I just don't see why Russia would even think they needed to "justify" anything they did. Especially to the Islamic nations. Maybe to China, and Britian.
The Southeast Asian Front (Creeping towards Islamization in Indonesia)
The Weekly Standard ^ | April 5, 2004 | Paul Marshall
Posted on 03/27/2004 4:06:29 PM CST by RWR8189
THE STRUGGLE AGAINST extremist Islam is not only military and diplomatic, it is also a war of ideas. In this battle there are few more important countries than Indonesia, whose 230 million people make it by far the largest Muslim country and democracy. It is also home to the largest concentration of Muslims developing an understanding of Islam at home in a democratic and diverse world, and committed to resisting the reactionary versions being exported from Saudi Arabia.
However, the country remains under threat from Islamist radicals, and its IMPENDING ELECTIONS provide ample opportunity for extremist mischief. Its problem is that the radicals are committed, organized, have a clear vision, and are often well funded, and so can intimidate and outmaneuver their larger but more hesitant Muslim and nationalist opponents...
...Despite Indonesia's moderate heritage, militant Islam is gaining ground, and may make further advances this year. The Islamists are trying four ways to impose their views. One is changing the constitution to incorporate Islamic sharia law. Another is terrorism. The third is piecemeal legislative change, and the fourth is domination of towns and provinces where the militants can impose their views through local support or by intimidation. The first two are unlikely to come to anything. The last two--both forms of creeping Islamization--are having more success...
...The failure of this legal route has led to the growth of terrorist groups such as Jemaah Islamiyah, which may have roots in Darul Islam. These groups were active, usually against the country's large Christian population, long before the October 2002 Bali nightclub bombing brought them to world attention. In eastern Indonesia, on the islands of Maluku and Sulawesi, ONGOING FIGHTING BETWEEN CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS HAS LEFT MORE THAN 10,000 DEAD AND UP TO HALF A MILLION REFUGEES. The groups also share bin Laden's view that Australia's effort to "separate East Timor from Indonesia" is part of an "international conspiracy by followers of the Cross." One of the convicted Bali bombers, Amrozi bin Nurhasiym, says his goal is to establish an Islamic state throughout Southeast Asia. Other militant groups, such as Laskar Jihad and the Islamic Defenders Front, are committed to the same end. (Yusuf Galan, one of the suspects of the March 2004 Madrid bombing, is believed to have done terrorist training in Indonesia.)...
http://www.freerepublic.info/focus/f-news/1106360/posts Emphasis added. Seems radical Islam has no problem with attacking moderate Muslims. Indonesia is well worth our continued attention, especially in light of upcoming elections, and due to the sheer numbers affected.