The attack in Bali (was Re: Tankers, Niteclubs... connecting thetargets
Terrance
lycidas2 at earthlink.net
Fri Oct 18 02:46:18 CDT 2002
jbor wrote:
>
> Terrance wrote:
>
> > The obvious connection is that the people murdered were Westerners in a
> > non-Western Muslim state.
>
> Balinese people are generally non-Muslim. The ethnic and religious make-up
> of Indonesia is very complex, although it's about 70 or 80% Islamic overall
> I think.
Thanks, you are correct, But what I wrote is accurate. I was talking
about Indonesia.
Nearly 90% of Indonesia is Muslim while only 2% is hindu. One of the
reasons Bali was a target is because the population there is nearly the
opposite of the rest of the state.
And this happens to be, no coincidence or surprise, the % also in terms
of wealth distribution and so on.
Ultimately, the terrorist attack in Bali is only going to cripple
> the local economy and make a poor people even poorer.
Of course. This is one of the objectives of the terrorists.
>
> Eight men in a minivan. A fishing boat full of dynamite. This is what "the
> Jihad" is.
>
> best
Oh no, it is more than that. Hold on to your ass.
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