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The international PR firm APCO Worldwide "is spreading the word that Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, is a staunch U.S. ally committed to combating terrorism." APCO signed a six-month agreement with Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information "to promote positive U.S./Indonesia ties," including a high-level delegation to Washington DC, after Indonesia's presidential run-off election in September. Yet "Indonesian police ... dropped plans to charge militant cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir with involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings following a court ruling last week that curbed the use of a tough antiterrorism law," reports the Wall Street Journal.
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