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To: Alex who wrote (1094)	9/21/2001 5:16:43 PM
From: long-gone	of 116842

this could disrupt production: Indonesian Muslim Groups Threaten Holy War Against US Janes.com 9-19-1 JAKARTA (Reuters) - Several radical Indonesian Muslim groups on Wednesday vowed to launch a holy war against the United States if Washington exacts revenge on Afghanistan over last week's attacks on U.S. landmark buildings. They also urged President Megawati Sukarnoputri, currently visiting the United States, not to cave in to pressure to support Washington in combating international terrorism. "If America attacks Afghanistan then America is attacking Islam. That would be (like) a crusade under the pretext of terrorism ... we will beat the drums for a jihad (holy war)," Khalil Ridwan, an official at an umbrella group of Indonesian Muslim boarding schools, said. His was one of eight Muslim groups which held a news conference in the Indonesian capital, including the aggressive Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) which has publicly threatened to attack the U.S. embassy if Washington goes ahead with strikes against Afghanistan. FPI has also threatened to seek the expulsion of American citizens if there is an attack on the ravaged central Asian state which the U.S. says is harbouring Osama bin Laden, accused of masterminding last week's attacks on New York and Washington. Indonesia has formally expressed its sympathy over the attacks and offered to help Washington in its battle against terrorism. But some diplomats say the Indonesian reaction has been less strident than the United States would like from the world's largest Muslim community. Megawati is set to meet President George W. Bush later on Wednesday and U.S. officials have said he is likely to press her to be more proactive in support against terrorism in the belief that she could play a pivotal role in the international stand against Islamic militancy. But Indonesian analysts point out that Megawati is also fearful of stirring up Muslim emotions at home where 90 percent of the population follows Islam and has made clear that a revenge attack by the United States would not get her backing. Indonesia has itself traditionally been deeply suspicious of extremist Muslims, fearful they would undermine the multi-ethnic country's fragile harmony which has been tested to the limit during the past three years of domestic political and economic turmoil. rense.com

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