Reflection: Why there are no volunteers sign up to fight corruption, poverty and backwarness in Indonesia?
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20060812.G04&irec=3 Volunteers sign up to fight Israel Police might have vowed to prevent citizens from leaving for Lebanon but at least 150 people registered to join a declared jihad against Israel at the Indonesian Mujahidin Council (MMI) office in Surakarta, Central Java on Friday. One of the fighters, Mohammad Arif, a 35-year-old native of Surakarta, said he was ready to fight alongside the Palestine people against Israel. "I feel that I'm being called to fight there. This war has insulted my pride as a Muslim," said the man who has no skill in weaponry or fighting. The fighters said they would ask the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police Headquarters to train them to use weapons (see photo). "If they (TNI and the police) don't want to train us, we will be trained by Ambon and Poso war veterans," claimed Adi Basuki, who helped set up the post, referring to conflict-torn cities Ambon in Maluku and Poso in Central Sulawesi. Adi, who is also the spokesman for MMI Surakarta, expressed hope the government would facilitate their mission in the Middle East. "Although we've raised our own funds, we hope the government will assist us," he told The Jakarta Post. Adi said the MMI had opened five registration posts for those wanting to fight in Lebanon. Apart from Surakarta, the registration is open in Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Jakarta and Padang. Those who register, he said, would be selected for training in Yogyakarta before being sent to war. National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam said Tuesday that the police would stop volunteers wanting to go to Lebanon, saying it would only worsen the situation there and it was prohibited by the state. "Their departure for the Middle East would be a violation of our state Constitution, which says that Indonesia should proactively contribute to world peace," he was quoted as saying by AFP. "The volunteers' departure is certainly not contributing to peace and therefore is a violation of the Constitution." (JP/Blontank Poer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
