10/27/12, “Indonesia Arrests 11 People Suspected of Planning Terror Attack Against U.S. Embassy,” AP
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — “Indonesia’s anti-terror squad arrested 11 people suspected of planning a range of attacks on domestic and foreign targets including the U.S. and Australian embassies, police said Saturday.
The suspects were arrested in raids Friday and Saturday in four provinces, national police spokesman Maj. Gen. Suhardi Aliyus said.
He said the suspects belonged to a new group called the Sunni Movement for Indonesian Society, or HASMI.
Police seized a number of bombs, explosive materials, a bomb-making manual and ammunition, Aliyus said.
He said the group had plans to target the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta and a plaza near the Australian Embassy and the local office of U.S. mining giant Freeport-McMoRan. It also planned to attack the U.S. Consulate in Surabaya and the headquarters of a police special force in Central Java, he said. It was unclear how far the plans had advanced.
Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, has been battling terrorists since the 2002 bombings in Bali by militants linked to the Southeast Asian network Jemaah Islamiyah which killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.
Subsequent attacks have claimed more than 50 people, mostly Indonesians. The government has arrested more than 700 suspected terrorists and killed dozens more in an attempt to root out militants.
Recent terror attacks in the country have been carried out by individuals or small groups and have targeted security forces and local “infidels” instead of Westerners, with less deadly results. The arrests announced Saturday appear to be the first in recent years to involve a group that allegedly planned to target foreign facilities.“ via Atlas Shrugs
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Obama’s wife wears Islamic veil on visit to Indonesia in 2010. Obama chose to focus on Israel in his speech to Indonesians though Israel is quite far away from Indonesia and isn't a threat to invade them or anything.
11/10/2010, “Obama gives major speech aimed at Islamic world,” euronews
“President Barack Obama has used his state visit to Indonesia to reach out once again to the Islamic world.
The US leader and his wife visited Jakarta and Southeast Asia’s largest mosque shortly before delivering a major speech at the University of Indonesia.
His message – to show Muslims that he is determined to keep the Middle East peace process at the forefront of his foreign policy.
“In the Middle East, we have faced false starts and setbacks, but we have been persistent in our pursuit of peace,” said President Obama. “Israelis and Palestinians have started direct talks, but enormous obstacles remain.”
Obama’s trip has also been an opportunity to revisit a country he spent four years in as a child.
One aspect he said he cherished was the religious tolerance shown by the people in the largely Muslim nation.“
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