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| Aussies outraged at overturning of Bali bomb conviction |
| 2006-12-22 |
| SYDNEY - Families of Australian victims of the 2002 Bali bomb blast expressed outrage and disgust Friday at an Indonesian decision to overturn the conviction of a militant Muslim cleric linked to the plot. Prime Minister John Howard said he was upset for the families of the 88 Australians who died in the explosions, but said Canberra could not change Thursday’s ruling by a judge that cleared firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir. ‘Of course it is the court system of another country and we can’t change that,’ Howard said. ‘But it doesn’t stop us feeling upset and I know there will be a feeling of anger on the part on the parents and loved ones and I am feeling for them this morning very much,’ he told Channel Nine news. The prime minister also pointed out that while Bashir had been convicted of organising the attack, those who detonated the bombs that killed 202 people in a nightclub and a bar had been convicted and were awaiting the death penalty. 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. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #13 Goodness me! Them boys got lips like .10¢ pickles! |
| Posted by: Circles it is! 2006-12-22 16:09 |
| #12 I think this guy should be allowed to live. A nice quiet rendition to some isolated place down under where he can enjoy such great stress relief events like water boarding and enjoy all the pork chops any one man can be forced to eat. He can die isolated, old, and forgotten. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-12-22 21:37 |
| #11 yep: CSI - Filthy Tent |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-12-22 20:44 |
| #10 Poisoned by a "Jewess," eh? "Muhammad ate some of the poisoned lamb and died as a result three years later." Forgive me for being skeptical, but that's according to Islamic sources. So Muslims didn't simply blame the nearest Jew, they pioneered forensic toxicology 1200 years before the French did. LOL. |
| Posted by: exJAG 2006-12-22 19:43 |
| #9 Rambler, Since you brought up Mohammed, the same method that saw him off might be appropriate. |
| Posted by: tipper 2006-12-22 18:08 |
| #8 My personal choice is a nuclear-tipped Tomahawk into his "madrassa" about 3AM on a Friday morning. Leave nothing to chance. Also leave no doubt who sent the "surprise package". We WANT the islamonutz to know we're out after them, and anybody that raises his head up too far will have it knocked off. Might also slam the Indonesian "supreme court |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-12-22 12:08 |
| #7 What's that sound I hear outside my window? Oh, yes...I recognize it now. It's the sound of muslims laughing at the infidels. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-12-22 11:59 |
| #6 He accidentally fell on a knife. Thirty times. |
| Posted by: JFM 2006-12-22 11:31 |
| #5 Shipman and tu3031, Hmmm. Good idea. I like how you think. However, did Mohammed (bees pee upon him) take baths? Or showers? I doubt it. So Bashir probably doesn't bathe either. You will have to find another method. Of course there are all kinds of fatal accidents just waiting to happen at home. |
| Posted by: Rambler 2006-12-22 11:10 |
| #4 The old marbles in the bathtub trick. Remember to get 'em all out afterwards tho. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-12-22 10:18 |
| #3 Did you know that most fatal accidents occur in the home? It would be a shame if Bashir slipped in the bathtub and suffered massive, massive 9mm head injuries... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-12-22 09:10 |
| #2 Bashir is the poster boy for why a program of extra judicial assassination against Islamist figureheads must begin immediately. A hidden Osama bin Laden simply cannot wield the sort of influence that Bashir is able to summon through his public appearance. As Bashir's counterpart in the Middle East, only Nasrallah approaches the same sort of popularity and direct complicity in terrorist activity. Dispatching either of these two in the midst of a very public anti-Western tirade would go a long way towards putting Islamists on notice that their days are numbered. Just eliminating a bare dozen or two of these extremely venomous individuals could shift the entire course of fighting terrorism. Promptly capping Bashir immediately after this abortion of justice would be one of the best possible messages to send the worldwide terrorist community. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-22 02:37 |
| #1 ...had been convicted and were awaiting the death penalty. We'll believe it when you send us the corpses. And Bashir needs to have a terrible accident soon. |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2006-12-22 01:23 |