Like dead infidels...
Accused Bali bomber Amrozi has told a court in Bali that the deaths of 202 people in Kuta last October could have been an American or Israeli plot.
Amrozi, presenting his defence plea, also gave the court what he called a list of "positives" to come out of the Bali attack. Amrozi admitted he had sent 600 kilograms of explosives and a van to Bali but he denied he was involved in planning meetings or that he had heard of Jemaah Islamiah (JI). Instead he suggested the United States or Israel might have detected the car by satellite, then planted a nuclear bomb outside the Kuta club.
| Or it could have been space aliens. They do that sort of thing... |
He asked the judges to examine what he said were 'positives' from the attack. "With this incident, God willing, many people realise that they had forgotten God and neglected their worship and avoided places of worship so that mosques became empty, churches became deserted, monasteries and temples also became empty without occupants or visitors," he said. Meanwhile, he says "places of sins" were all packed. He says the blasts had prevented the economy of the island and the rest of Indonesia from falling into the hands of foreigners. "I am also not among those who are against tourists, and tourist arrivals should even be promoted but on condition that they follow disciplines," he said.
| That means they should do what people like Amrozi tell them to do... |
"They, as guests, should follow our rules and not us follow their rules just because of money." He described the Sari club and nearby Paddy's bar as "dens of vices" set up as part of a US and Jewish plan to destroy religions. At the time he said he only felt remorse for the 38 Indonesians who died. "For the foreigners, I said, you have learned your lesson."
| Yeah. We got the message. |
Amrozi, who could face death by firing squad of convicted on terrorism charges, again denied any links between the suspects facing trial and JI. "As far as I know, none are members of any organisation ...to my knowledge, they are not linked to any organisation or congregation anywhere and there was no one giving them orders," he said. He added that "I myself only knew about JI during my interrogation by the police and prior to that I never knew or heard about it."
| "Dere ain't no sech t'ing as da Mafia..." |
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