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Southeast Asia
Bashir calls for implementing Sharia
2006-08-21
Firebrand Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on Sunday called on leaders and Muslims in the world's largest Muslim-populated nation to implement Islamic sharia law. "The leaders of the state have the obligation to implement Islamic sharia in the country they lead," Bashir was quoted by the Detikcom online news portal as telling thousands of worshippers at Jakarta's main Istiqlal mosque. "I warn the rulers, you have a responsibility to govern the people using the sharia laws. There is no bargaining," added Bashir, who has served a jail term for a terrorism conspiracy.

In his sermon, Bashir also called on Indonesian Muslims to begin implementing sharia on their own. "There is no need for voting, there is no need for others' approval. There is no need to heed others' opinion," he said. He said Muslim should world together to implement sharia. "If Muslims are not united it would be an insult to Allah," he said. Bashir, 68, was released from jail in June after serving nearly 26 months for his role in a "sinister conspiracy" that led to the Bali bombings, which killed 202 people in October 2002.
Posted by:Fred

#10  One opf two things need to be stopped; the flow of funds to the Saudis or the Saudis. It seems like one would be a lot easier to do than the other.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-08-21 12:37  

#9  "There is no need for voting, "

I think that gives you an idea of Bashir's own judgement on where the majority of Indonesians stand.
Posted by: liberalhawk   2006-08-21 12:10  

#8  This Islamist thing is financed by the Saudis. It is the world's purchasing of oil that finances this madness. Follow the money, and figure out the way to stop the flow of money to the Saudi princes. The rest is treating the disease symptomatically.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-08-21 10:19  

#7  When the next earthquake, tsunami, volcano happens down there, sneak somebody into his bedroom and cave in his head with a sledgehammer.
Posted by: tu3031   2006-08-21 09:13  

#6  Agreed, mcsgeek1. They're only making official for everyone else what we at the 'burg have known for too long.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-08-21 09:12  

#5  Ya'll might think I'm crazy, but when I see nation after nation going to Islamic extremism, I don't think of it as a necessarily bad thing. It only accelerates the cure.

The more polarized the world becomes in this new religious war, the clearer and sooner our enemies will be defined, and the sooner the west will wake from it's slumber and eradicate this foul cult from the face of the earth.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-08-21 09:02  

#4  Way to go shitbags. Now just make him president and your failure will be complete and unarguable.
Posted by: Sheamp Chuth4229   2006-08-21 06:58  

#3  well, already muslim. May as well ENSURE there is no hope with disgusting sharia.
Posted by: newc   2006-08-21 01:57  

#2  The real insult, thanks to the cowardly Indo Govt, a parody of democracy, is that Bashir still breathes.
Posted by: flyover   2006-08-21 00:25  

#1  We need to implement lead poisoning on this scumbag.

"If Muslims are not united it would be an insult to Allah," he said.

We can arrange such a uniting. Although "fusing" might be a more accurate description.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-21 00:22  

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