Since the end of October, following the Bali
nightclub bombing, Indonesia has found itself in a group of
countries that even Afghanistan doesn't quite belong to.
Although the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office seems to
think that parts of Kabul are safe to visit, it advises
against all travel to Indonesia. And that slaps the same
warning sticker on Indonesia as on Burundi (civil war) Liberia
(civil war) Somalia (anarchy and kidnappings) and Iraq
(self-explanatory). The pleadings of Indonesian politicians
that their country is not a terrorist-infested, extremist
Muslim state have so far fallen on deaf ears.
But the fact that the country is on a list of danger spots is
good news for security specialists. "Is it mission critical?" asks
a man named "Just call me Craig" when Euromoney reaches him by
phone. If it isn't, he says, maybe don't make the trip.
Craig protects foreign bankers and businessmen....
