The region was in steep decline, but he liked it, dropping his Balliol accent to say “New-cassle” like a local, and finding it fertile ground for his schemes.

这一地区经济急剧下滑，但是他喜欢它，他象当地人一样随口用他的Balliol口音说“New-cassle”，他发现这里是他实施计划的沃土。

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The region was in steep decline, but he liked it, dropping his Balliol accent to say "New-cassle" like a local, and finding it fertile ground for his schemes.

这一地区经济急剧下滑，但是他喜欢它，他象当地人一样随口用他的Balliol口音说“New-cassle”，他发现这里是他实施计划的沃土。

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Historically, much of the region's extremist ideology has its origins in Indonesia, finding fertile ground in the country's huge population of nearly 250 million people scattered across 17, 000 islands, combined with weak law enforcement and a government that has at times tolerated a degree of violence.

WSJ: Terror Suspects Slain in Indonesia