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| Southeast Asian jihadis dispatched for global war on Israel |
| 2006-08-03 |
| HUNDREDS of Southeast Asian suicide bombers have been dispatched around the world with a mission to attack Jewish interests in countries that support Israel such as Britain, the US and possibly Australia. The radical Jakarta-based Asian Muslim Youth Movement gave The Australian details of the plot yesterday, claiming it was being funded in part with cash donations from two unnamed Australian-Indonesian businessmen. The leader of the AMYM, Islamist author Suaib Bidu, warned that thousands more jihadis were preparing to join the resistance against Israel and die as"martyrs". Mr Bidu said a "passing-out" ceremony for more than 3000 jihadis would be held tomorrow in the Indonesian city of Pontianak on the large northern island of Kalimantan. But only about 200 would be sent immediately to targets aboard, with the remainder being active supporters. Mr Bidu warned that his group would "monitor" the position of Australia towards Israel's current military operation in southern Lebanon, and that it too could become a target for suicide attacks. "We have a lot of support, including in Australia, from people who don't believe Israel's attack (on Hezbollah) is just," Mr Bidu said. Terrorism experts have warned that the radical group had the motivation and the backing to organise such a campaign of terror. One of the foremost scholars in militant Islam, Zachary Abuza, described the group as a dangerous threat that deserved to be taken seriously. "These people are willing to martyr themselves and that just feeds on itself," Dr Abuza told The Australian. "Events like this (the Lebanon conflict) are superb tools for recruiting and indoctrinating people." He said the group had been active in Southeast Asia before and said Israeli sites in the region could be targeted. Dr Abuza said the move could also have far-reaching ramifications because it gave the Southeast Asian militants the ability to network with jihadis in the Middle East. Last night, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said there were fears a "new wave" of terrorists could be generated by the Israeli offensive in Lebanon. "Muslims are angry even in moderate Muslim countries," said Mr Abdullah, who hosted an emergency meeting of the 57 nations of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. And in Cairo, the leader of Egypt's extremist Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Mehdi Akef, said he was ready to send 10,000 fighters to Lebanon to battle Israel alongside Hezbollah. But he admitted the chances were slim that any volunteers from Egypt would reach Lebanon. "There are enough people but you would need Arab regimes to authorise their deployment or at least turn a blind eye on their departure," Mr Akef said. The head of the International Centre for Terrorism and Political Violence Research's Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Rohan Gunaratna, said the jihadis in Southeast Asia could quickly develop the capability to carry out their plan in so-called third-country attacks. Although he said the numbers of recruits were probably being exaggerated to "provoke fear and anxiety", the group should not be underestimated. Dr Gunaratna said the AMYM had sent fighters to Iraq in the past, albeit in small numbers. The group has already sent 217 suicide bombers, including 72 Indonesians as well as citizens of six other Southeast Asian nations, to Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, Mr Bidu said. They include seasoned mujaheddin fighters, some of whom had fought the Soviets in Afghanistan and then the Northern Alliance in the same country. Mr Bidu said they were on a mission to infiltrate Israel and its allies "with the help of friendly networks". "They will be charged with destroying infrastructure targets of Israel and its supporters, such as Britain and the US," he said. Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qa'ida's second in charge, has already called for Sunni Muslims across the world to wage jihad against Israel. The move comes as another group of fighters from a separate body known as the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) announced it had 200,000 members ready to join the battlefield in southern Lebanon. "When we apply for passports we say we are going to Singapore or to Mecca, so that we can fulfil our true aims'" FPI spokesman Habib Hasan al-Jufrie said. He said the FPI held military training courses "at secret locations" every two weeks. The FPI is thought to be involved in gangster activity and extortion and protection rackets in the Indonesian capital. It attracts most of its support through advocating jihad