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Southeast Asia
Australians are ’terrorists’
2004-03-09
THE suspected spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah today called Australia and the United States "terrorists".
Dat’s wod them are. Yup
Speaking from an Indonesian jail, where he is serving a forgery sentence, Abu Bakar Bashir claimed America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was behind the Bali bombings that killed 88 Australians.
And behind them are the people who turn their ray guns on me and give me blinding insights
In the interview, which aired on SBS television tonight, Bashir said terrorists were those who did not show their true intentions. He said both Australia and the US were intent on undermining Indonesia’s Muslim population. And the CIA had been involved in the Bali bombings to undermine Indonesia.
Can’t you see the CIA made me do it
"Only the dishonest and stupid people deny that the CIA used Bali for their own purposes," he said.
That’s why I’m dishonest and stupid
"If we’re talking about terrorists, it’s America. People who don’t show their real interests. It’s just America’s tricks. America and Australia." Bashir said Americans, Europeans and Jews were all intent on undermining Islam for their own purposes.
Yup, it’s them Saturday and Sunday infidels, who are to blame.
He said the September 11 terror attacks on the US were part of a holy war against America.
Back off, big boy. Don’t you know you can’t call it a holy war anymore. It’s an incident to be handled by the local jacks and not the military. Front and centre for you at the next politically correct meeting at the mosque.
It was wrong to call those responsible for the attacks terrorists. "I say to Muslims that to call them terrorists is a big sin," he said.
That’s what it is, a sin, I say and you are all sinners who will burn in hell for opposing Allah’s will.
"People who call them terrorists are sinners. They’re Mujahideen defending Islam."
And shahids, I forget to mention shahids
Posted by:tipper

#4  Australians are the nicest bunch of "terrorists" I've ever met.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-3-9 10:45:42 PM  

#3  I think it's time to declare that wearing a turban and preaching in a mosque is a deadly sin, and that God's chilluns need to totally isolate anybody caught committing this sin. I'd recommend they all be incarcerated on the island of Martinique - I understand the volcano there is set to blow any day now.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2004-3-9 10:39:14 PM  

#2  It’s this kind of rabid insanity that makes me think the Indonesian government is going to charge Bashir with something else to keep him out of circulation -- or just deport him back to Yemen and hope he has an accident. The Indonesians bigwigs were hoping the Courts would make up for weak charges, but setting overreaching precedents is a bad idea -- just build a better case.
Posted by: cingold   2004-3-9 10:15:01 PM  

#1  No, no, no. I'm sure he's been "misinterpeted". The Mufti told me.
Posted by: tu3031   2004-3-9 9:28:48 PM  

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