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| Beheaded girls were Ramadan 'trophies' |
| 2006-11-09 |
| Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta correspondent THREE Christian high school girls were beheaded as a Ramadan "trophy" by Indonesian militants who conceived the idea after a visit to Philippines jihadists, a court heard yesterday. The girls' severed heads were dumped in plastic bags in their village in Indonesia's strife-torn Central Sulawesi province, along with a handwritten note threatening more such attacks. The note read: "Wanted: 100 more Christian heads, teenaged or adult, male or female; blood shall be answered with blood, soul with soul, head with head." Javanese trader Hasanuddin appeared in Jakarta Central Court yesterday charged with planning and directing the murders in October last year. He faces a death sentence if found guilty under anti-terrorism legislation. Hasanuddin allegedly returned from a visit to members of Philippines Islamist group the Moro Islamic Liberation Front with tales of how that organisation regularly staged bombings to coincide with Lebaran, the festival that ends the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. He later spoke with a preacher in Poso, Central Sulawesi, about whether such a plan could work in Indonesia, but expressed doubt about whether it was appropriate. However, after further discussion with friends, he decided that beheading Christians could qualify as an act of Muslim charity. Words fail. Conscripting several accomplices at a local pesantren, or Islamic school, he directed one of them, Lilik Purnomo, to seek out "the head of a Christian", prosecutors alleged. "It would be a great Lebaran trophy if we got a Christian. Go search for the best place for us to find one," Hasanuddin allegedly ordered his companion. Lilik returned to say he had found an "excellent" target - a group of schoolgirls who travelled to and from class by foot in the Central Sulawesi village of Gebong Rejo. The village is in the district of Poso, where hundreds of people have died in sectarian violence in recent years. Many observers worry that Central Sulawesi has become the latest battleground in a deadly jihad. Three Christian men were executed there last month for their role in a massacre of Muslims in 2000 and there have been a series of deadly attacks in the province in recent months. Prosecutors yesterday detailed how Hasanuddin, Lilik and co-accused Irwanto Irano planned the schoolgirl beheadings with six other men. They prepared six machetes and black plastic bags for carrying off the severed heads and spent several days surveying the area where the students regularly passed by. The operation was called off on one occasion, when a woman spotted the attackers hiding by the roadside, waiting for their victims. On the night before the attack, Lilik told Hasanuddin: "I hope you are ready to receive your Lebaran gift." The attack was launched the following morning, but only four of the six targeted girls appeared. Lilik, directing the attack from a nearby hill, told his accomplices to act quickly so that the remaining two girls could still be killed should they appear behind their friends. The attackers cleanly beheaded three of the students but a fourth, Noviana Malewa, escaped after a struggle and ran away screaming. Her attackers gave chase but were unable to catch her. The bodies, dressed in school uniform, were left by the roadside near the execution site, but the heads were carried in a backpack to Hasanuddin.The trial of his two co-accomplices was adjourned until Wednesday, when Hasanuddin will also reappear. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #20 However, like many others here, I know that some twisted jihadi is going to over reach and do something so horrendous that we have NO choice but to retaliate in-kind. Glass their homelands over and salt the earth. Yup. Welcome home, BA. Sad but true. Emphasis on the word "true". |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-09 22:23 |
| #19 tough to issue a fatwa with your severed head on your back... just sayin'.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-11-09 21:22 |
| #18 Actually, Sarge, I'd like to see the Hindus get up and nasty with them first (think: that "disputed" territory of Kashmir). Personally, as a Christian, I DON'T want to have to get nasty with them. I'd prefer them to either convert or at least take on the Western approach to TRUE freedom of religion. However, like many others here, I know that some twisted jihadi is going to over reach and do something so horrendous that we have NO choice but to retaliate in-kind. Glass their homelands over and salt the earth. |
| Posted by: BA 2006-11-09 21:14 |
| #17 Funny how they always manage to forget that Christians have possession of the largest nuclear arsenals. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-09 19:31 |
| #16 Payback is a bitch when it comes. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2006-11-09 17:50 |
| #15 I donÂ’t say this to threaten but god help them when the Christians start to retaliate. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-11-09 17:47 |
| #14 Stalking, attacking, and then beheading ... unarmed ... schoolgirls ... Wow. But it's a Religion of Peace, so it's cool. Nothing to see here. Move along. |
| Posted by: Jeff Brokaw 2006-11-09 16:52 |
| #13 JE3087:Can we just chop of their limbs and let them live? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2006-11-09 15:25 |
| #12 can we just chop of their limbs and let them live |
| Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087 2006-11-09 14:27 |
| #11 He faces a death sentence if found guilty under anti-terrorism legislation. Followed by the usual Ramadan sentence reduction and early release. Indonesia is fooling no one. However, after further discussion with friends, he decided that beheading Christians could qualify as an act of Muslim charity. Make no mistake about this. These sick twisted shits truly believe that they were saving those young girls from everlasting damnation by putting an end to their worship of a false prophet. This is what makes Islam as, or more, dangerous than communism. Just as the Soviets believed that they were going to save us Western capitalist wage slaves by "liberating" us into the world of scientifically planned socialism, these Muslim bastards think that bringing Islam to this world is the single greatest gift they can bestow, even if it is by a sword (upon the neck). This is the sort of zealotry we face. Those who think that negotiation or appeasement of any sort will satisfy such blind devotees are essentially as dangerous as the zealots themselves. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-09 13:31 |
| #10 Make no mistake about it. The reason liberal traitors in America defend pIslam is because they hate Christians too. Double spit! |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2006-11-09 12:52 |
| #9 Only the blood-cult followers of allan would do something like that. allan and his pack of demons are like a cancer in the world...metastasizing through the oil sheiks of SA and the black hats of iran. The only cure for cancer is radiation therapy, or surgery. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2006-11-09 12:30 |
| #8 Ed, I remember that. I had paleo neighbors back in Detroit. Luckily their kids were all boys. Hopefully these douchebags get the death penalty. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-11-09 12:28 |
| #7 This has already happened in Missouri. In 1989, a swampassed Moslem father originally from the West Bank stabbed his 18 year old daughter to death, screaming "die quickly, daughter!". He was the target of an investigation of involvement Abu Nidal, and the conversation was captured, both Her agonized cried and his joy at honor killing her. At the trial the jury sent him down. One of his surviving daughters, in full Stockhiolm Syndome panic, and full sharia gear stood up and shook her fist at the jury, "You do not understand Palestinian culture!" The judge sentenced the filth to life, and fined the blabbermouth survivng daughter for contempt. There was a book written about this incident... Book |
| Posted by: BigEd 2006-11-09 12:01 |
| #6 he decided that beheading Christians could qualify as an act of Muslim charity. Some moonbats would probably agree. |
| Posted by: Thoth 2006-11-09 11:37 |
| #5 words fail. Coming to a city in Michigan and Missouri near you soon. |
| Posted by: anon 2006-11-09 10:42 |
| #4 Sick bastards. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2006-11-09 09:09 |
| #3 Scum of the earth!!!!! You wont see Christians turning into suicide bombers we are a class above the average Muslim victim/bully mentality!!!! |
| Posted by: Cheregum Crelet7867 2006-11-09 09:05 |
| #2 Another story the MSM will bury as fast as they can. After all - its Muslim Charity! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-11-09 08:10 |
| #1 Time to arm and train Christian schoolgirls. Hand guns and machetes should do the trick. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2006-11-09 07:26 |