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Its chilling contents are a handbook for death, mayhem and world domination. The Herald has obtained a copy of the secret Jemaah Islamiah manual, General Guide to the Struggle, which instructs how to wage war against infidels and spread JI's brand of Islam to "the four corners of the Earth". It lists "love of jihad (holy war) in the path of God and love of dying as a martyr" as fundamental JI tenets. Enemies are "satanic demons and satanic humans". The manual, known in Indonesia by its acronym PUPJI (Pedoman Umum Perjuangan Jemaah Islamiah), contains a constitution, outlines the roles...

<p>BALI, Indonesia &#8212; The youngest of three Indonesian brothers being tried for last year's deadly blasts on the tourist island of Bali begged for forgiveness yesterday, telling a court that the attack was wrong and besmirched Islam.</p> <p>Though Ali Imron faces charges of plotting and organizing terror crimes similar to those of his older siblings, he has repeatedly shown remorse during the trial rather than the pride and defiance of his brothers.</p>

Abu Bakar Bashir, the Indonesian Muslim cleric accused of leading the terrorist group blamed for the Bali bombings, broke down in tears yesterday and warned judges at his treason trial that they would "go to hell" if they convicted him.   Abu Bakar Bashir delivers his defence statement In scenes that stunned onlookers he told prosecutors to repent for assisting "the infidel enemies of Islam".In a defence statement brimming with defiance and devoid of any remorse for victims of bombings across Indonesia, he said his trial was stage-managed by the "terrorist state of America".He accused "hypocrite" states such as the...

Two-year hunt tracked al-Qa'ida 'branch manager' to Thailand By Kathy Marks in Sydney 16 August 2003 A two-year manhunt across South-east Asia ended in the back streets of the ancient Thai city of Ayutthaya, where Riduan Isamuddin, one of the linchpins of al-Qa'ida's terrorist network, was arrested at a block of flats with a cache of weapons and explosives. Isamuddin, alias Hambali, a lieutenant of Osama bin Laden, was being questioned by US investigators at a secret location yesterday and his capture was hailed as a massive coup in the fight against terrorism. On the run since late 2001, Hambali,...

  Sun Aug 10,10:43 AM ET In a message sent from his jail cell, the Indonesian cleric believed to lead the militant Jemaah Islamiah group urged Muslims on August 10, 2003 to adhere to their faith without fear of being labeled 'terrorists.' The fiery address from Abu Bakar Bashir came as officials at a school he set up confirmed that a man identified by police as the suicide bomber who triggered last week's huge blast at Jakarta's JW Marriott Hotel was one of their pupils. Bashir is shown in this August 5, 2003 file photo. (Dadang Tri/Reuters)  Cleric to Indonesians:...

Jailed Muslim cleric issues defiant message By Alex Spillius, South-East Asia Correspondent (Filed: 11/08/2003) More than 3,000 Islamic militants attended a rally in Indonesia yesterday to support the jailed cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader of the group blamed for last week's attack on a Jakarta hotel and the Bali bombings last year. In a message from his prison cell, where he is awaiting the resumption of his trial for attacks on churches and treason, 64-year-old Bashir said Muslims should strive to impose Islamic law without fear of being labelled terrorists."Do not be afraid of being labelled as trying...

SOLO, Indonesia (Reuters) - In a message sent from his jail cell, the Indonesian cleric believed to lead the militant Jemaah Islamiah group urged Muslims Sunday to adhere to their faith without fear of being labeled ``terrorists.''The fiery address from Abu Bakar Bashir came as officials at a school he set up confirmed that a man identified by police as the suicide bomber who triggered last week's huge blast at Jakarta's JW Marriott Hotel was one of their pupils.The speech also comes just two days before Jakarta prosecutors will sum up their case against the frail cleric, who is on...

Cleric Tells Indonesians Not to Fear Terror Label Sun August 10, 2003 01:57 AM ET By Pipit Prahara SOLO, Indonesia (Reuters) - In a message sent from his jail cell, the Indonesian cleric believed to lead the militant Jemaah Islamiah group urged Muslims Sunday to adhere to their faith without fear of being labeled "terrorists." The fiery address from Abu Bakar Bashir came just two days before Jakarta prosecutors will sum up their case against the frail cleric, who is on trial for treason, and make their demand for sentencing. The maximum penalty he faces is a life term. Bashir,...

THE elderly Islamic cleric accused of being terrorist organisation Jemaah Islamiah's spiritual leader yesterday refused to condemn the Christmas Eve 2000 church bombings which killed 19. Abu Bakar Bashir, on trial in Jakarta for treason and the bombing of churches across Indonesia, told the court that under Islamic law, oppressed Muslims were obliged to fight back. Giving evidence for the first time, he said he would refuse to condemn the bombings until he had been appraised of all the facts. "Who did it and what are the reasons," he said, when asked about his reaction to the church bombings, widely...

