THE news of Omar al-Faruq's escape from Bagram Prison in Afghanistan along with three other suspected terrorists has raised important questions. Faruq was not just any prisoner. The US had accused him of being the right-hand man of Osama bin Laden. In Indonesia, Faruq is said to have been responsible for the Christmas Eve 2000 bombings and to have been involved in the effort to assassinate President Megawati. Why did news of the escape, which occurred on July 10, only appear on November 1?

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Omar al-Faruq ,