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| Southeast Asia |
| Indonesians declare holy war on U.S.... |
| 2002-09-25 |
| About 1,500 militant Muslims from various regions in Java and Sumatra attended a mass anti-U.S. rally in Surakata on Wednesday and declared they were ready to wage a jihad against Washington. Sounds like a declaration of war to me. We ignore these things at our own peril, no matter how stoopid, as we can see from Binny's declaration of war. So roll out the B52s, and g'bye Indonesian nutbags... Secretary-general of the Front for the Defenders of Islam (FPI) Ahmad Sobri Lubis said that the rally was held to protest allegations by members of the international community that the al-Qaeda network was active in Indonesia and that Indonesian Islamic leader Abubakar Ba'asyir was involved with international terrorist networks. "We declared at the rally that Indonesian Muslims should never trust any statement from the U.S. government as long as they continue repressing Muslims in Afghanistan," Lubis said. "Everyone who attended the rally is waiting for instructions from their leaders to stage a jihad against America," he told AFP following the 90 minute-rally, which ended shortly before dusk. Most people, at least those who haven't been dropped on their heads, would demand proof, or, if they've got it, refute it, rather than declaring war... The rally was decided on last week during a meeting at a Muslim boarding school headed by Ba'asyir in Ngruki, near the Central Java city of Surakata. Participants at the rally also gave their "ultimate support" for Ba'asyir, whose name, Lubis said, had been "smeared" by a Time magazine report and accusations of links to terrorists by Malaysia and Singapore. 'Nother words, the Front for the Defenders of Islam is actually the Front for the Defenders of Abubakar... Thanks to Steve for the link! |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |