From Reuters:
Families of Indonesian and foreign victims marked the fourth anniversary on Thursday of deadly bombings by Islamic militants on Bali with ceremonies and prayers.
The bombings of two nightclubs in Kuta Beach on October 12, 2002 killed 202 people, most of them Western tourists, and were blamed on the Southeast Asia militant group, Jemaah Islamiah.
“We will not allow terrorists to spread disorder and dismay, to drive people, faiths and neighbors apart,” said [Australian] Ambassador Bill Farmer. “They have failed. They have failed utterly. And they will not succeed.”
“We do not need to cry for the victims of the Bali bombings anymore,” said Safe Dagun. “They are martyrs. They are pearls that are grounded in our hearts to fight evil in this world and combat terrorism.
Three main actors behind the 2002 bombings are on death row awaiting executions by firing squad.
Terrorism experts and state security agencies say Jemaah Islamiah had links to Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda network.
Unlike most of Muslim-majority Indonesia, about 92% of Bali’s population adheres to Balinese Hinduism, formed as a combination of existing local beliefs and Hindu influences from mainland Southeast Asia and South Asia. Minority religions include Islam (5.7%), Christianity (1.4%), and Buddhism (0.6%). But just because 92% of the population prefer to practice Hinduism means nothing to the 5.7% that demand that the entire island pray to Allah. As it says in the Quran you either worship Allah or you face death. That’s why they refer to Islam as The Religion of Peace™
Bali is famous for dance, as well as painting, sculpture, and woodcarving. And now, thanks to members of The Religion of Peace™, Bali is also famous for having innocent civilians blown up.
Let’s recap:
| The Beauty of Bali’s Hindu majority |  |
| The Beauty of Bali’s Muslim minority |  |
Oh, and please don’t say that Islam is violent. The last time someone said that in public a member of the The Religion of Peace™ went out and shot a nun in the back.
Indonesia, Islam, Bali, Kuta Beach, Jemaah Islamiah, Osama, al Qaeda
