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Anyone trekking through the hills of Indonesia's Cubadak Island or snorkeling past sea turtles off the Gili Islands would find it difficult to imagine that a terrorist attack could occur "at any time." But that's the word from the U.S. State Department, which for the past four years has warned Americans to defer nonessential travel to Indonesia. It's true that the country has suffered several fatal attacks since 2002—most recently in Bali in the fall of 2005, when 23 people were killed in coordinated bombings in an area frequented by tourists. But Indonesia has made important strides in disrupting a network of Islamic extremists and has won international praise for its progress in the war on terror. Still, after nearly a year with no attacks, the United States continues to urge its citizens to "maintain a vigilant security posture at all times."

According to Ken Conboy, country manager of Risk Management Advisory, a private security consultancy in Jakarta, "Tarring Indonesia with such a broad brush is like banning travel to the Caribbean because there is a problem in Cuba." For many Indonesians and tourists on holiday in the country, it's hard to understand why there's a warning for Indonesia but not for London, or Madrid, or any number of other cities hit by fanatics since September 11. "Indonesia is no different from any other place in terms of risks," says Jake Johnson, an architect from Portland, Oregon, on his honeymoon in Bali. "To anyone who asked me, I would definitely say go."

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