Indonesia executes Christian militants

[Scurrilous]

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"Three Christian militants were executed by firing squad early Friday for leading attacks on Muslims six years ago that left 70 people dead, a police official and local media said.

The men were taken before the firing squad at 12:15 a.m. (2:15 p.m. EDT Thursday), said a senior police officer who asked not to be identified because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media. Metro TV and SCTV had similar reports, but did not identify their sources."

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"Fabianus Tibo, 60, Marinus Riwu, 48, and Dominggus da Silva, 42, were found guilty of leading a Christian militia that launched a series of attacks in May 2000 — including a machete and gun assault on an Islamic school where dozens of men were seeking shelter.

Security forces braced for sectarian violence, with thousands of police blocking roads leading to the prison where the inmates are being held, standing on street corners and guarding nearby churches."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060921/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_christian_executions

[MrSlayer]

1. SCTV is on the air!

But seriously, sounds like these guys got what they deserved.

[MnFats]

3. capitol punishment is murder. period.

it's barbaric, no matter how horrific the crime.

[MrSlayer]

6. That's your position.

Obviously I believe otherwise.

[warrens]

2. RELIGION OF PEACE!!!!!

Gee, CHRISTIAN terrorists. Wonder if they were Catholic? You know, pope followers.

[Swede]

4. So the Muslims get prison and the Christians get death.

That ought to cool things down.

[stepnw1f]

5. Bigotry... also: ABU GHARIAB

I guess you forgot all the deaths and not to mention War Crimes in Iraq.

Keep it real and nice bigotry there.

Fundis suck.

[Swede]

8. I was commenting on the story in the OP.

I guess you forgot to read the story.

[stepnw1f]

11. No I Read the Article and Read Your Summary of That Article

Nice try though... did you forget the "sarcasm thingy?

[Swede]

15. "Indonesia executes Christian militants"

"Only a handful of Muslims were convicted in the violence, all for 15 years in prison or less"

These are quotes right from the article. I'm not "trying" anything,just commenting on the story.

[stepnw1f]

16. Whateverrrr..... (nt)

[darkism]

7. Oh yea, it's only Muslim extremists who kill people. ::sarcasm::

:sarcasm:

Still, capital punishment is ALWAYS wrong, no exceptions. Prison would've been just fine for these nuts.

[VegasWolf]

9. I say that the intelligent folks should just stand back and let all the

religious extreme nutcases go at it. We'll see whose sky person is the strongest.

[Thickasabrick]

10. The freepers have a thread about this. They are so upset and

praying for them on just about every post. They keep saying they will be with the Lord. Most of the time they say terrorists will rot in hell - go figure.

[pinerow]

12. I believe the headline should read..."Indonesia executes three

terrorists"...I find it odd that when the terrorists are Christians they seem to morph into "militants"...as for me..a pox on all their houses...sheesh!

[Thickasabrick]

13. I agree. I heard them called Christian actvists in another article.

It's a total double standard. Christians rioted and burned cars after the execution...sound familiar?

[pinerow]

14. Change the location to anywhere in the Middle East...Fundamentalists

of every stripe have more in common with each other than not...

[sarcasmo]

17. Make no mistakes this is WWIII.

A Religious War like no other. Leave this Atheist out of the whole freaking nightmare.