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Bomb Blast in Bali

O.S.S. | 13.10.2002 22:14

Chaos in paradise, killing 187 and maiming hundreds more has all the hallmarks of the CIA.

The car bomb blast in Bali, already blamed on Muslim extremist groups, before any links to Al-Qaeda are established, was to make Indonesia, earmarked for destabilisation by Kissinger, another ‘legitimate’ target in the ‘war against terror.’ John Howard’s support for Bush was not shared by fellow Australians, until now. Isn’t it an amazing coincidence how everything eventually goes the politicians way in their war campaign?

O.S.S.

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a push for the NWO indeed

13.10.2002 22:34

It's always necessary to forward the blame to maintain control

 http://www.geocities.com/wecontrolamerica/bali.html

dh


Daft

14.10.2002 08:49

Don't you realise how silly you look when you immediately blame everything on the CIA? The world is a much more complex place than your conspiracy theories - or those of the US government - suggest.

Dan


Hobgoblins

14.10.2002 09:09

Don't you know how silly you look when you believe the "official" line, the propaganda hype and media whores response? The question you must always ask is... who stands to gain from these outrages? Then you are looking at the culprit.

H.L. Mencken


Wait

14.10.2002 11:31

It's daft to blame it on *anyone*, CIA or whoever, before there's even a shred of evidence. Then again, why let the facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory.

johnny_boy


CIA, FBI?

14.10.2002 11:36



I thought Cia or American fueled terrorism. I am probly wrong but thats a personal thought.
I do hope Austrailia/Britain do find who did it. Here's something I found on another IMC site. Regarding the same topic.


Who bombed Bali?


Analysis

Frank Gardner
BBC security correspondent



Western intelligence experts are scrabbling to determine who was behind this weekend's explosions on the Indonesian island of Bali.

Suspicions are focussing on extremist Islamic groups, notably Jemaah Islamiah which has been campaigning for a pan-Islamic state in the region.



A Bali nightclub is an unlikely target for al-Qaeda

When a massive bomb goes off in a country with several violent Islamic groups, initial suspicions inevitably fall on al-Qaeda.

Osama Bin Laden's organisation has a known presence in Indonesia, and local militants are believed to have trained in Afghanistan.

The shadowy regional group, Jamiya Islamiya, has been campaigning for a pan-Islamic superstate, stretching right across South-east Asia, to the southern Philippines.

That is a goal which al-Qaeda's leadership would definitely approve of.

East Timor revenge

But a Bali nightclub is an unlikely target for al-Qaeda.

It has no strategic value, it does not hurt a Western government, and it was not a favoured haunt of al-Qaeda's preferred targets: Americans and Jews.


Australians were part of the United Nations force in East Timor

In an effort to find who is responsible, Britain is dispatching its own counter-terrorism experts to Bali.

The British Government says it is looking at every possibility but has yet to identify the culprits.

But one possible explanation for the bombing comes from a Saudi source who prefers not to be named.

He told the BBC that many Indonesians blamed Australian troops for the loss of their former territory, East Timor.

He said these were Indonesians nationalists bent on revenge, and that the resort of Bali would be an obvious soft target, causing high casualties amongst Australians.

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2324887...

Me


CIA, FBI?

14.10.2002 11:39



I thought Cia or American fueled terrorism. I am probly wrong but thats a personal thought.
I do hope Austrailia/Britain do find who did it. Here's something I found on another IMC site. Regarding the same topic.


Who bombed Bali?


Analysis

Frank Gardner
BBC security correspondent



Western intelligence experts are scrabbling to determine who was behind this weekend's explosions on the Indonesian island of Bali.

Suspicions are focussing on extremist Islamic groups, notably Jemaah Islamiah which has been campaigning for a pan-Islamic state in the region.



A Bali nightclub is an unlikely target for al-Qaeda

When a massive bomb goes off in a country with several violent Islamic groups, initial suspicions inevitably fall on al-Qaeda.

Osama Bin Laden's organisation has a known presence in Indonesia, and local militants are believed to have trained in Afghanistan.

The shadowy regional group, Jamiya Islamiya, has been campaigning for a pan-Islamic superstate, stretching right across South-east Asia, to the southern Philippines.

That is a goal which al-Qaeda's leadership would definitely approve of.

East Timor revenge

But a Bali nightclub is an unlikely target for al-Qaeda.

It has no strategic value, it does not hurt a Western government, and it was not a favoured haunt of al-Qaeda's preferred targets: Americans and Jews.


Australians were part of the United Nations force in East Timor

In an effort to find who is responsible, Britain is dispatching its own counter-terrorism experts to Bali.

The British Government says it is looking at every possibility but has yet to identify the culprits.

But one possible explanation for the bombing comes from a Saudi source who prefers not to be named.

He told the BBC that many Indonesians blamed Australian troops for the loss of their former territory, East Timor.

He said these were Indonesians nationalists bent on revenge, and that the resort of Bali would be an obvious soft target, causing high casualties amongst Australians.

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2324887...

Me


getting to the point

14.10.2002 12:18

well danny boy yer man could have gone straight to the point and said it was Mossad , but that would have let you in on the anti semitic whinge (gale force) .. it's pretty fuckin
obvious that the mild minded people who are running this shit hole of a planet would not think twice about blowing up
a few sheila's to help their cause ..
I'd give you 2 to one on for the CIA with evens for Mossad being in the saddle . 4 to 1 that a new Disney / bin laden
video will be ready for next week ..
This is brought to you by the same people who bought us 9 !!

ooook


Idiots

14.10.2002 13:12

I am not toeing any official line, but I think everyone should maintain an open-mind on what happened in Bali. It is not self-evident that this was some covert operation to bolster the US line. Nor does the fact that the US hawks may well benefit from this bomb attack mean there is a causal link. It sometimes takes years to find out the real culprits. After all, it took long enough to establish that UK-funded Islamicists were behind the assassination attempt on the Libyan dictator, Muammar Al-Qaddafi. Therefore, before jumping into some Icke-style theory about a conspiracy of lizard aliens is behind all that happens, approach these events with a bit of reasoned logic.

Dan


I want my mommy

14.10.2002 14:05

Blaming it on Muslims without any evidence is fucking stupid. Besides, we obviously know without any evidence that it was the CIA and Mossad, on the direct orders of the secret Zionist High Council.

Onwards and upwards, brother and sisters! I await the glory of the revolution.

chris


dont use Icke as a put down

14.10.2002 22:22

get a hold of the new book 911 and Alice in Wonderland which is a tortuous dissembling of the torrent of lies that have been fed to us in the last year or so.The 'problem-reaction-solution' scenario holds so true in the assessment of daily events.We're at a very critical point and losing the propaganda war. Time to put forward a new paradigm and belief system that destroys what tries to destroy us

dh


stay optimistic

15.10.2002 04:03

i am wary of believing anything i see or believe or read or hear, and with truth becoming a rare commodity, i stick to what i know for sure.

human fear is the enemy
fear gives birth to hatred and
and human goodness is the solution
we all know greed avarice anger and hatred
just as we know hope and love
as humans we are open to the full range of human emotion and motivations, and (technicalities aside)
we can choose how free we can be

a lot of people seem to have forgotten what`s important

i think it was Gandhi who said the next revolution will be a spiritual revolution,
we are all people
our similarities outweigh our differences
all faiths have respect for human life

all knowledge starts with knowledge of self
get that and you got it
if you can change yourself you`ve already changed the world
whereever whoever you are stay optimistic

peace in every language on every tongue

have a beautiful day

chaotic


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