U.S. admiral inspects front line on terror; Fallon visits military allies in Pacific area.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: ASIA-PACIFIC)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: March 10, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Richard Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

JAKARTA, Indonesia - From Manado on the northern tip of this sprawling Indonesian archipelago to Banda Aceh on its western edge, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific and Asia has been out inspecting a front line in the war on terror.

"I wanted to see for myself," Adm. William J. Fallon said after a long flight from this capital to the far end of the island of Sulawesi next to the Celebes Sea. The islands surrounding that sea have become highways, or what some Americans call "rat lines," for terrorists moving men and ...

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