“We are suspicious of the presence of foreign soldiers and their show of force [read: support] and the minimum publicity given to assistance [read: minimum assistance] from Arab states…It’s dangerous, this idea by Acehnese that US and Australian forces are their guardian angels – more popular than the TNI.”
– Fauzan Al Anshari, a spokesman for terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir, recognizing that the terrorists are losing the battle for the hearts and minds of Aceh’s tsunami survivors
