"Indonesia Under High Risk of Terror Attack," from AP, with thanks to JE:
The embassy said a police raid on a Jemaah Islamiyah hideout last month turned up information indicating the al-Qaida-linked group was in the advanced stages of planning attacks on foreigners."In recent years terrorist attacks have occurred in Indonesia during the Christmas and New Year's holiday season," the embassy said in an e-mail to U.S. citizens. "The possibility of terrorist attacks appears even higher this year."
On Christmas Eve 2000 bombs exploded at churches across Indonesia, killing 19 people. Suspicion fell on Jemaah Islamiyah, now blamed for several other attacks since then, including the 2002 and 2005 bombings on the resort island of Bali. More than 250 people have died.
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation, Militant Islam is on the rise, but most people here practice a moderate form of the faith.
Oh, I feel so much better now. But why is "Militant Islam" on the rise? And when are those "most people" going to rein in their Tiny Minority of Extremists?
Hard not to cackle isn't it, when one thinks of CAIR's mealymouthed "travel advisory" regarding Muslims travelling to and from "renewal conferences" such as the one being held in Toronto shortly and Australia's advisory against travel to Bali, etc., because of Muslim terrorist activities.
"Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation, Militant Islam is on the rise, but most people here practice a moderate form of the faith."
This little clause is dropped into every MSM article on Indonesia. Like it's a fact that must be accepted without dispute. Irritating as hell.
I know exactly what you mean John.
Every AP article reporting on sectarian violence in Pakistan for example runs the following disclaimer:
"The overwhelming majority of Sunnis and Shia co-exist peacefully."
Perhaps true, but why the necessity of stating it as a matter of course?
John,
I've notice that a similar type of disclaimer appears in just about every MSM article on Shiite versus Sunni violence in Pakistan. After reporting that 20 or so people died in a Mosque bombing, the article usually goes on to say that "Shiites and Sunnis generally live together peacefully, but there is sporadic violence," or something along those lines. It is amazing to me how far the MSM is willing to go to try and excuse this culture of mass murder.
Cornelius,
You and I posted the same thoughts at just about the same time. You beat me to it by a couple of minutes. Great minds think alike.
This is totally off subject, but I felt the need to mention it anyway, as it dosn't seem to have gotten even the slightest attention in the western press. It seems that George Galloway has been making trips to Muslim countries to "rally the troops." From a post on Ummah.com/forum: "so, Georgie was good, like how you in the UK know him, i mean his bluntness against the bush-bliar govts, especially the invasion of iraq. I left a few minutes before it ended though, had to go somewhere. seemingly he's a strong supporter of the resistence in Iraq. but holds a rather diffrent perspective on who's behind the White House.
...really hit the nail hard, especially the petrodollar arab regimes, which is so very true. throughout his speech, he uttered all the dhikr we muslims utter, wallahi, inshaAllah, mashaAllah, but i doubt if he's a Muslim. u know all these words easy to utter. a british revert asked an interesting question, if he's afraid of assasination, and he answered, he doesnt lose anything and his enemies gain nothing if they kill him, so he's not afraid but ready."
What a pandering coward. It seems that the average Muslim eats it up, too, although the hardliners still seem to hate him because he isn't Muslim (or not Muslim enough.) I really wish someone had the balls to expose this traitor to our civilization.
" I really wish someone had the balls to expose this traitor [Galloway, or fill in the name of hundreds of thousands of others in the West] to our civilization."
Before you have the balls, you need the brains. We at JW have the brains, but we are a small minority still. PC-addled brains will only activate the wrong balls, so to speak.
I guess my question is, when Galloway spews his filth in the UK or US, the media seems to eat it up, and even paint it in a kind of "patriotic dissent" type of light. Now, he travels to Malaysia to give a speech in support of the "Iraqi resistance," complete with inshallahs and PBUHs, and it isn't even a bleep on the msm media radar screen. I wouldn't have had any idea myself if it wasn't for the fact that I like to lurk in muslim chat rooms. How can we accept this?
