Friday, July 30, 2010 03:03 AM
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Dozens of students from Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic Institute, grouped under Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, rallied outside their campus Tuesday to protest against the visit of US President Barack Obama next week.
“Obama’s visit is aimed at securing Indonesia’s support for the US attempt to put pressure on Islamic countries that perpetrate acts of terrorism,” rally coordinator Ali Abdurahman said as quoted by Antara state news agency.
He added that although the Indonesian government might benefit from the trip, it would do more harm than good.
The students said Obama was no different from his predecessor George W. Bush, who justified the use of military force to accomplish US interests under the guise of the war on terror.
As a country that promotes peace and the largest Muslim-majority country in the world, Indonesia should ignore the US request in connection with the fight against terrorism.
