Indonesian police confirmed that DNA taken from a body killed in a terrorist raid in Central Java Thursday was identical to that of Noordin M. Top, one of the country’s most-wanted militants. "Everything matches 100 percent. The fingerprints and the DNA tests confirm that the body is the Malaysian Noordin M Top," said national police […]
Jakarta feels the earth move
"Our environment is broken," said Green Radio station manager Nita Roshita after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesia island of Java Wednesday. Employees at the station buzzed with nervous energy as they stood around the parking lot watching a car rock slowly on its wheels. Minutes after the tremor, however, the station was back […]
A race over race?
In late August Slate commentator Jacob Weisburg claimed racism would be the only reason Barak Obama might lose the election. The polls were much closer then, but as November 4th nears, some political strategists fear race may prove more decisive than anticipated. To secure the undecided vote, Senator Obama’s campaign has been sending supporters to […]
The Makings of an Obama Presidency
U.S. Senator Barak Obama has officially clinched the Democratic presidential nomination – but he still must battle Republican John McCain, a Vietnam War veteran whose story, news analysts say, is far more "appealing." In Indonesia, however, Obama is already considered a hometown hero. Comments about being a "true friend" to Israel have had little effect […]