to the nation's Muslim majority. The AMYM and FPI have been blatant in their past condemnation of the US and its Middle Eastern policies. The AMYM has allegedly previously threatened to attack US interests in Jakarta and has sent fighters to the conflicts in Bosnia and Chechnya. About 40 per cent of the AMYM recruits have military experience in countries including Afghanistan, Thailand, The Philippines, Palestine and Iraq. Those with field experience have learned how to make suicide bombs. Mr Bidu said the fighters from his movement would not travel to Lebanon "because we don't want to face Israel from the front; we prefer to do it from behind". A spokesman for the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah, Abu Bakar Bashir, said the cleric "fully supports opposing through jihad". |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #14 Sounds like a good enough reason to get them before they get us |
| Posted by: Oztralian 2006-08-03 20:18 |
| #13 Suicide bombers are brought in from Soddi and Afghanistan for the suiside missions. Actually suicide bombers from Afghanistan is extremely rare. Afghans believe in fighting an enemy and if they die, then its God's will. They view suicide bombings as cowardice. Recently there has been an increase in Foreign fighters traveling to Pakistan to the Madrassas and encouraging Pakistanis to become suicide bombers. When we began to see suicide bombers late last year in Afghanistan, we asked the Afghan soliders what was up. They simply told us "Their not Afghani, not even the Taliban would do this". But it did seem that the Pakistani Mullahs were changing the mind of some of their students. Much like the Pashtuns (tribe dominant on the Afghan/Pakistan border, even more radical islam will probably sway many indonesians to become jihad party favors. |
| Posted by: Armylife 2006-08-03 18:57 |
| #12 In the first instance, to accept the term "moderate" as applicable in such a context as with the muzzies' creed means (as if) you already accede to their optional right to be extreme as well. Insidious implication therein. Taqiyyah at every turn. |
| Posted by: Duh! 2006-08-03 16:46 |
| #11 And events like suicide bombings etc. are superb tools for recruiting and indoctrinating people against you, too! Be careful not to wake up the sleeping giant! |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-08-03 16:40 |
| #10 Indonesians is working their way up the muzzie totem pole. Bali suicide bomber trophy heads (NSFW) |
| Posted by: ed 2006-08-03 16:32 |
| #9 I'm sure glad that they are merely antizionists, and that they don't hate Jews! /Sarcasm off |
| Posted by: borgboy 2006-08-03 16:20 |
| #8 Moderate muzzies hate you to moderate death(only)! |
| Posted by: Duh! 2006-08-03 15:48 |
| #7 If anyone is caught trying to blow up a US embassy or a US business, the nation where that terrorist originated should lose all its infrastructure - roads, bridges, rail lines, dams, ports and harbors, airfields, etc. It may take destroying a dozen or so countries, but sooner or later they'll either get the message, or won't be able to dispatch any other suicide bombers. If a few thousand (million, billion) are inconvenienced, too bad. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-08-03 14:42 |
| #6 The Asian Muzzies can be a formidable foe. They are a worthy enemy but they are not suicide bombers. Suicide bombers are brought in from Soddi and Afghanistan for the suiside missions. Asian Muzzies love to kill westerners but do not like to die, I question this report as propaganda and worthless. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-08-03 14:08 |
| #5 It's the same old proxy war Muslims have been waging against the West for a few decades now. If their countries of origin don't stop these people despite knowing of their activities, Israel would be justified in retaliating against their governments. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2006-08-03 12:27 |
| #4 Could it be related to this? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-08-03 11:53 |
| #3 Sounds like another Islamobullshit claim. When they start exploding we can start worrying about them. |
| Posted by: Fred 2006-08-03 11:50 |
| #2 Or more of those darn amish killers..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-08-03 11:45 |
| #1 HUNDREDS of Southeast Asian suicide bombers have been dispatched around the world with a mission to attack Jewish interests in countries that support Israel such as Britain, the US and possibly Australia. Notice that the word muslim is missing as in "Hundreds of Southeast Asian ->MUSLIM<- suicide bombers...." Guess there are some Methodists in there somewhere, huh? You think? |
| Posted by: Shong Sheager8147 2006-08-03 11:33 |
