“If they get a technocrat and a skilled professional in the job as minister of justice and attorney general, we could see some real movement that's been lacking over the last several years.”
“He's going to face the same two blocks that have constrained things in the past: the conservative Muslim constituency that doesn't want to see the whole Islamic system tainted on the one hand, and the reformers that don't want to see any roll backs of civil liberties on the other.”
“The police is a very important institution for the democratization of Indonesian society. Unless the police is firmly put in front in charge of internal security, this country is going to go backwards.”
“There are people who have suffered unbelievable trauma. There are people who have seen their own relatives being killed. There are people who have survived horrendous attacks.”
“Every arrest leads to new information, to new (JI) members. It suggests the police are making headway in going after the network. This is a serious blow to their organization.”
“The real question is whether they will be able to get the two key masterminds that everyone suspects are involved in this one because they have also been involved in the last two big bombings. They have not been able to get those people for the last three years. But I think this may be a turning point, we'll have to see.”
“She's high energy and incorporates a lot of good moves into this class. Someone who does not dance can do it. ... Because the lights are low, it also keeps it from being intimidating.”
