elroy, perhaps you need to get up to speed a bit, especially regarding Indonesia. One of the cornerstones of Suhartos strategy for Indonesia when he came to power in the mid 60's was to make education available for every Indonesian child, something he achieved surprisingly quickly. It didn't matter how remote communities were, virtually every kid had a school within walking or cycling distance. Granted some of the schools were very basic, but they all had trained teachers and apart from getting the basic 3R's, and having very good studying habits instilled in them, they were given a surprisingly good knowledge of the broader world. It's evident now in the younger generation as each generation of parents aspire to educate their kids to a level above themselves. Where the radicals do find an audience is amongst the unemployed. Thus any actions taken that hamper the economy in the poorer countries plays into their hands. When Bali suffered from a drop in tourism which resulted in many people losing their livelehood, it's not hard to see that perhaps that increased the pool of people susceptible to some of the more radical teachings. The key to combating extremism, IMO, is economic development. Whilst people have nothing to lose they can be easily influenced, however as soon as they start to accumulate assets, even if it is only a bicycle, then they start to think twice about risking losing it, and about how their kids might aspire to have an even bigger and better one.
