In light of President Bush’s current visit to Indonesia. “Military Cooperation Grows as U.S. Concerns on Rights Issues Recede.” Special article by Joe Cochrane to The Washington Post. In the run-up to President Bush’s visit to Indonesia this week, two dozen members of a fundamentalist Islamic group raided and occupied a historic botanical garden in the mountain town of Bogor, outside Jakarta. Their target was the site where a construction crew was building a landing pad for Bush’s helicopter. Their message was simple: Bush was not welcome in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country. Within 30 minutes, hammers were pounding again and the cement mixer had resumed turning, but as a media event, the gimmick briefly worked. Other, little-known Muslim groups began protesting Bush’s visit…
