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2002-10-17 Southeast Asia

KL detains five JI men - one with Osama link

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-10-17 08:37 pm|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I suspect many Indonesians remember the wave of killings of "communists" in 1965 which convulsed their country. Even the usually-gentle Balinese pitched in with notable enthusiasm. Perhaps they're a bit hesitant about stirring up this level of animosity within the country.

Posted by Tresho 2002-10-17 21:57:02|| 2002-10-17 21:57:02|| Front Page Top

#2 It's weird just how many engineers seem atracted to radical Islam, in Egypt the Muslim Brotherhood is sometimes referred to as the Engineers Brotherhood (Engineer rhymes with Muslim in Arabic).

Posted by Paul 2002-10-18 04:06:04|| 2002-10-18 04:06:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Engineers do not equal poverty do they? Seems to shoot that bon mot of the left down. Also, I think bin Laden subscribes to the Charlie Colson school of winning friends and influencing people: "If you have them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow".

Posted by Jack 2002-10-18 05:15:21|| 2002-10-18 05:15:21|| Front Page Top

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