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September 14, 2004

Australian Opposition Leader Endorsed

(Re-printed from AEBrain, the Blog)

Opposition Leader mark Latham has copped an endorsement. One he didn't ask for, and one he'd rather do without. But nonetheless, it's there, and none of us can ignore it. From The Bulletin's interview with Abu Bakar Bashir :

BULLETIN: What is Jemaah Islamiyah?
BASHIR: There is no Jemaah Islamiyah. It literally means all groups of Muslims. It has been used by America to discredit me. My current position is being slandered by America and its allies.

BULLETIN: How can Indonesia deal with this situation?

BASHIR: The world and Indonesia belong to Allah. Therefore it should be ruled under Allah's law without bargaining. I believe that the clash of civilisations will continue but in the end, Islam will definitely win. It has been predicted by our Prophet Mohammad.

BULLETIN: Is that because of a lack of knowledge of Islam by the West?

BASHIR: No, they just do not want to understand. As long as the West do not want to live peacefully and always force Islam to change in line with its own interests, this clash will continue. Peace can only be achieved after Islams triumphs.

[He is handed a recent copy of The Bulletin, with Mark Latham on the cover, and at first mistakes him for John Kerry, then is told it is the Australian opposition leader.]

BULLETIN: What can he [Latham] do for Australia?

BASHIR: He should be able to fix John Howard. He [Howard] is on the slide because he has been cheated and lied to by George W. Bush. I hope this person [Latham] can fix him and he does not return again to fight "terrorism" as defined by Bush. I agree to fight against terrorism but it should be a true terrorism and not in accordance with Bush's definition. Bush is being used by the Jews. The Jews are the most evil men in the world. John Howard has already been cheated.

BULLETIN: What do you want to say to Australia?
BASHIR: I suggest to the Australian people and government, if you all want to be safe and good, please try to embrace Islam because you are created by Allah for Islam. It's only now that you are being disturbed by demons. If you are still unwilling not to embrace Islam, do not follow the steps of George Bush.

Posted by Alan Brain at September 14, 2004 11:57 PM | TrackBack

Comments

Alan,
Thank you for this post. It is truly revealing, and should metaphorically be "framed", as an object example of where our world is , as we enter the 21st century.

I normally attempt a mental risk reduction exercise when confronted by such obscene extremists, being aware that much of their verbosity is directed towards their own political audience, and as such requires a healthy sprinkling of NaCl.

Then , once in a while, you are confronted by a foaming rabid dog, reasoning is not an option, retreat is impossible. It has become an Indianna Jones moment. You know the one, a large Nubian twirling his Scimitar, pause , draw out faithful .45
shoot, carry on.

This guy and his followers deserve a similar treatment.

My most sincere apologies if I have not been PC.

Max

Posted by: max at September 15, 2004 06:54 AM

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