The jihadist who planned the Bali bombing which murdered over 200 will spend the next decade or so in prison. That's just ducky with me. What bothers me the most is the fact that this jihadist was operating in Aceh province, the area devastated by the earthquake and tsunami a few years ago.
What does that have to do with this article, you ask? Well, if not for the generous relief aid we in the West sent to those poor, blighted people, those such as this cleric would have had much less a chance to regroup and continue their jihad. It was our money which has paid for the survival and proliferation of Islam in Aceh, and it was done under the guise of humanitarian aid to the poor.
We seriously need to re-think that policy.
From the BBC June 16
Hundreds of Ba'asyir's supporters had gathered outside court in Jakarta, and some wept when they heard the verdict.
The preacher was convicted of giving support to militants in Aceh province who were plotting to impose Sharia law in Indonesia through a campaign of violence and murder.
Ba'asyir, 72, has been involved in radical groups for decades.
Over the years, he has been repeatedly arrested, jailed and then released.
He spent more than two years in jail for helping to inspire the bombers who killed more than 200 people in Bali - but he was later cleared on appeal.
Peter Hughes, an Australian who survived the Bali bombing, told ABC News that Thursday's verdict was a "fantastic result".
"The guilty verdict sort of says it all. This guy was the mastermind behind the Bali bombing... he can rot in jail as far as I'm concerned," he said.
The BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta says it is debatable whether the verdict will have much impact on the fight against terrorism in Indonesia.
A understatement of Biblical proportions.
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What does that have to do with this article, you ask? Well, if not for the generous relief aid we in the West sent to those poor, blighted people, those such as this cleric would have had much less a chance to regroup and continue their jihad. It was our money which has paid for the survival and proliferation of Islam in Aceh, and it was done under the guise of humanitarian aid to the poor.
We seriously need to re-think that policy.
From the BBC June 16
Indonesia jails cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir for 15 years
Indonesia has jailed radical cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir for 15 years for backing an Islamist militant training camp.
Hundreds of Ba'asyir's supporters had gathered outside court in Jakarta, and some wept when they heard the verdict.
The preacher was convicted of giving support to militants in Aceh province who were plotting to impose Sharia law in Indonesia through a campaign of violence and murder.
Ba'asyir, 72, has been involved in radical groups for decades.
Over the years, he has been repeatedly arrested, jailed and then released.
He spent more than two years in jail for helping to inspire the bombers who killed more than 200 people in Bali - but he was later cleared on appeal.
Peter Hughes, an Australian who survived the Bali bombing, told ABC News that Thursday's verdict was a "fantastic result".
"The guilty verdict sort of says it all. This guy was the mastermind behind the Bali bombing... he can rot in jail as far as I'm concerned," he said.
The BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta says it is debatable whether the verdict will have much impact on the fight against terrorism in Indonesia.
A understatement of Biblical proportions.
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