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TERRORIST group Jemaah Islamiyah has drawn up plans for a suicide bombing campaign designed to transform Asia and the Pacific region into Islamic provinces. Alleged spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah, Abu Bakar Bashir / AP The scheme is revealed in a 40-page manifesto - the Pupji book or General Guide to the Struggle of JI - which also shows that Jemaah Islamiyah is a well-formed organisation with a constitution, rules of operation, and leadership structure. The book refers to "love of Jihad in the path of God and love of dying as a martyr" as one of the group's 10...

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...