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[BuffaloJack]

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/08/007710print.html
Indonesia: Bali Bombers to Get Reduced Sentences
More indication of where sentiments lie in official Indonesia. From AP, with thanks to Shiva and Jeffrey Imm:

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A militant cleric and 17 others convicted in the 2002 bombings that killed 202 people on the resort island of Bali have received sentence reductions of several months to mark Indonesia's independence day, wardens said Wednesday.
Cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged spiritual head of the Al Qaeda-linked terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, was originally given a 30-month prison sentence for his role in the bombings, which killed many Australian tourists.

On Wednesday he was given a 41/2-month sentence reduction, said Dedi Sutardi, the chief warden at Cipinang Prison in Jakarta, which means he could be released from prison in May 2007.

Seventeen other Bali bombers, who were originally sentenced up to 16 years, received three-month reductions, said Bromo Setiono, chief warden at the Kerobokan jail in Bali's capital Denpasar.

It is an Indonesian tradition to cut jail terms on holidays for some of the country's 105,000 inmates who exhibit good behavior, with only those sentenced to death or life in prison excluded.

"This is the right of all inmates all over Indonesia, including those involved in the Bali bombings," said Setiono.

Many people in Australia consider the Bali bombings as tantamount to an attack on their own country, and the decision to cut the sentences — especially Bashir's — was expected to draw loud protests.


http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/08/007710print.html

I guess this makes Indonesia a state that supports terrorism.
This really ticks me off.
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[GM Strong]

Hey, they've been good boys since being locked up. Ask any Liberal if that counts.
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[Snipe]

Hope you guys don't expect a whole lot the next time you get a
tsunami, typhoon, or volcano go off in your neighborhood.
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[MrJapan]

Something I remember after leaving the military and becoming a cop... Before I could get my peace officer license, I had to be a jailor... (took the LE Academy while I was a jailor.. had to trade many shifts with other jailors >.<)

Before, and during my first year as a jailor, I was still in the 'know everything mode', as a matter of fact, it is like all of the lib's thinking (scary thought)... and I thought everyone deserved a second chance. We are ALL human, after all..

I can understand why we were required to be a jailor for at least 1 year now... you learn many things, the most important is how the criminal mind thinks. Best example is the fact that they now have (while in jail) 24 hours to devise a plan on how to screw (wasn't the word I wanted to type, but you get the picture) you.. how to defeat the system, and what to do next. They also get a library with the laws to 'educate' themselves. Most tried to do Habeus Corpus.. and about 30% got it

I did read about this situation here a couple of days ago, and it p*ssed me off too... and I am sure moreso with the Australians... but what can we do but to better protect ourselves from this?!

[PhantomSgt]

[MrJapan]

I thought it was 72 VIRGINIANS....

[Snipe]

No, just one 72 year old virgin.
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