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November 17, 2005
Indonesia: Islamist Threatens West on Video
A man in a mask (pictured) from a videotape found in the hideout of Azahari bin Husin has declared war against the West, states Yahoo News. The individual is thought to be Noordin Mohammed Top, a senior figure in the leadership of Jemaah Islamiyah. The video, or at least this section, was shown on Metro TV earlier today.
Indonesian vice president, Jusuf Kalla, made the claim that the masked man may be Noordin M Top, who is seen to say:
We repeat that America, Australia, England and Italy are all our enemies. We especially remind Australia that you, Downer and Howard, are killing Australia, leading it into darkness and misfortune and mujahideen terror. Know that as long as you (all) continue to colonize the land of Iraq and Afghanistan and intimidate Muslims then you too will feel our intimidation and terror....Noordin Top is said to be a prime recruiter of young men to join the ranks of Jemaah Islamiyah, who are responsible for the two Bali bomb attacks from 2002 and October 1 this year.We remind that those who support Bush and Blair are also our enemies. The infidel rulers, the apostate rulers, those who oppress Muslims and victimize ulamas, the mujahedeen, they are our enemies too. The ones we target in our attacks
Also on the tape, but not yet revealed publicly, are images of the three men who carried the recent Bali bombings.
According to the BBC, the three men on the videotape, who committed the Bali bombings on October 1, have now been identified.
One of them, Muhammad Salik Firdaus, addressed his family in the video."My brother and wife, God willing, when you see this recording I'll already be in heaven," he said.
Bali police chief I Made Mangku Pastika said three people were currently being questioned over their role in those bombings, which killed 20 people.
"They are people that had direct contacts with Azahari and Noordin Top. They are certainly also linked to the Bali bombs," he said.
Police have named the three as Cholily alias Yahya alias Hasan, Anif alias Pendek, and Abdul Aziz.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at November 17, 2005 6:27 AM
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