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''Moderate'' Indonesian Muslim Group Threatens US
The nationâs biggest Muslim organization, the moderate Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has warned the US not to pester Indonesia with "propaganda tricks", such as the CIAâs claim of plots by Muslim radicals to assassinate President Megawati Sukarnoputri. "If Indonesia is continuously bothered, certain parties, including moderate elements, may take adverse actions against the US," NU leader Hasyim Muzadi was quoted as saying by state news agency Antara on Saturday. He accused the US of resorting to unethical political maneuvers to put pressure on Indonesia. "We greatly deplore these moves because they amount to US interference [in Indonesiaâs domestic affairs]." He said Americaâs latest âpropaganda trickâ was releasing information to the mass media that there had been plots to assassinate Megawati, as well as claiming there are threats against Westerners in Yogyakarta. She's their president. I don't give a fart if she's assassinated... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-09-21 |
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