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Date Posted: 12:20:31 12/03/01 Mon

Indonesia warns U.S. against prolonged war
Last Updated: Thu Nov 1 09:26:32 2001
http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?category=Canada&story=/news/2001/11/01/indonesia011101

JAKARTA - Indonesia's president had a warning for the United States in its military campaign against Afghanistan: prolonged war will be counter-productive.

In her first state of the nation speech since taking office more than three months ago, President Megawati Sukarnoputri said the coalition could crumble if Muslim states such as her own become impatient with the attacks.

Prolonged war, particularly if civilian casualties mount, "will not only be counter productive, but will also weaken the global coalition to wage war on terrorism," she said.

Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation, and has seen many anti-U.S. demonstrations since Megawati agreed to join the coalition against terrorism.

About 1,000 activists demonstrated outside the parliament during her speech.

Shortly after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, Megawati visited Washington and told U.S. President George W. Bush that Indonesia would support the fight against terrorism.

Since then, she has appeared to back off in the face of the sometimes intense public pressure from conservative Muslims at home.

On Thursday, Megawati told the People's Consultative Assembly that Indonesia wants the bombing to stop during the coming holy month of Ramadan, and on Christmas Day.

Written by CBC News Online staff

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