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| Bali bombing 'sentences cut' to mark the end of Ramadan |
| 2006-10-23 |
| TWO militants jailed over the 2002 Bali bombings, in which 202 people including 88 Australians died, are reportedly to be released to mark the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. Sirojul Munir, sentenced to five years for hiding one of the bombing masterminds, will walk free from the jail in East Kalimantan's capital of Balikpapan tomorrow, a fellow prisoner Edi, has told wire newsagency Associated Press (AP). Another unidentified militant will be released from the main prison on Bali island, the justice ministry's head of Bali's prison division, Anak Agung Mayun Mataram, has told AP. Indonesia traditionally marks national holidays by cutting prison terms for inmates who exhibit good behaviour - usually by several months. 33 people were jailed over the 2002 Bali blasts, which were blamed on the al-Qaeda-linked militant group Jemaah Islamiah. Ten other militants jailed for the bombings will have their sentences reduced, officials said. The clemency is likely to anger Australia and other countries that lost citizens in the suicide attack on nightclubs in the main Balinese city of Denpasar. Amrozi, Ali Gufron and Imam Samudra have been given the death penalty over the attack and three others are serving life sentences. Under Indonesian law, they are not eligible for prison sentence reductions. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #14 Hunter-killer teams are one of the few quick and truly cost effective ways to turn around the Global War on Terrorism. Begin with abu Bakr Bashir, Osama bin Laden, Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Moqtada Sadr, mullah Krekkar, Mawlawi Dadullah, Kahled Meshaal, Ahmad Abu Laban, Hassan Nasrallah, Anjem Choudary, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Seyed Ali Khamenei. Ridding the world of just this one dozen individuals would make a huge dent in terrorist leadership. It would also send an unmistakable message that loudly advocating the West's downfall has serious consequences. Short of naming a national holiday after abu Bakr Bashir, Indonesia could not possibly have done more to outrage the entire non-Muslim global community. There needs to be some serious penalties levied upon Indonesia for this affront to humanity. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-10-23 20:03 |
| #13 Parabellum: I wish that I could make it so, but I fear the West (including the brave and good land of Oz) has forgotten how to fight or have otherwise have lost the crucial will to fight. I sincerely believe targeted assasination can be your friend. Dot com is more articulate than I and he can discreetly enlighten you. Watch for his posts or use the search engine to access his wisdom. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-10-23 18:27 |
| #12 I hope Australia sends some black ops guys on a little 'Indonesian vacation' soon. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2006-10-23 17:15 |
| #11 when the next tsunami hits, our message needs to be an unequivocal, " Very understanding, very compassionate, while twisting the knife. "Mean, evil, wicked, bad, nasty, cruel and heartless" - the new motto for dealing with islamonuts. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-10-23 16:15 |
| #10 Ramadan: A pathetic excuse to free terrorists to continue with their work. As stated by CF, perhaps they should release those of other faiths as well to demonstrate their sincerity. And perhaps the MSM could pick up on this, too. Just kidding! Everyone knows the Christians would be let go long before the MSM would switch sides in this war. :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-10-23 15:51 |
| #9 We need to help these assholes celebrate EID by sending them some IEDs. Preferrably, several B52s worth of them. The message is clear. Indonesia supports international terrorism. I don't give damn if it is the CIA, the SAS or whomever but Bashir needs to be exterminated yesterday as a message to these pricks. Oh, and when the next tsunami hits, our message needs to be an unequivocal, "EAT SHIT AND DIE MOTHERFUCKERS!" |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-10-23 12:18 |
| #8 I thought a big boom was supposed to happen by the end of Eid? Did I miss something? Or did they? |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2006-10-23 12:18 |
| #7 Exactley Mark |
| Posted by: plainslow 2006-10-23 11:12 |
| #6 Today is EID. Celebrate the peace and tolerance of Islam. Free the Camp Pendleton Eight. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-10-23 10:36 |
| #5 49Pan A 'little' avian like flu epidemic would be far more effective. Diseases effectively and efficiently kill far more numbers and far more deeply into societies than bullets. Plus it has the added effect in primitive societies to cause people to pause and actually ask, what did we do to invite this upon us. It also has the effect of causing others to isolate the centers of outbreak with far more speed than any UN resolution. |
| Posted by: Procopius2K 2006-10-23 10:07 |
| #4 Indonesia is a cesspool. Between the Muzzies, animalists and cannibals, I'm not sure who is worse!!! We need someone like Pershing to go into Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines and clean house, again. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-10-23 09:11 |
| #3 Let the Abu Garib soldiers out for Christmas. The Muslim's would understand. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2006-10-23 08:42 |
| #2 Indonesia traditionally marks national holidays by cutting prison terms for Islamic inmates who exhibit good behaviour. Fixed it for ya. I noticed the two christians who were |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-10-23 08:08 |
| #1 coincidentally, the 202 dead people will be still be dead to mark the end of Ramadan |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-10-23 07:53 |