(Washington Times) Richard Halloran - Muslim extremists seek to drive the United States out of Southeast Asia and establish strict Islamic regimes in Indonesia and Malaysia. Zachary Abuza, a political scientist and director of the Asia program at Simmons College in Massachusetts, reports that the al Qaeda cell in Indonesia may be the most dangerous because of the breakdown of government authority in that country. "New ties between Indonesia and al Qaeda are being uncovered at an alarming rate," he says. "Until Indonesia begins to get serious about the threat of terrorism, it will remain al Qaeda's next great frontier."
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