Indonesia group tied to al Qaeda kills Christians

Washington Times ^ | 12/13/01 | Ian Timberlake

[kattracks]

POSO, Indonesia

[blam]

"an offensive by Muslim holy warriors "

I'm beginning to understand when our leaders say that this 'fight' could take ten years or more. This looks like a world wide religious war.

[Enlightiator]

The massacre of Christians in Indonesia is the most under-reported story of the year. Let Hamas drop a firecracker in the West Bank, and the US news media is all over it. Hundreds or even thousands of Christians murdered in Indonesia over the last year, who in the media cares? No one it appears.

[blam]

"Hundreds or even thousands of Christians murdered in Indonesia over the last year, who in the media cares? No one it appears."

....Nigeria, Sudan and....

[verity]

" In one of the worst single incidents, Christian forces executed dozens of Muslims in May 2000. A detailed report in Foreign Affairs magazine said 70 Muslims who had surrendered at a school were murdered with homemade guns and finished off with machetes. In the days that followed, other Muslims were hunted down, their throats slashed and their bodies tossed into a river. Others were strung up on homemade wire nooses, the magazine said."

This part seems to be ignored!

[blam]

"This part seems to be ignored!"

Yup, I know. I'm having trouble having any sympathy for Islamists after the 911 attack. There's grotesque killings everywhere they're present.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Muslim holy warriors

Christians may have to adopt the 17th century mentality and launch a crusade against these "holy warriors".

[Frances_Marion]

"Hundreds or even thousands of Christians murdered in Indonesia over the last year, who in the media cares? No one it appears."

....Nigeria, Sudan and....

....Egypt, and Algeria, and China, and....

[verity]

I am not attempting to evoke sympathy. I would bet that the victims on both sides are not from the militant factions.

[blam]

" I would bet that the victims on both sides are not from the militant factions."

Yup. It's sad. It will get worse before it gets better though.

[GuillermoX]

Why should they be allowed to live? To fight another day?

[GuillermoX]

More like 11th and 12th century.

[CatoRenasci]

But... Islam is a peaceful religion: convert peacefully to Islam or be peacefully dead!

[kidao35]

No mention in this article why 70 Muslims surrendered at a school. Did this happen while they were taking Calculus, or while they were holding students hostage? Given its Muslim extremists, I'd bet on the latter. Time to start shipping weapons to persecuted Christians around the world. That alone would help keep the Muslim extremists busy in their homeland, vs. plotting to come over here and kill us.

[YepYep]

A previous thread offered an easy way to e-mail Secretary Colin Powell about this impending disaster for the Indonesian Christians. I wonder how many messages on this he received?

And no, sorry, I don't have a link to it; perhaps someone else can help.

[Not hangin with the Crowd]

Christians Under Attack in Poso, Indonesia News/Current Events Source: Voice of the Martyrs Published: Dec. 3, 2001 Posted on 12/13/01 5:41 AM Pacific by Not hangin with the Crowd Christians Under Attack in Poso, Indonesia December 3, 2001 Radical Islamic warriors are continuing their rain of terror on the Christians of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. A VOM source has confirmed that 21 Christian villages in the Poso coastal area have been burned and destroyed and at least 7 people have been killed within the past week. “It seems that Muslim leaders have a double standard,” said VOM spokesman Gary Lane. “They demanded the U.S. halt bombing in Afghanistan during Ramadan, but it is apparently okay for radical jihad warriors to terrorize Indonesian Christians during the Islamic holy month.” VOM confirms at least 600 homes and six churches were burned during the attacks that occurred November 26th -29th. The largest church in Poso was bombed and burned during the attacks and 15,000 Christians reportedly fled the area seeking refuge in the villages of Huasa and Sulewana. “Christians resided in the Mulukus long before Islam arrived there, but it appears that these radical Muslims want to make the islands-especially Sulawesi-a Christian-free zone,” said Lane. According to several reports, well armed, uniformed, militant Laskar Jihad troops now have the Christian village of Tentena surrounded. 50,000 Christians apparently are at risk of slaughter in Tentena. In Jakarta, Bishop Mgr. Josef Suwatan told the Jakarta Post the Muslim rebels are mostly from East Java, not Sulawesi Island and they are equipped with AK-47 automatic weapons, rocket launchers and even circular saws and bulldozers. He urged the police and Indonesian military to protect the Christians of Poso by taking “tight measures to control the militiamen and disarm the local people.” But it appears the Indonesian government is doing little to send in additional troops to protect its own citizens from a possible massacre. According to the Jakarta Post, Poso Precinct Police Chief Unggung Cahyono said, “The number of attackers is too large for us, so security forces are unable to stop them.” “President Megawati has called for tolerance, peace and justice for people of different religions in Indonesia,” said Lane. “More than words are needed now to protect Christians in Poso and throughout the Mulukus.” “Our concern at VOM is that while attention is focused on the atrocities of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the destruction of entire villages and the slaughter of men, women and children in Indonesia is being ignored by the world community.” VOM is urging Americans to pray for Indonesian Christians during the National day of Reconciliation and Prayer December 4th. We also ask that concerned Christians take time to inform others-friends, relatives, government leaders-about the plight of our persecuted brothers and sisters in Poso and the Muluku Islands. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ikanakattara]

From what I have read, the Islamic jihadists on Sulawesi have promised to essentially "kill them all." One thing we really should have learned from 9/11 is that when these people say they're going to kill you, you should take them at their word. Behold the true face of Islamic imperialism.

[Ff--150]

Prayers needed for these brothers and sisters...

[ElisabethInCincy]

Hey can any of you help me....I debate this point of christians being massacred with a muslim online..He keeps bringing up muslims being killed by christians i am very unaware of this anyone know of these stories?????..

[texson66]

People, this has been going on all over the world for many years. The PC media had never referred to the muslim slaughter of Christians in the south of Sudan as a religious war but as a "civil" war. Finaly, GWB's leadership will help in addressing this type of situation.