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Mumbai attacks despicable and inhumane: RI
Tony Hotland and Dian Kuswandini , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 11/28/2008 7:19 AM | Headlines
Indonesia condemned the terrorism attacks in Mumbai as despicable and inhumane, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement Thursday.
The government expressed condolences to the government of India and to the victims and their families, saying it hoped those responsible would be swiftly captured and brought to justice.
“The attacks are evidence that the threat of terrorism remains real and that it requires constant vigilance and multilateral cooperation in dealing with it,” the statement said.
It added that Indonesia was a staunch supporter of all cooperation in combating terrorism.
Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said the Indonesian Embassy in India had made certain none of the 130 Indonesian nationals living in Mumbai was among the victims.
He said the government had no plans to issue a travel warning advising Indonesian nationals against visiting India.
Indonesia has experienced terrorism attacks, most notably the bombings perpetrated by Jamaah Islamiyah in Bali and Jakarta between 2002 and 2005. Dozens of people were arrested and convicted for the blasts, three of whom were executed early this month.
National Police chief detective Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji, however, said it was “too early” to link the mastermind behind the Mumbai attacks with JI.
“However, we will keep an eye on any possibility ... and be alert for any terrorism threats,” Susno said.
The Associated Press reported earlier Thursday that U.S. President George Bush expressed condolences to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a phone call at his Camp David, Maryland, mountaintop retreat.
“The president offered support and assistance to the government of India as it works to restore order, provide safety to its people and comfort to the victims and their families and investigate these despicable acts,” Press Secretary Dana Perino said in a statement.
The Justice Department said the FBI was monitoring the situation closely and was prepared to offer assistance if Indian authorities asked for it.
From Pakistan the AP quoted Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who was visiting India as part of a slow-moving South Asian peace process, saying he was “shocked and horrified” by Wednesday’s attacks in Mumbai.
While India’s PM Singh blamed “external forces” in neighboring countries for the terrorist strikes, Qureshi said “a better understanding” was needed of the incident.
“Let us not go in for knee-jerk reactions,” he said, pledging full cooperation of his young government to counter terrorism in the region, according to The Press Trust of India, India and Pakistan have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947, and India has frequently blamed Pakistan for past terrorist attacks in its territory.
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Jon (not verified) — Fri, 12/05/2008 - 8:15pm
A piece of advice for our wonderfull government of indonesia. Pakistant as done nothing about there religiouse fanatic groups and now they are them self in danger of starting a third world war because of those uncontrol groups. If our government let some islamic fanatic groups take more power one day we mhyt have the same problem with Australia and have to bow our heads in shame.
Joey, Amsterdam, Netherlands (not verified) — Mon, 12/01/2008 - 3:30pm
This kind of terrorism is incredibly difficult to stop. Everytime intelligence has clear indication that someone is planning to commit such a horrendous act, it may be possible to prevent it from happening. Now and then it may be possible to lock up, maybe even kill some of these terrorists. But new terrorists are born every day.
This is not a problem that is limited to the West or to certain religions. It is now a problem that endangers the lives of all people in this world. But most of all it is a problem that harms the image of Islam all over the world, which could have even more serious consequences for multicultural societies.
What is needed now is serious action from Muslim leaders to condemn these terrorist acts and help from the West to educate the poor. Even more so, it requires a more equal distribution of wealth in this world. No longer should the West reap the benefits of natural resources that Third World countries have at their disposal. The only aid that is given now by the West is called development aid. But this type of aid hardly 'develops' countries. Knowledge must be shared and power in the world must be redivided.
As a Westerner I must admit that Western capitalism and imperialism disgusts me just as much as terrorist acts like we've whitnessed in Mumbai.
Raj (not verified) — Sat, 11/29/2008 - 2:14am
such terrorist incidents really drive my head into complete hatred...towards the particular community........
india has been site and abode for even foreign cultures who migrated and settled in india...from the parsis in the past to the tibetans evicted by chinese in the present...and even bhutanese..
asuch is the grace of india and loving power of india is that even though a country that formed out of its own area and where the politicians and people hate india .....
we have allowed their singers like atif aslam and adnan sami to rule our hearts and mind hearts of people.........restraining to distinguish that they belong to a foe nation..
even though their people indulge in such activity towards us...WHY?????
all muslims are not terrorists but all terrorists are certainly muslims....how to separate the good ones from the bad ones..that is a question..if we blame the religion itself then everyone comes under that umbrella......
i wish that every muslim in the world was like abdul kalam...whenever such event happen i think about him and control my anger that all muslims are not bad..
i do not support hatred politics but i urge people reading this not to stop our fight against terrorism when the points disappear from the headlines..because the politicians feed on the bad memories of people........
muslim communities and those supporting sentiments of good indians even in pakistan should come forward for the cause against terrorism...
because if your shoe narrow mind and hatred pak will sink first bcoz of terrorism if u dont co operate....believe me!!!
i salute our patriots who have shed their bloods and lives...may the martyrs rest in peace....
may our dhoti wala kursi loving politicians ...have some balls to deal with this problem..
u cant deal with high tech terrorist systems with third class policing......
***i think india should have social security system number
**BETTER INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM THEN ISI..
GOD BLESS INDIA...MUMBAI..AND THE DEPARTED SOULS
Putu Parwati (not verified) — Fri, 11/28/2008 - 1:01pm
Dear Jakarta Post,
Your comment:
Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said the Indonesian Embassy in India had made certain none of the 130 Indonesian nationals living in Mumbai was among the victims.
I saw yesterday on Tv, there are 5 Balinese Therapists hostages of the terrorists.