http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bali/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:02:35 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418221/posts U.S. embassy warns Americans in Indonesia's Bali island of possible New Year's Eve terrorist attack-AP BNO News (Breaking News) on Twitter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418221/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:02:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296466/posts Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) - Explosive material recovered from the scene of two suicide bombings at hotels in the Indonesian capital is "identical" to that used by the Southeast Asian terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah in earlier attacks, police said. An unexploded bomb left in a room of the J.W. Marriott in Jakarta resembled devices used in attacks on Bali and one found in a recent raid against the network on an Islamic boarding school in Central Java, national police spokesman told a news conference Sunday. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296466/posts#comment Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:18:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276487/posts THE near-derelict block of land hardly gets a glance as a parade of tourists trek past in Bali's party precinct on JL Legian in Kuta. But amid the clubs and bars doing a brisk trade, a storm is erupting over the 800sqm on which the former Sari Club stood. The desolate site, considered hallowed ground by Australians, is opposite Bali's memorial monument listing the victims of the October 2002 terrorist attack, including those killed at the nearby Paddy's Bar, which has been redeveloped. The bombs claimed 202 lives, including 88 Australians. The Sari Club site, earmarked for a peace park... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276487/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:40:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263488/posts Two Britons die on Bali after drinking wine laced with methanol The artist Rose Johnson, who died after drinking the arak wine on Bali Anne Barrowclough in Sydney, Sian Powell in Bangkok Two Britons have died in agony after drinking rice wine laced with methanol in a mass poisoning on the Indonesian island of Bali. Alan Colen, 59, suffered a painful, drawn-out death on Saturday after buying an adulterated bottle of local wine, known as arak. Mr Colen, who had lived on the holiday island for 13 years, bought the wine from a roadside stall hear his home in Canggu,... London Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263488/posts#comment Wed, 3 Jun 2009 03:58:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2207517/posts Jakarta - Riduan “Hambali” Isamudin is the mastermind who planned the massacre in Bali in 2002, and the attacks against Christian churches and buildings in 2000. The accusation comes from Mubarok and Ali Imron, both members of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), who say they are willing to testify against the operational chief of the Islamic fundamentalist movement in southeast Asia, who is being held in the detention center in Guantanamo. Mubarok and Ali Imron are being held in the prison in Jakarta, where they are serving a life sentence for their involvement in the attack against churches in the country. In... Asia News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2207517/posts#comment Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:35:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140171/posts In 2006, Thailand announced it was blocking access to YouTube for anyone with a Thai I.P address, and then identified 20 offensive videos for Google to remove as a condition of unblocking the site. ‘If your whole game is to increase market share,’ says Lawrence Lessig, speaking of Google, ‘it’s hard to . . . gather data in ways that don’t raise privacy concerns or in ways that might help repressive governments to block controversial content.’ In March of last year, Nicole Wong, the deputy general counsel of Google, was notified that there had been a precipitous drop in activity... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140171/posts#comment Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:13:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133644/posts Bali bombers unremorseful and insane, Australians defiant Nov 11th, 2008 | By Andrew L. Jaffee | Category: Culture, Society, & Religion, Featured, Foreign Affairs By Andrew L. Jaffee, netwmd.comAustralians have finally found some justice and hopefully, a sense of peace and closure. Three Islamists were executed by Indonesian authorities on Sunday, shortly after midnight, for the heinous, cowardly, and evil bombings of several nightclubs in Bali on October 12, 2002, an act which “killed 202 people — most of them young Australians — and injured more than 300.” Australians have held steadfast in the war against Islamo-fascism, and will... neoconstant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133644/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:24:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128935/posts In Indonesia, thousands of sympathisers have attended the funerals of the three men executed by firing squad on Saturday for the 2002 Bali bombings. Mourners who attended the funerals of the brothers Amrozi and Mukhlas in Tenggulun in East Java paid tribute to them as martyrs. Although there were brief clashes between bystanders and police, for the most part the event passed off peacefully. The third bomber, Imam Samudra, was buried in West Java in a ceremony open only to his family. Radio Netherlands http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128935/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2008 20:29:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128614/posts The Bali bombers died this morning. And while their deaths are news and must be reported, I believe it is right to acknowledge the heroism that came out of that terrible day. On October 12th 2002, at Bali, Indonesia, Islamist terrorists detonated a number of bombs in an attempt to kill innocent victims. 202 people were killed. 