| That's Islamic Defenders Front, my friends. |
Shinto LDS Methodist Muslim militants in Indonesia's capital today vandalised a cafe in an area popular with foreigners because it was serving beer during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.| Ethel, Fred needs the defibrillator...STAT! |
Around 300 members of the Islamic Defenders Front ordered customers at the Star Deli in south Jakarta to leave, before smashing the building's windows and doors, said Alawi Usman, a spokesman for the group.| "This here establishment has been closed on account of health code violations. Off to mosque for all you slackers, or me and my posse here will afford you some personal health code violations. Capische?" |
"We are against immorality," he said. "The guys saw the beer on the table and what happened, happened. We are doing this for the future of the country's youth."| Yasss, of course. It's For The Children (TM). |
The Islamic Defenders Front was formed in 2000. It has a history of vandalising entertainment centres during Ramadan. Many analysts say that extorting money from frightened bar owners is its primary motive, rather than defending Islamic principles. | Just think of it as an excise tax. |
No-one was injured in the attack, which police did nothing to stop, Usman said. Police confirmed the raid occurred, but declined say why they did not try to prevent it. |