March 10, 2004
TRUE INTENTIONS DISCLOSED
Abu Bakar Bashir, the plank-toothed folk dancer believed to be spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah, has some interesting theories:
Speaking from an Indonesian jail, where he is serving a forgery sentence, Abu Bakar Bashir claimed America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was behind the Bali bombings that killed 88 Australians.
In the interview, which aired on SBS television tonight, Bashir said terrorists were those who did not show their true intentions.
Bashir said Americans, Europeans and Jews were all intent on undermining Islam for their own purposes.
Those purposes being “staying alive” and “not being annihilated by psychotic fundamentalists”. Selfish Euro-US-Jews!
He said the September 11 terror attacks on the US were part of a holy war against America.
It was wrong to call those responsible for the attacks terrorists.
"I say to Muslims that to call them terrorists is a big sin," he said.
"People who call them terrorists are sinners. They're Mujahideen defending Islam."
It's comforting to learn that Batshit will soon be free:
Indonesia's best-known militant cleric, Abu Bakar Bashir, will be released from prison on April 4, after the Supreme Court cut his three-year sentence in half, a court official said Tuesday.
He'll be out just in time for the International Day of Dance! Spin that skirt, Abu.
UPDATE. No such luck for John Allen Muhammad.
Posted by Tim Blair at March 10, 2004 01:36 AM"I say to Muslims that to call them terrorists is a big sin," he said.
"People who call them terrorists are sinners. They're Mujahideen defending Islam."
I just love that whole logic scheme. "We are religious, therefore we are correct and justified!" I find it amazing that these people actually think this way, its completely absurd! And I shan't go into gay marriage casue thats a completely different logic set there. Ummmm....
Posted by: Cello at March 10, 2004 at 01:59 AMAnd I shan't go into gay marriage casue thats a completely different logic set there.
As near as I can tell, it goes something like "We are gay, therefore we are correct and justified!"
Posted by: R C Dean at March 10, 2004 at 03:00 AMHow do people, who don't believe a war has been declared on the West, read statements like this:
"He said the September 11 terror attacks on the US were part of a holy war against America."
Bashir is just stating what many others have declared: We've had a holy war declared on us (us = the West). How can people read this and not believe we are at war?
I have talked to many people who refuse to acknowledge any sort of war has been declared on us. I think it's because they are not comfortable with the idea of responding to a holy war. Why not? People are just as dead. Why do some want to run and hide just because the other side calls it a holy war?
I view it as a war for survival of the West. We can refuse to acknowledge it. However, it doesn't stop just because we don't acknowledge it.
Posted by: Chris Josephson at March 10, 2004 at 07:57 AMSomebody should test Batshit's ability to fly by launching him into space from a cliftop 1000 yards above sea level with an unobstructed flight path straight down.
Posted by: d at March 10, 2004 at 11:45 AM