The logic of terror
Terrorists do not believe in the ideology of religions: they believe in selfish motives, professional or political. And they tap into age-old latent fears.
Those who act out terror – call them the instruments – happen to be shown the small picture. And that picture fits religion into a hallucinatory jigsaw solved for them. They are people with wants, desires, anger, sadness, strengths and weaknesses. Like you and like me. And the handlers tackle each one of these sentiments to their advantage. more.
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Malaysian mother jailed 18-years for scalding Indonesian maid with hot iron
A Malaysian woman was sentenced Thursday to 18 years’ jail for inflicting horrific wounds on her Indonesian maid (or TKW -tenaga kerja wanita, in local parley), scalding her with hot water and pressing an iron on her back and breasts.
Sessions Court Judge Akhear Tahir found former flight attendant Yim Pek Ha guilty of three counts of abusing her maid Nirmala Bonat, with each charge carrying a penalty of 20 years imprisonment, AP reports.
Aulia Pohan Arrested
After offcially becoming a suspect in the federal reserve bank (Bank Indonesia / BI) graft scandal, now Aulia Pohan is arrested along with other former BI’s officials. Nothing is anusual about Aulia Pohan except that he’s the father in law of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s son or the besan of Presiden SBY. It’s the newly founded Anti-Corruption Commission (KPK) which has arrested him. KPK got a lot of credits and praises as they had arrested many high profile Indonesian officials during their two-year existence as a superbody of Indonesia’s corruption eradication commission.
