within our society and even within ourselves. For the government, you have responsibility for not only securing us but also for making us prosperous. Don't you realize that poverty is also the common enemy of Indonesia because it can cause us to plunge into hopelessness. The hopeless people are prone to recruitment of Noordin M.Top and his backers. Therefore, once again, after gaining this great success, the next work, which is harder than just arresting these nine suspects, is making Indonesia prosperous and civilized. 
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- Rahmad Nasution
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Hi, I am a journalist of ANTARA, Indonesia's national news agency whose headquarters is in Jakarta. My fate has brought me back to Australia since March 2007 because my office assigns me to be the ANTARA correspondent there. My first visit to the neighboring country was in 2004 when I did my masters at the School of Journalism and Communication, the University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, under the Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) scheme. However, the phase of my life was started from a small town in North Sumatra Province, called Pangkalan Brandan. In that coastal town, I was born and grown up. Having completed my senior high school there in 1987, I moved to Medan to pursue my study at the University of North Sumatra (USU) and obtained my Sarjana (BA) degree in English literature in 1992. My Master of Journalism (MJ) was completed at UQ in July 2005. The final research project report for my MJ degree was entitled "Framing the Australian Embassy Bombing (Jakarta) in Indonesian and Australian Newspapers". Further details about me can be read in a writing posted in my blog entitled "My Life Journey".
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