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Tue 11 Nov 2008Bali executions
BY DELAYING the execution of the three men responsible for the 2002 Bali bombing atrocities for five years after their convictions, and by allowing them the freedom to pursue their propaganda openly from prison in the meantime, the Indonesian authorities have got the worst of both worlds.
This approach has allowed the three to maximise an image of Islamic martyrdom which in fact has little support from most Indonesians and whose appeal has also been much weakened since then.
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