[Nasional-e] Hamzah Haz blames Bali blast on weak intelligence, security

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Hamzah Haz blames Bali blast on weak intelligence, security

JAKARTA (Agencies): Vice President Hamzah Haz partly blamed weak
intelligence and poor security measures on Sunday for the overnight blast
that killed at least 182 people in the resort island of Bali.
"Our weakness so far has been in intelligence. Our intelligence should not
be NATO -- No Action Talk Only," Hamzah was quoted by Antara news agency as
saying.
"Those in charge of security affairs must follow up on any information and
detect (any threat) more accurately," he said.

Hamzah said Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono ought to explain why the explosion had happened. "Our weakness
lies in the management of politics and security," he said.
The Vice President warned that the bomb attack would scare off investors
desperately needed by Indonesia as it was struggling to emerge from an
economic crisis. "We have to establish security in this country, otherwise
no investor will come and our country will collapse," he said.
The overnight explosion destroyed two bars in the tourist district of Kuta
and triggered an intense blaze that burned for hours.
Haz has warned that allegations by foreign countries that international
Islamic terrorists are active in Indonesia could provoke a violent backlash
here.
Many in Indonesia also believe that the U.S. has overstated the threats