88 of these were Australians. This makes it, by far, the greatest terrorist atrocity in Australia's history - and it ranks quite highly on the overall list. We remember the dead, but for some reason, in my opinion at least, we haven't really... Various Australian Sources http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128614/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2008 07:37:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128609/posts The Indonesian Attorney-General's Office has confirmed that the three Bali bombers have been executed by firing squad for their involvement in the 2002 bombings which killed more than 202 people, including 88 Australians. A spokesman for the Attorney-General, Jasman Pandjaitan, said all three men have been declared dead. Earlier news emerged from inside the Bali bombers' prison on Nusakambangan Island in Central Java that the three men - Imam Samudra, 38, Amrozi, 47, and Mukhlas, 48 - were killed. All three were shot at the same time by three separate firing squads about 12:15am (local time), before a medical team... Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128609/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2008 07:25:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128524/posts FOREIGN Affairs Minister Stephen Smith has heightened speculation the Bali bombers will be executed overnight, issuing a special terror warning to school leavers. All signs are pointing to the execution early Australian time tomorrow of Islamic militants Amrozi, his brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra. "The Government is particularly aware that in mid to late November and early December, a large number of Australian school graduates may well travel to Indonesia, particularly Bali for what has become known as schoolies week,'' Mr Smith said. "We ask those young graduates and their parents to very carefully bear in mind the travel advice... news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128524/posts#comment Sat, 8 Nov 2008 09:28:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122227/posts Expanding Afghan War Awaits New President An expanded U.S. military involvement awaits a new U.S. president in Afghanistan where the unfinished business of September 11 has flared over the past three years into a major insurgency. A raft of assessments and reviews now underway in Washington point to a fundamental rethinking of the Afghan war. But whoever is elected Tuesday will face choices on the size of the military buildup, how to strengthen the central government, how far to go in dealing with insurgent sanctuaries across the border, how to help stabilize Pakistan, and whether and how to reconcile... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122227/posts#comment Sun, 2 Nov 2008 02:30:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122053/posts Randall Lee lost his two brothers and a pregnant sister-in-law in the 2002 Bali bombings. But from the ashes of the tragedy he found his wife, Jessica O'Grady, a survivor of the horrifying blasts. This is the Geelong electrician's story and his thoughts on the impending execution of the bombers. IT IS a strange feeling -- after six long years -- knowing that the men who caused so much pain and anguish will meet justice. It won't be cause for celebration for me when the perpetrators of the Bali bombings in 2002 are executed. Sure, I will share a few... Sunday Herald Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122053/posts#comment Sat, 1 Nov 2008 22:59:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121265/posts INDONESIA has stepped up security around foreign embassies amid fears of attacks as it prepares to execute the three Islamists convicted over the Bali nightclub bombings which killed 202 people. Police have revealed they had found and defused two bombs in a Balinese Hindu migrant area on Sulawesi island on Wednesday and Thursday as tensions mount ahead of the imminent executions. "I think there is a connection between this and the execution of Amrozi and others," local police chief Suparni Parto said, referring to bombers Amrozi, Mukhlas and Imam Samudra, who could be executed as early as today. National police... The Weekend Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121265/posts#comment Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:40:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115483/posts BOYOLALI (Indonesia) - For the skullcapped students of the Darusy Syahadah Islamic school, there is no question that the three radical jihadis behind the 2002 bombings on Indonesia's Bali island are heroes. Sheltering from the equatorial sun on the steps of the school's mosque, the students crowd to offer their approval of bombers Amrozi, Mukhlas and Imam Samudra. Authorities said this week the three bombers will face the firing squad by early November for their role in the attack, which killed 202 people. 'They're holy warriors, that's how I respond, they're holy warriors,' said Sir Muhammad Royhan Syihabuddin Ar-Rohmi, a... The Straits Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115483/posts#comment Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:54:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113874/posts Indonesia says to execute Bali bombers Reuters JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will execute the Bali bombers on death row in early November, the spokesman of the Indonesian attorney general's office said on Friday. reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113874/posts#comment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:55:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099235/posts FBI Warns of Potential Terror Attacks The FBI and Department of Homeland Security today issued an analytical "note" to U.S. law-enforcement officials cautioning that al-Qaida terrorists have in the past expressed interest in attacking public buildings using a dozen suicide bombers each carrying 20 kilograms of explosives. Authors with the U.S. Office of Intelligence and Analysis added that they have "no credible or specific information that terrorists are planning operations against public buildings in the United States." The FBI and DHS analysts said they were releasing the note because "it is important for local authorities and building owners and... