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Southeast Asia
Indonesia cracks down on hardliners
2008-06-04
Hundreds of police swept through a Jakarta neighborhood Wednesday morning, arresting about 60 members of a hard-line Islamic group blamed for a violent attack last Sunday at an interfaith rally in the capital. Members of the group, the Islamic Defenders Front, assaulted scores of people at the rally with bamboo sticks and rocks, injuring dozens of people, some of them women and children.

On Wednesday, supporters of the Islamic DefenderÂ’s Front initially blocked the police by crowding the neighborhoodÂ’s maze of narrow alleyways. But police eventually found their way to the groupÂ’s headquarters, where they arrested a dozen people. The others were arrested in nearby homes. Police officials said they are now being held at JakartaÂ’s central police station for questioning.

The Sunday attack triggered strong reactions from moderate Muslim groups and government officials. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono condemned the attack and several of his ministers said they would look into the possibility of banning the organization.

He said his group would wage a war against Ahmadiyah if it didnÂ’t disband within three days.
Until now, the Islamic DefenderÂ’s Front, which is known for its violent attacks on bars, nightclubs and restaurants that serve alcohol, has been largely tolerated by government officials and police. WednesdayÂ’s sweep is the first time any of the groupÂ’s members have been taken into custody, although its leader had been jailed briefly in 2004. No arrests were made in response to attacks by the group on a number mosques, schools, and followers of the minority Muslim sect Ahmadiyah over the past few years."

The leader of the Islamic Defender’s Front, Habib Rizieq, said at a press conference that the attack at Sunday’s rally, held by the National Alliance for the Freedom of Faith and Religion, was in response to support of Ahmadiyah, which has been targeted by hardline Muslims for what they call its “deviant” beliefs. He said his group would wage a war against Ahmadiyah if it didn’t disband within three days.
Posted by:ryuge

#2  ION GUAM PDN > PHILIPPINES MIL CHIEF: ARMY CAN'T DEFEND/PROTECT THE PHILIPPINES.

No surprise here - AFTER 2010 > the Philippines like many areas in ASIA-PACIFIC will suffer from intensified RADICAL ISLAMIST + COMMIE MAOIST PRESSURES = DESTABILIZATIONS, to add to a potential risk of Phil-specific FOOD CRISIS/FAMINE by 2020, and of course so-called Region(s)-wide "EARTH/LAND CHANGES" VV GLOBAL WARMING.

* OTHER NEWS > IIRC, a delegation form MALAYSIA or INDONESIA is visiting Guam to discuss various issues.

* USN RELIEF SHIPS LEAVING MYANMAR > IMO, NOT A GOOD SIGN AS PER A FUTURE GUAM [Earth Changes].
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-06-04 20:02  

#1  Cleanup on paragraph 4. Sorry.
Posted by: ryuge   2008-06-04 07:50  

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