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2004-06-02 Southeast Asia

Indonesiaâs Favorite Cleric Preaches, "Be Calm, Plan Well"

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-06-02 7:11:57 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Maybe Gymnastiar should let us in on exactly what the body count would have to be to indicate an UNexaggerated terrorist threat.

Posted by jules 187 2004-06-02 10:19:51 AM|| 2004-06-02 10:19:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Abdullah Pommel-Horse sounds like an Indo Pat Robertson. Riches and Real Estate await the truly holy

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-02 10:28:00 AM|| 2004-06-02 10:28:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 One sign read, . . . "Five tips for a good product: Cheap, high quality, easy to use, up-to-date and useful for both the world and hereafter." ....

So, WalMart is expanding to Jakarta?

Gymnastiar said that there was no terrorist threat by Muslim extremists against either Indonesia or U.S. interests in the region and that he thought U.S. warnings about terrorism were exaggerated

Sounds like Seuss' "Cat in the Hat" denying the destructive nature of "Thing 1" and "Thing 2".

Posted by BigEd 2004-06-02 1:43:53 PM|| 2004-06-02 1:43:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Gymnastiar is a strange guy, more like an American self-help guru than a hard-ass preacher. If you want to learn more about him read V.S. Naipaul's Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples. Actually, read it whether you are interested in this Kook or not. It's a hell of a book

Posted by Secret Master 2004-06-02 2:26:59 PM|| [www.budgetwarrior.com] 2004-06-02 2:26:59 PM|| Front Page Top

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