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Southeast Asia
Bashir: Verdict is Finger to US; I think I'll Sue
2006-12-23
Hunter - Killer Teams.
AP, JAKARTA - Saturday, Dec 23, 2006 - Firebrand Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir praised a court ruling acquitting him of terrorism charges as an act of defiance against the US and said yesterday he was considering suing for damages.

Mouse me, baby.
Bashir, who spent 2.5 years in prison for conspiracy in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, has long claimed he was arrested on trumped up charges to appease Washington and its allies in the so-called war on terror.

The Supreme Court's decision on Thursday to quash his conviction in the twin nightclub blasts angered victims and the government in Australia, where the top police official said he "had no doubt" Bashir was involved.

But the 69-year-old cleric, who was released from prison in June, was all smiles when speaking to journalists at his hardline Islamic boarding school in the central Javanese town of Solo. Many countries and courts "are too afraid to stand up to the United States, but the Supreme Court decision is honest and brave," he said, adding that he was considering filing a lawsuit to rehabilitate his name and seek damages.

If awarded compensation, he will likely donate it to Islamic causes, his lawyer said.
To the Widows Ammunition Fund, where else.
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#16  OP we need an audio tract on that.
Posted by: RD   2006-12-23 19:31  

#15  I've got a 175lb pull crossbow and some VERY hard wood darts with metal tips. One dipped in pig feces through the gut, cutting the spinal cord on the way out. Sepsis, paralysis, and lots of chopped-up intestines. What's not to like?
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-12-23 16:22  

#14  Great mouseover .com! I've been requesting it for ages. Every time I see Bashir's face I dearly want to push my fist into it, same way as with Yassin's grinning visage. This Bashir bastard is pure evil incarnate.

Assholes like this have no fear. That's a situation that should change. Starting with this guy's bullet riddled corpse hanging from a minaret.

In order for this to change, Islam must be stripped of its status as a religion. Nothing short of that will provide the required moral avenue by which Western leadership can migrate towards all the other subsequent steps. Heads of state tend to give fellow figureheads a wide berth. Try and consider it as some sort of badly misplaced sense of professional courtesy.

Why are we afraid to do this?

For the same reason that Robert Mugabe is still alive. Western leaders have a phobia regarding forcible removal from office of even the worst thugs and tyrants as it tends to legitimize the entire process at all levels. This translates into a hands-off mentality that permits the very worst elements to breed in the sewers and soon you get huge flocks of evil-smelling soiled Muslims flying out of people's lavatories and infringing their personal freedoms!

This misplaced sense of moral relativism is precisely what perpetuates Islam's continued status as a religion and keeps Ahmadinejad's worthless skin intact. It is all part of that famous "Order of the Garter" bullshit thingy that we will need to leave behind if we are ever going to have a chance of quashing Islamic terrorism.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-12-23 15:30  

#13  49 Pan,
Yeah, the idea of bow hunting this bitch is really appealing. Pain would be extreme and death slow unless someone got in a direct hit to the heart. I'll bet we could make some money selling chits for the opportunity.
Posted by: SpecOp35   2006-12-23 13:38  

#12  Bashir should be toast. If Bush or the PM of Aussie land had any balls they'd send in a Mitch Rapp type.
Posted by: Icerigger   2006-12-23 13:35  

#11  I'm all for the "accidental" nuking of his site.
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-12-23 12:35  

#10  Hunter - Killer Teams.

Screw that. Nuke the site from orbit; it's the only way to be sure.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2006-12-23 12:27  

#9  Don't forget his Lawyers, perhaps a half-point each.
That'll stop this lawyer shit dead in it's tracks. (Double Pun intended)
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2006-12-23 11:35  

#8  Just make it manditory for him to show up in court. Folks will be in line across the street waiting to take their shot. We could sell Abu hunting tags. Bow hunters can stand within a block of the courts, black powder guys have the second block, open sights and scoped pistols get three and finally snipers get the roof tops. It will be a fest!
Posted by: 49 Pan   2006-12-23 11:20  

#7  Assholes like this have no fear. That's a situation that should change. Starting with this guy's bullet riddled corpse hanging from a minaret.
Why are we afraid to do this?
Posted by: tu3031   2006-12-23 09:29  

#6  This turd is just beggin' for two in the turban, but -sigh- not gonna happen. Can Aussies extradict?
Posted by: regular joe   2006-12-23 08:21  

#5  re: Bucky tooth

will he have the guts to file a suit against the US in America or Australia and then show up and testify?

No.
Posted by: RD   2006-12-23 02:23  

#4  center shot...
Posted by: RD   2006-12-23 02:16  

#3  mouseover
Posted by: .com   2006-12-23 02:07  

#2  This is a job for the Aussie SAS -- when you care enough to send the very best.
Posted by: Steve White   2006-12-23 01:49  

#1  I think an accidental F-111 raid on hardline Islamic boarding school in the central Javanese town of Solo would be a way Howard could help and practice Pavlov conditioning on a sick country.
Posted by: 3dc   2006-12-23 01:47  

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