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| Hamzah Haz Says Indonesia a Sinking Ship |
| 2002-10-25 |
| Acting-president Hamzah Haz says investigators must soon solve the Bali bombings to restore international confidence in Indonesia, especially in the economic sector, lest the nation go down like a sinking ship. Prior to which the rats will depart, of course. Wonder if Hamzah will be among them? "The case is a most difficult one for the National Police to crack," he said after opening the Indonesian Orchid Show 2002 in Yogyakarta on Friday. "Yasss... Very difficult. We have a suspect that we were repeatedly warned of ahead of time, with a bomb in one hand and a gun in the other, but it couldn't be him..." Describing the October 12 bombings as a carefully planned âcruel actâ, he said the attack would undermine Indonesiaâs projected economic growth of 4%. The financial impact of the violence will last well into next year, he added. Hey, you'll meet some perfectly nice people at the World Hunger Summit. Maybe they'll pass the hat in Dahomey to take up a donation for the starving children in Indonesia... Haz, who visited the scene of the destruction on Wednesday, slightly toned down his earlier statement that the bombers had sought to break up Indonesia and destroy its economy. "Many analysts say the blasts aimed to create unrest at home and to destroy the nationâs unity and integrity," he said. The vice president also said the attack gave the world a negative impression of Indonesia as a den of terrorists, adding this would make life difficult for tourism sector workers. "Honey, I just can't decide where we should go for vacation this year. Miami Beach? Or Indonesia?" "Oh, Indonesia, definitely, Sweetie. The exploding nightclubs are so pretty this time of year. And those things they do with machetes and people's heads are so quaint!" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #3 Let them eat jihad! |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2002-10-26 04:07:00 |
| #2 Probably Arabs... |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-10-25 22:11:25 |
| #1 Link on Drudgereport said Bali currently had 10% occupancy in the hotels there...wonder whose fools teh 10% were... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2002-10-25 21:55:18 |