Catherine Maynard
22 September 2009
.:Summary:.
This TIME article speaks about the capture and killing of a renowned terrorist leader, Noordin Mohammed Top, in Indonesia, which would lead one to believe that the war on terror in the region would be near over. That is not the case in here. Although it is a significant blow to the terrorist group, this assassination has also shown the many flaws within the anti-terrorist units. Along with Noordin Mohammed Top, police found and killed, Bagus Budi Pranoto, an explosives expert that had been released from jail in 2007 for involvement in the Australian Embassy Attack in 2004. Why wasn’t a known terrorist more closely followed after release, and how do these men elude capture? These terrorists build large followings within the youth of nations in their region and have many others do their work for them. Islamic extremists are loosing the upper hand, but this is happening at a quite slow rate.
.:Reaction:.
I think that it is partially to blame on the task forces for the problems they are having with information gaps. If the police and anti-terrorists groups would follow their suspects, or targets, more closely maybe it would be easier to prevent attacks. It’s sloppy police work to let a known explosives expert that is linked to extremists groups out of jail and not keep tabs on him. I understand that it is no easy matter to take down such large organizations, and that once you take one down there’s another to go after, but is it really so difficult to work harder?
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1924804,00.html
1 comment:
I'm surprised that they are doing such a poor job at tracking and following terrorists. The harm they can do is not questionable, they are dangerous. Does something terribly big have to happen for them to toughen up?
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