<p>JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- An explosion at the Marriott hotel in central Jakarta has left at least 6 people injured.</p> <p>The blast occurred just before 1 p.m. (0600 GMT) on Tuesday, shattering scores of plate-glass windows at the front of the hotel.</p>

Alleged Bali bombing mastermind Imam Samudra carried pornography on his laptop computer and had a website that claimed responsibility for the October 12 attack, an Indonesian court heard today. The first Australian Federal Police (AFP) officer to appear before the trials told the court that there was also evidence of credit card fraud on the 33-year-old's Acer computer. If charged, it would be the second case of theft for Samudra, who is accused of robbing a jewellery store in West Java to finance the Bali attacks. Nicholas Klein, a AFP computer expert who was physically threatened in court by Samudra,...

The prosecution built up its case against Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir yesterday when four more Jemaah Islamiah (JI) detainees testified that he was indeed the leader of their network and that he was aware of its terrorist activities. The videolink testimony by the four in Malaysia came a week after similar statements were made by three JI detainees in Singapore. Speaking from police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, the witnesses yesterday spoke about how the JI plotted to bomb churches in Indonesia and sent fighters to the Malukus, the southern Philippines and other regional hotspots as it worked towards its...

Jihadists from around the world are being welcomed -- with open arms -- in Sudan. Khartoum has once again become Grand Central Station for radical Islamist terror. This past January an international conference of over 66 Islamist groups was held in Sudan. The conference was announced in December by one of Osama Bin Laden¹s biggest supporters, the head of the dominant jihadist faction in the Pakistan Parliament. Terrorism in Sudan is nothing new. Long before Osama bin Laden was made a guest of honor, Carlos the Jackal took up residence in his villa in Sudan. Following September 11th there was...

THE man accused of making the bombs that killed three and wounded 15 in a McDonald's outlet in eastern Indonesia last year, told a Jakarta court yesterday he was a regular visitor to a terrorist training camp allegedly linked to extremist Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir. Testifying in Bashir's trial, Suriyadi Mas'ud said he had been to Camp Abu Bakar in the southern Philippines seven times, usually escorting other Indonesian Islamic militants. Like Bashir, the camp is named after a disciple of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed. Run by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the camp taught shooting and bomb-making, Mas'ud...

Explosion blasts Jakarta airport A bomb has ripped through a busy passenger terminal at Jakarta's main airport, wounding at least 11 people, in an attack that police said was "meant to terrorise." One person was seriously injured in the blast that witnesses said occurred between a fast food restaurant and a ticket counter for Indonesia's national carrier, Garuda. The blast sent shards of broken window glass flying and tossed rows of chairs across the terminal. Indonesian Chief of Police Da'i Bachtiar confirmed that a bomb caused the explosion and that no-one had claimed responsibility for the attack, the second of...

An Iraqi makes a point with U.S. Marines on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq's al-Mansour district Monday. Marines stepped up patrols in the city in response to looting and violence that spread after coalition forces ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's regime.

U.K. Citizen/Human Shield/High Rantress Ms. Uzma Bashir AKA "Baghdad Betty" Title: "A Lady With Real Attitude" By Paul Belden BAGHDAD - On the first night of bombing in Baghdad, I recall having written about a much-loved young peace activist named Uzma Bashir who had gone to Iraq to serve as a human shield, and whose many friends had gathered in an Amman hotel to hear the latest news from Iraq. They were all very frightened for her safety, I wrote.They needn't have bothered. As it turned out, the bombing campaign didn't hurt Uzma one bit. It did, however, really...

From the "Human Shields" website today (16 April 2003):( Human Shield') "Uzma Bashir Threatened by U.S. Marines in Baghdad Uzma Bashir, a Human Shield volunteer in Baghdad, confronted imperial troops as they entered Baghdad last week. She wanted to know, from U.S. Marines, what it felt like to murder Iraqi children. Uzma has subsequently been physically threatened by U.S. Marines and we have received thinly veiled threats via our website from people saying they belong to the U.S. military:" (goes on to list 'threats')

AFTER almost six months in detention, extremist Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has finally been formally charged with "conspiring to overthrow the Government" in an indictment that describes him as a leader of the terrorist network Jemaah Islamiah. In an indictment filed yesterday in Jakarta's Central District Court, Bashir is accused of involvement in bomb attacks and attempted bombings in the region. The indictment alleges Bashir conspired with Abdullah Sungkar, Hambali, Zulkarnaen, Imam Samudra and Mukhlas to commit treason – in particular, the bombing of Indonesian churches on Christmas Eve 2000, which killed 19 people. Hambali is Asia's most wanted...

<p>Readers of this forum may recall an ugly and disgusting incident that occured in Baghdad, Iraq early on the day of the city's liberation.</p> <p>A rabid Western 'human shield' was captured on video insulting the liberation force of US Marines as they entered the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad, shoving propaganda in people's faces, as well impeding official Coalition military activity when the US forces stood guard outside in front of the Palestine Hotel, near the square where the large statue of Saddam was toppled.</p> <p>"Whining "Human Shield" in Front of Palestine Hotel Captured on Video by Lebanon TV (LOL!)"</p>