[Grendel9]

I'm under no delusion about their being a
Christian outfit. <>g<> But I do have
the notion that they are NOT a jihadist
group as is (were?) the Aceh politicos.
Am I wrong in my evaluation here?

I am taking into consideration that I
read about them through the eyes of
al Jazeera...which is a caution in itself!

[monkeywrench]

"I am taking into consideration that I read about them through the eyes of al Jazeera..."

Ah, so they're the "good guys" according to the bad guys. Yes, you might want to take that into account.