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099235/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:27:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113867/posts THREE Islamic militants convicted of carrying out the 2002 Bali bombings will be shot dead on their prison island early next month. The bombers will be put to death in "early November'' on Nusakambangan Island, off Central Java, where their high-security jail is located, a spokesman for Indonesia's Attorney General's office said today. He also indicated that the Attorney General did not believe there were valid grounds for any further legal appeals by Amrozi, his brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra. "Indonesia's Attorney General is stating that the legal efforts in the terrorism criminal case, on behalf of the defendant Amrozi... news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113867/posts#comment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:08:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2107839/posts THREE Islamic militants on death row over the 2002 Bali bombings have been visited by family members as their executions draw nearer. Indonesia's Attorney General is expected to announce next Friday details of the executions. In accordance with the country's laws, Indonesia does not make public the timing and location of executions, raising speculation that the statement could be to announce the bombers have been put to death. Indonesia's Constitutional Court is expected to rule on Tuesday on a side challenge by the bombers' lawyers, who have argued the country's use of firing squads to carry out executions amounts to... news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2107839/posts#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:47:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2107838/posts AN Indonesian Islamic cleric linked to the three extremists awaiting execution for the Bali bombings said today the 2002 attack which killed more than 200 people was the work of the CIA. Abu Bakar Bashir told AFP the US intelligence agency had fired a nuclear missile at the Bali tourist strip from a ship off the coast. "It has been mentioned as being a micro-nuclear bomb, not a regular bomb... The bomb was made by the CIA, it could be no one else," he said in his house at the Al-Mukmin Islamic boarding school on Indonesia's Java island. He said... news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2107838/posts#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:38:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076388/posts SECURITY forces are on high alert as Indonesia prepares to execute the three Islamists convicted over the 2002 bombings. But local survivors and foreign visitors are united in their determination not to dwell on the October night when 202 people, mostly tourists including 88 Australians, were killed when bombs ripped through packed bars. And the overwhelming feeling on the mainly Hindu island of temples, rice paddies and tropical beaches is that the government should not wait another day before standing the bombers before a firing squad. "The execution will deliver a message that the government is serious about upholding the... news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076388/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 00:52:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049282/posts THREE death-row Bali bombers will be executed "as soon as possible," Indonesia's attorney general said today after the Islamic militants declined to seek clemency from the President. Hendarman Supandji said he hoped that so-called "smiling assassin" Amrozi, his brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra would be executed before the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in September. The three bombers face death by firing squad for their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians and three New Zealanders. "We want it as soon as possible," Mr Supandji he said. "Legally they can be executed because they... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049282/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:52:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047820/posts Three Bali bombers have exhausted their appeals and will soon be executed by firing squad, according to Indonesia's attorney general.Imam Samudra and the brothers Amrozi and Ali Ghufron have never shown any remorse for the 2002 bombings and have repeatedly said that they embrace death and wish to be martyrs. Indonesia's attorney general Henderman Supanji, in announcing that no further legal avenues are available to the condemned men, said, "the process would not be drawn out". The bombers' lawyer, Fahmi Bachmid, said afterwards: "All of them have repeatedly said they will only ask pardon from God, not the president. This... Daily Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047820/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:20:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008466/posts Bird flu: Indonesia's trial run By Lucy Williamson April 29, 2008 BBC News, Bali In the backstreets of a Bali village, all hell has broken loose. The Balinese rural calm has been invaded by men with megaphones and masks, there are sirens wailing down the main street, and at the centre of it all, Putu Arini sits quietly on the porch of her house, waiting for the police. Parts of Bali have looked like the set of a germ-warfare film A few hours ago, her husband was taken to the local health clinic, with bird flu-like symptoms, and now investigators... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008466/posts#comment Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:59:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000606/posts Recently I spent several days in Ubud, Bali, attending a conference on the theme of "Islam in Multicultural Asia" organized by the New York-based Asia Society. Bali is a lush tropical island of immense beauty at the centre of the Indonesian archipelago, and its people are mostly Hindu in a country with the world's largest Muslim population. The setting for a conference on Islam in Indonesia was a bold idea. Islam in Asia...is distinctly different... to the Middle Eastern version of Islam with which the West is mostly acquainted and predominantly concerned since 9/11. Americans supporting Democrats who have persuaded... Toronto Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000606/posts#comment Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:22:59 GMT