BTW abdullah... say hello to my leettle friend!
Posted on 10/31/2005 4:55:50 PM PST by ncountylee
HUNDREDS of security forces patrolled tense streets in the Indonesian province of central Sulawesi yesterday to prevent revenge attacks after assailants wearing black veils beheaded three Christian schoolgirls and seriously wounded a fourth.
National police spokesman Major-General Aryanto Budihardjo said the murders were carried out by "terrorists" seeking to destabilise the area, which has long been plagued by violence between Muslims and Christians. He said it was no coincidence the attack occurred just days before the biggest holiday on the Islamic calendar.
More than 1,500 soldiers and police armed with assault rifles patrolled the town of Poso yesterday, as Muslims flocked to markets to prepare for Eid al-Fitr, which takes place on Thursday and Friday.
"The people who carried out this terrorist act hoped to spark a new cycle of violence just as relations between Muslim and Christian communities are improving," Maj-Gen Budihardjo said. So far no arrests have been made and there are no key suspects, he said. Only six people have been questioned, including the wounded teenager.
Fearing retaliations, religious leaders condemned the killings and urged calm. Both sides have refrained from blaming Muslim militants for the violence.
"Until authorities arrest the killers and disclose the motive, it's too early to say this attack was religiously motivated," said Syafi'i Ma'arif, leader of Indonesia's second largest non-political Muslim group Muhammadiyah.
"But I can say the Muslim community is shocked and deeply concerned about the inhumane killing of innocent students," he said, adding that the victims deserve justice.
Though the President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, ordered police to track down the killers, Christian residents said yesterday they were afraid to leave their homes. "We are really scared," said Noldi, who lives in the same village as the three murdered schoolgirls. "For the time being, we're spending all day and night inside."
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Yeah right!
Seems to me that a little excessive revenge is just what the doctor ordered.
The muslim community understands full well what the beheading of little girls accomplishes and they even know it is consistent with the tenets of Islam ("strike terror into the hearts of the infidel").
If terrorist murderers are cowards for killing innocent children...how much greater is the sin of moderates who refuse to speak out or fight against it. Islam is the greatest evil imaginable. It creates monsters from its adherents and its moderates, while awaiting their turn to contribute financial, morally or directly with their lives, are too weak to help the non-muslim world uncover the vampires among the faithful of this demonic cult.
When will our leadership call a spade a spade and stop with the hijacked religion crap?
If the President wants a way of winning back the respect of the country...the opportunity is sitting on the WH lawn just waiting for him to take up the cause.
Quick,...Send in Prince Charles to preach tolerance of Islamic fundamentalism....
"Cycle of violence" my a$$.
Seems to me that one side is doing all the beheadings. Now what about the state sponsored massacre of the Christian East Timorese by Indonesian Koranimals... was that a "cycle of violence too?" Pffft.
Yeah, right.
"Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them."
Be sure to send Prince Charles a copy of this article. Maybe somebody'd better read it and explain it to him. (And this man expects to be the future King of England???)
The liberal Democrats tell us if only the Palis had their own state this type of violence would not happen.
Lie? No problem, I have my Allah pass.
"Somebody help me, my pussy's gone wild..." (name the movie...)
Ahh the religion of peace has held another seminar.
The vital question is: were school girls targeted because muslims don't want girls educated???
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