maintains that had the necessary authorities taken the time to listen to his story, the events of 11 September 2001 and the Bali bombings in October 2002 could have been prevented. According to Roche, Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, whom Roche named as the head of Jemaah Islamiyah, eventually called him in August 2000 and ordered him to cancel the plan, having initially given Roche the go ahead to 'do what Hambali had instructed him to do'. Ba'asyir, who is in custody in Indonesia, and who is thought to be linked to terrorist organizations, denies the connection with Jemaah Islamiyah. Since he was released on 17 May 2007, he lives in South Perth. See also List of notable converts to Islam Islamic terrorism References External links BBC News profile of Jack Roche 1953 births English emigrants to Australia Converts to Islam Australian Muslims Living people People convicted on terrorism charges Islamic terrorism in Australia