Robert: Once upon a time, in the hallowed halls of the aptly-named Foggy Bottom, the Islam of Bangladesh and points east was the kinder, gentler, "Monsoon Islam" supposedly more tolerant than the hard-nosed desert kind. Also, in those halcyon days, "fundamentalism" was supposedly a disease limited to American Evangelicals who deserted the party their grandparents voted for and Ithna'ashariyya Shi'ites. The Jurementados of Mindanao of ca. 1902, Aceh, Malaysian anti-conversion laws, communal tensions in B'desh, and the various nasties present in Sunni countries went ignored.
And, at the risk of sounding PeeCee and morally equivalent, never forget that a Quaker pacifist is nothing but a Ranter or Leveller firebrand who had an unhappy run-in with Cromwell's Ironsides and lived to tell the tale.
HFH,
I couldn't agree more.
Pepper,
Thanks for the laugh.
"Pork be upon him"
Priceless.
Mr. Ape Pig, maybe our british friends could say "Pig bollocks upon him." Any Brits on here? Am I using the word correctly? Help a Yankee brother out. By the way Mr. Ape Pig, I've been meaning to tell you, I love the name!
Thanks.
Awhile back they posted a "love letter" this site had received. I got the idea from that.
But it was a second choice, someone had already took Kuffir ;-)
Bad Joke
"What do you want for Christmas?"
"A present to 'Blow me away!'"
I would certainly not want to be a Christian in Indonesia even if THEY ARE MOSTLY MODERATE MUSLIMS. We've heard this many times before with dire attacks on Infidels. Am sure the sentences given to defiant Jihadists - who immediately become celebrities- are no deterrent for these killers. Strange that a smuggler of marijuana can
get 20 yrs jail or Death penalty and Jihadists are often released, have their sentence reduced or are 'pardoned' by Indonesian President. A few words sum up the Indonesian Judiciary- CORRUPT AND HEAVILY WEIGHTED AGAINST NON MUSLIMS.
Indonesia still (!) possesses substantial elements of Hinduism and Buddhism which are kept hidden from view. I think the trouble with Indonesians is that these people are too scared by far to stand up to militant Islam. So for all practices Indonesia may well be lost to the hell of Islamo-fascism. One could easily mistake it for Pakistan or Iran these days.
Very sad.
Kuffir:
FYI, Harry's Place blogsite has an item and link on Galloway and further investigations of the "Miriam fund" he and his wife (Arafat's neice) "owned and operated" in connection with the oil-for-food scam Grizzly George has so far denied having anything to do with.
Mr Ape Pig, I was lurking and saw that "love letter" when it was posted. I have to admit I had a good laugh. I laughed even harder when I saw someone posting under the name Mr Ape Pig a few days later. I guess its just my twisted sense of humor, but for some reason, there are very few things that I find funnier in life than the blind, infantile hatred expressed by Muslims, especially toward Jews. It has made me a Muslim chat room addict.
I really have wondered since ALL Muslim nations
Practice both
Religion Descrimination
Racism (especially against jews)
Why cant the usa do something like
Have an open door policy (Only for Christians and jews)
Closed door policy stopping ALL muslims from entering the country..
No trade with any muslim countries
That means oil folks...
It would be extreemly hard and maybe impossible..
But it sure would send the Islamo Faschists a strong message....
also a Government message from the health and epa
something like
this is a Government warning
Since it has been proven that
Islam Kills (especially jews)
Islam is a Health hazard.
Islam is an environmental hazard.
Islam is contributing to animal cruelty..
Islam is contributing to child abuse.
Islam is contributing to child marriages.
Bear with me i want some environmental and animal activists onboard..
For the good of the Nation and all of its people
Islam is now
Illegal..
Violaters will be deported to the Islamic paradise of their choice..
Now if i can just get some democrats and leftists to back this truthful message...